Advertisement Number: P.Rect./R&D/2026/037

Position Overview:

The Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) of India had shared a vision of developing scale-enabling International Centres of Excellence (CoEs) that can translate “promising sustainable technologies and business models, into day- to-day products and services, that are used and accessed by millions, globally”. In this view Center of Excellence – “Advanced Technologies for Monitoring Air-quality iNdicators (CoE -Atman) was proposed and established at IIT Kanpur. As one of the “Atma-Nirbhar” initiative from the government, the CoE proposal from IITK focuses on building indigenous low-cost sensor manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning capabilities within the country to help with the goal of improving the air quality in all the urban and rural cities/towns and villages of India. At the core of the CoE proposal “ATMAN” was the incubation of critical air quality monitoring technologies, including but not limited to the following: i) Next Gen Atma-Nirbhar PM Sensors; ii) Use of Air Quality sensors for Real-Time Source Attribution and iii) AI/ML for nation-wide AQ monitoring networks.

For more details about CoE -Atmanplease visit https://iitk.ac.in/atman/index.php

Qualifications / Experience:

• Ph.D.*/ Master’s degreein Civil and Environmental Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Geophysics/ Earth and Atmospheric Science/ Climate Science/ Sustainability or relevant field or Bachelor’s degree with significant experience and expertise in the relevant area. MBA or other advanced degree will be preferred and should have experience in managing and driving projects.
• Applicant should be good in written communication (emails/ letters) and should have excellent content writing capability including compilation of reports, newsletters and social media posts.
• Applicant should have knowledge of paper filing, accounting, and procedures for ordering/ purchase and should be versed in adjusting to running around jobs (fixing items, following up with purchase, repair, ).
• Should have experience of managing office, laboratory, and big projects.
• Should be aware of guidelines and processes in Government institutes including Government eMarketplace.
• Should be versed in keeping checks on timelines, smooth execution of projects, arranging meetings, and coordination with project teams and stakeholders.
• Applicant should have prior experience on logistic arrangements for meetings, seminars, workshops and coordinating visits.
• The applicant is expected to have a pleasant personality, excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills, good team player, and possess working knowledge of English and Hindi.
• The applicant must also be acquainted with working knowledge of computer-based office applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with faculty, researchers, and external partners for various research and academic activities, including organizing meetings.
• Assist faculty, students, PhDs, Post Docs in conducting experiments and • Train and supervise teaching assistants and students working in the laboratories. • Assist and facilitate both internal and external users; additionally, the SPEO is expected to contribute to writing proposals for securing funding. • Collaborate with other teams within and outside IIT Kanpur to promote interdisciplinary research leading to high-quality publications in the sustainability domain.• Maintain databases and assist in the operation and maintenance of in-house equipment. • Organize conferences, seminars, and workshops.
• Support the procurement of equipment in coordination with PIs, including preparation of tender documents and evaluation • Handle miscellaneous office work as required by the Coordinator CoE -Atman
• Undertake any other task as assigned by the Coordinator CoE -Atman.

Consolidated Salary Range: INR 50400-4200--126000 per month (Salary shall be commensurate with experience & skills)

Nature of position: Temporary / Contractual

Duration of appointment: 1 Years or till end of project (whichever earlier), renewed annually based on performance.

How to apply: Interested candidates may apply via email (to dstccp@gmail.com) with a resume giving full details of qualifications and experience along with copies of relevant certificates by February 28th, 2026.

Please mention the post applied for and the advertisement number in subject line of the email.

Other benefits:

• He/she will get the opportunity to work in a conductive environment and can avail the hostel/family accommodation facility (according to availability) at IIT Kanpur.
• As regards the medical facilities, only the OPD facility for self shall be available at the Health Centre of IIT Kanpur without any reimbursement of cost of Any outside referral shall not be reimbursed. For the purpose, a medical booklet shall be provided to you on request.

Selection:

The department reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for short listing of eligible candidates satisfying qualifications and experience. The selection will be based on offline and/or online interview. Only short-listed candidates will be informed via email about the date of interview.

Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi
Coordinator, CoE -Atman
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur