Announcement for a position of Senior Project Engineer

Applications are invited for one position of Senior Project Engineer under the project entitled 'Interdiffusion and Phase Growth Kinetics in Fe-Al based Alloys'.

Salary Range:
27000-2700-54000 (Higher starting salary within this range may be considered for exceptionally qualified and experienced candidates.)

Minimum Qualification:

PhD

Desired Qualification: Preferably PhD in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science or any relevant discipline.

Experience/ Higher Qualification:

1. Candidate should have previous hands on research experience in one or more of: Microstructure Characterization, Metal Processing and Heat Treatments, Spectrocopy techniques including EDS, WDS and OES, Thermodynamics and kinetics software
2. The research profile under this project includes diffusion studies in alloys, microstructural characterization (using optical microscopy, SEM and TEM), Heat Treatments of Al-alloys and steels, developing thermodynamic and kinetic models and carrying out simulations etc.
3. The candidate is expected to be self-driven for conducting research and publishing his/her work in high quality scientific journals and conferences.
4. The candidate should have demonstrated verbal and writing skills in communicating results of his/her own research.
5. A good background in mathematics is preferred.
6. Proficiency in written and spoken English is mandatory.

Duration: The position is temporary and contractual and maximum till end of the project i.e. 31.03.2017

Last Date for Application:
Those interested must submit their application by e-mail, list of 3 references (emails and phone numbers) and copies of professional academic record (marksheets/ certificates) to reach the undersigned latest by 5:00 PM on Juner 27th, 2016.

The applications can be sent via email tokkaustub@iitk.ac.in.

Dr. Kaustubh Kulkarni
403 Faculty Building
Materials Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur- 208016.