IIT Kanpur Project Scientist Vacancy - Salary up to Rs 66000/- pm

IIT Kanpur Project Scientist Vacancy – Salary up to Rs 66000/- pm

IIT KANPUR invites application for the post of Project Scientist in the SERB project “Understanding The Self-Assembly Of Amphiphilic Molecules In Supercooled Solvents Using Molecular Simulations”. Check out all the details on the same below:

Positions: 01 (One)

Job Title: Project Scientist

Essential Qualification:

PhD in Physics/ Physical Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

  • The candidate should have a significant background in molecular simulations and thermodynamics.
  • The candidate should have significant experience in quantum/classical molecular simulations.
  • The candidate should have experience in coding in python, C, C++ and experience of the Linux environment.

Desirable Qualification:

Additional experience in molecular simulation of self-assembly of surfactant, Enhance Sampling methods (such as metadynamics, umbrella sampling, FFS), nucleation theory and simulations, force-field generation and coarse-graining would be desirable.
Experience in using GROMACS, PLUMED, GAUSSIAN, LAMMPS etc.
Nature of Work

The candidate would be responsible for developing coarse-grain models of amphiphilic surfactants in aqueous systems and investigate the nucleation behaviour under supercooled environment using molecular simulations. The candidate would be working with two members of the group and also will get an opportunity to collaborate on the subject with a company. The candidate will also have to

guide the PhD student and assist the PI in other research activities.

Duration of Appointment:

The appointment for the above posts initially will be for 1 year, which will be extended with mutual consent If the performance of the candidate is good,
The post is purely temporary and on a contractual basis.

Salary Range: 26400-2200-66000

The department reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for shortlisting of eligible candidates satisfying qualifications and experience. Only short-listed candidates will accordingly be called for an interview.

No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview

Last date for receipt of application: Sep. 13, 2020. Interested candidates should send their application along with the resume to :

Dr. Jayant K. Singh
Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Kanpur
E-mail: [email protected]
Group website: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~jayantks
Ph. 0512 259 7017

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