• Candidates should have demonstrated research capabilities in terms of publication in
reputed journals and conferences.
4. Remuneration & Benefits:
• Fellowship of Rs. 80,000/- per month (Rs. 65,000 for the candidates who have submitted their
PhD thesis but have not defended) plus House Rent Allowance (HRA) at the Govt. of India
rate for New Delhi. No Institute accommodation will be provided.
• Professional Development Allowance (PDA) of Rs. 1.00 lakh per financial year (April-March)
will be
available from the date of joining the institute. PDA is apportioned @ Rs. 25,000 for every quarter
from the date of joining. Unutilized PDA can be carried forward to the next financial year.
Medical facility (IITD hospital OPD services) should be provided on payment basis as per
the prevailing Institute norms.
5. Duties & Responsibilities:
• The key role of IPDFs is to perform scholastic research in cutting-edge areas, and support
teaching activities by conducting practical and tutorial classes in academic units. IPDFs are
expected to publish research articles with IIT Delhi affiliation in peer-reviewed scientific
journals and present their research at reputed conferences. They should assist in
supervising the research of Ph.D., Masters and undergraduate students.
6. Tenure of Appointment:
• Initially for one year (on contract), which can be extended for another one year on same
T&C based on a formal assessment of performance.
Academic Units and their Specializations/Research Areas:
Academic Units: -
APPLIED MECHANICS: Solid mechanics, Fluid mechanics, Design engineering and
interdisciplinary areas of mechanics including but not restricted to Biomechanics, Nanomechanics,
Nonlinear dynamics and reduced order modeling, Multifunctional materials and structures,
Structural health monitoring, Contact Mechanics; Fracture and Fatigue; Plasticity; Material
Modeling and characterization at high strain rate, temperature and pressure; Micro and Nano
Composites; Multiscale Modeling, Soft robotics, Machine learning in mechanics, Higher order
computational methods, High speed compressible flows, Multi-phase flows, Environmental fluid
flows, Granular flows, Thermocapillary flows, Solid-fluid interactions, Naval Architecture,
Turbulence and Turbulence Control etc.
BIOCHEMICAL ENGG. & BIOTECHNOLOGY: "Bioprocess and metabolic Engineering (Enzyme
bioreactors, Bio-separation Engg with specialization in Chromatography and Nano-filtration,
Genome Engineering), Systems and Computational biology (Quantitative biology, Synthetic
biology) and Molecular biology of disease, Diagnostics and Bionanotechnology (Nano-biosensors,
Therapeutics/drug delivery)".
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: All areas of Chemical Engineering.
CHEMISTRY: Computational Chemistry: MD simulation, Machine learning, Physical Chemistry:
Biophysical chemistry, Advanced Green solvents, Physical Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry: small
molecule synthesis, and method development, Biomolecular Design and synthesis, Inorganic
Chemistry: Molecular Magnetism, Lanthanide Complexes, and Redox-Switchable Spin Systems,
Materials: Organic materials, porphyrinoid macrocycles, Functional nanomaterials, Materials for
hydrogen generation and solar fuel, Electrochemical energy Devices and sensors
CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL: Solid and Hazardous Waste Engg, Air Pollution
Control Engg, Water and Waste Water Engg. GEOTECHNICAL: Geotechnical Engg., Geo-
environmental Engg., Rock Mechanics and Rock Engg.; STRUCTURES: Structural Engg.,
Construction Materials, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT:
Construction project management, Automation of construction processes, Sustainability,
Construction engineering, Concrete Technology. TRANSPORTATION: Transportation and
Traffic planning, Transportation and Traffic Engg., Pavement Engg., Transportation Network
Optimization, Freight Transportation Logistics
and Demand, Transportation Cyber-physical Systems, Smart Mobility,
Traffic Flow Theory, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Pedestrian
Dynamics, Transportation Demand Modeling, Transportation Safety; WATER RESOURCES: All
the areas of Water Resources Engg, including Hydrology, Hydraulics, Ground Water, Remote
Sensing. NOTE: The candidate should have B.E./ B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Engineering
with Ph.D in the relevant area.
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: High Performance Computing and Visualization,
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Wired and Wireless Networks, Mobile Computing and
Machine-to-Machine, Algorithms & Complexity, Logic & Verification, Information Management,
Data Science & Big Data, Computer Vision, Graphics & Robotics, Programming Languages,
Semantics, Analysis & Language Implementation, Distributed & Multicore Computing, Cloud
Computing, Cryptography and Systems & Information Security, Human Computer Interaction,
Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, VLSI and EDA.
DESIGN: We are looking for candidates specializing in all areas of design such as industrial
design, communication design, interaction design, and other relevant design domains.
Candidates should have research interest(s) in one or more of the following areas: Creativity,
Culture & Design, Neuro-cognition of Creativity, User Experience Design, Information Design,
Product Design, Computer-Aided Design, Design of Medical and Assistive Devices, Visual
Communication, Filmmaking, Animation, Digital Media, Game Design, Cultural Construction,
Design Research, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Sedentary Behaviour and Health, Inclusive
Design, Environmental Design Research, Body-Conscious Design, Social and Cultural Factors in
Design, Design for Health and Wellness in the Built Environment, Data Driven Design,
Mechatronics, Engineering Design, Design for Energy Efficiency, Human-Computer Interaction,
Design for Emotion and Persuasion, Design for Usability, Behavioural Design, Design for Human
Development, Design for Base of the (economic) Pyramid, Social Innovation, Design Creativity
and Innovation, Design Theory and Methodology (incl. Design Thinking), Virtual Reality, Artificial
Intelligence in Design, New Product Development, Comics Studies, Illustration, Graphic Design,
Designing for Children, Transportation Design, Design for Sustainability, Design Sketching,
Design Innovation.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: 1. All research areas of Electrical Engineering including Integrated
Electronic Devices & Circuits, Control & Automation, Communication, Signal Processing, Computer
Technology, Power Systems, Power Electronics, Machines & Drives. 2. Computer Technology: Computer
Networking, Computer Architecture, SoC and VLSI design and testing, Sensor Networks, Embedded
Systems, Parallel and Distributed Processing, Big Data Analysis, CAD for VLSI, Computer Vision and Image
Analysis, Biometrics, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Neural Networks, Artificial
Intelligence and Soft Computing, Multimedia Systems, Graph Theory, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics,
Medical Informatics, Computational Linguistics, and Music and Audio Processing, Biomedical Signal/Image
processing, Assistive Technology, Computational Neuroscience, Brain Computer or Human machine
interface, Medical Electronics/Healthcare Technology, Cyber Security, Cyber-Physical Security. 3.
Semiconductor Devices, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, VLSI Design, Photonics, Mixed-Signal
Circuit design, RF Circuit design, NEMS, Neuromorphic, Nano electronics, Nonvolatile Memory
Technologies, SRAM, DRAM, Quantum- Materials, Electronics and Computing, Photovoltaics, Sensors,
Plasmonics, Compact modelling, Spintronics, MEMS, Analog Circuit Design, Circuit Testing, Fault-
Tolerance, Fail-Safe Design, Microelectronics and Power Devices, Circuit Device Interaction, Circuit Device
Optimization, 3D ICs, 3D Chips, Advanced semiconductor packaging, device reliability, Flexible and
printable electronics, IR photodetectors, chemical sensors, energy harvesters and storage,
optoelectronics, power semiconductor devices and wide-bandgap semiconductors, quantum materials,
Biosensors, Biomedical devices, Nanofabrication, Growth and self- assembly of novel optical & electronic
materials, Integrated nano-scale systems, Computational electromagnetics, Sensors : fiber-optic & chip-
based, Biophotonics and bioimaging, Solid State Imaging,CMOS image sensors, Bioinspired vision
systems, Neuromorphic Imaging, Analog/Digital circuit design, Optoelectronics and Photonic, Modeling
and characterization of Silicon based qubits and CMOS atcryogenic temperatures for quantum
computation, RF-CMOS devices and circuits, Reliability of CMOSand GaNHEMT devices, Radiation effectsin
CMOS, Semiconductor Hardware Security, Microfluidics, Plastic MEMS, Microplasmas, Gas Phase
Nanofluidics, Specialized hardware for Artificial Intelligence (Neuromorphic Computing), Nanomagnetism
and Spintronics, Computational Neuroscience, Quantum Computing for Artificial Intelligence/ Machine
Learning, Micro-magnetic Devices, nalog and Mixed signal circuit design, Data Converters (ADC and DAC),
Phase locked loop (PLL) and Clock synthesizers, High speed circuit design, Low voltage circuit design,
Nanorobotics, Electromagnetic Medical Devices and Implants, Nanofabrication, MEMS, Terahertz devices,
Electronic devices and sensors, CMOSanalog/RF/mm-wave integrated circuits & systems, CMOS cryogenic
integrated circuits & systems for quantum computers, Device thermal reliability. 4. Power Electronics and
Machine Drives: All research areas in PEEMD including High Power Density Converter Design, Fast Chargers
for EV, EV Power-Train Design, Solid State Transformer based Traction Converter, HVDC Technology,
MMC Topology and Control, DC-DC Converters, Converter Design for POL/Data Centre Applications,
High Frequency Transformer, Renewable Energy Systems, Active Filter for Power Quality Improvement,
Non-linear Control Techniques in Power Electronics, Motor control for Induction motor, PMSM, PMBLDC
etc. 5. Smart grids, Electricity Markets and Deregulation, Power System Optimization, Modeling and control
of Renewable Energy Systems, Vehiclegrid interaction, Demand side management, Adaptive Protection,
Distributed Generation, Policy and Regulatory reforms in Electricity Sector, Wide area monitoring
protection and control, Realtime simulation of power systems, SCADA, Hardware/Controller- in-loop
simulations, Cybersecurity in power systems. 6. Communications: Wireless Communications, 5G, beyond
5G and 6G, energy efficient signaling techniques, LPWAN, Massive machine typecommunications, grant-
free access, backscatter communications, intelligent reflecting surfaces, Internet-things (IoT), energy
harvesting, non-orthogonal multiple access, 7. Signal Processing: EEG Signal Processing, Brain Source
Localization, BCI for softexosuit/exoskeleton, silent communication (leaps/EEG/Air-writing) 8. Application
areas: Healthcare, genomics, smart sensors and systems, wearables, green technologies. 9. Fundamental
and applied mathematics relevant to research inElectrical Engineering. 10.Fundamental and applied areas
of physics, chemistry, and life sciences relevant to research in Electrical Engineering. 11.Interdisciplinary
areas relevant to the areas listed above
Energy Science and Engineering: Internal Combustion Engines, Thermal Engineering, Solar
Thermal, Power Systems, Power Electronics, Machine Drives, Control System and Devices,
Instrumentation and Control, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind Energy, Hydro Power, Plasma Science
and Technology, Nuclear Engineering, Energy Conservation and Management, Bio-Energy,
Water Resources Engineering, Turbo Machinery, Functional Materials, Building Design and Energy
Management, Computational Fluid Dynamics (Thermal Fluids), Fuel Cell Systems, Energy Storage
and supercapacitors, Fuels and Combustion Science, Material Science, Battery Storage
Systems, Hydrogen Energy, Chemical Kinetics, Energy Economics and policies, Carbon Capture
and Utilization, Zero Energy Building and Energy Security.
Humanities & Social Sciences: Economics, Literature, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy,
Sociology, Cognitive Science, Digital Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, and allied
domains in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
MANAGEMENT STUDIES: Operations & Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management,
Strategic Management, Technology Management, Telecom Systems Management, Human
Resources Management, Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Studies, Corporate Law,
Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Business ...