MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE FOR POSITIONS LISTED IN ACADEMIC UNITS:

Ph.D. with First class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in an appropriate branch/discipline
with a good academic record throughout.
EXPERIENCE (Required as on the last date of application):
PROFESSOR:
Minimum 10 years Teaching/Research/Industrial experience of which at least 4 years should be at
the level of Associate Professor in IITs or in similar institutes of national importance or at an equivalent
level in any other Indian or foreign institutions /institutions of comparable standards.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
Minimum 6 years Teaching/Research/Industrial experience of which at least 3 years should be at the
level of Assistant Professor or equivalent in IITs or similar institutes of national importance or at an
equivalent level in any other Indian or foreign institutions /institutions of comparable standards.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION FOR ACADEMIC UNITS: -

1. APPLIED MECHANICS: Solid mechanics, Fluid mechanics, Design engineering and

interdisciplinary areas of mechanics including but not restricted to Biomechanics,
Nanomechanics, Multifunctional materials and structures, Structural health monitoring, Soft
robotics, Machine learning in mechanics, Two-phase flows, Environmental fluid flows, Granular
flows, Solid-fluid interactions, Naval Architecture, etc.

2. BIOCHEMICAL ENGG. & BIOTECHNOLOGY: DBEB is an interdisciplinary department open to

both scientists (biologists, chemists, physicists) and engineers (chemical, biochemical). We are
particularly interested in candidates engaged in the rational development of processes for
production of biochemicals using microbial, mammalian and plant cell cultures. We are equally
interested in candidates involved in the development of enabling tools or technologies for the
above processes such as metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, computational biology and
systems biology.

3. CHEMICAL ENGG: All areas of Chemical Engineering, the candidate should have
undergraduate education in chemical or allied engineering disciplines.

4. CHEMISTRY: For Professor: Asymmetric Synthesis, For Associate Professor: Total synthesis
of natural products, Inorganic heterogeneous catalysis, Heme and Non-heme bioinorganic
chemistry.

5. CIVIL ENGG: Environmental: Water and Waste Water Engg., Air Pollution Control Engg., Solid
and Hazardous Waste Engg., Geotechnical: Geotechnical Engg., Geo- environmental Engg.,
Rock Mechanics, Rock Engg., Structures: Structural Engg., Construction Materials, Construction
Management, Transportation: Transportation and Traffic Planning, Transportation and Traffic
Engg., Pavement Engg., Water Resources: Water Resources Engg. and related Areas.
NOTE: The candidate should have B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Engineeringwith Ph.D.
in the relevant area.

6. COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGG : High Performance Computing and Visualization, Machine
Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Wired and Wireless Networks, Mobile Computing, Cyber-
physical Systems & Internet of Things (IoT), Algorithms & Complexity, Logic & Verification,
Information Management, Information Retrieval, Data Analytics and Data Sciences, Computer
 Vision, Graphics & Robotics, Programming Languages, Semantics, Analysis & Language
Implementation, Distributed & Multicore Computing, Operating Systems and Cloud Computing,
Cryptography and Cryptosystems, Systems and Information Security, Human-Computer
Interaction, Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, VLSI and Design Automation.

7. DESIGN: Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering Design, Creativity and innovation, Design
Theory & Methodology, Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors in Design, Universal and Inclusive
Design, Design for UX/UI, HCI; Graphic Design, Communication Design, Computer Aided Design
and Manufacturing, Design Automation and Design Optimization, Design Computing and Design
Informatics, Materials & Design, Design for Product Life-Cycle, Art & Design, Product Aesthetics,
Digital Media & Design, Social and Cultural aspects of Design, Design Policy, Design Strategy, Design
Management.

8. ELECTRICAL ENGG: In all areas of Electrical Engineering including Electronics & Circuits, Control
& Automation, Communication, Computer Engineering, Power Systems, Power Electronics,
Machines & Drives.
9. ENERGY SCEINCE & ENGINEERING: For Professor: Plasma Science and Technology, Solar
Thermal Technology. For Associate Professor: Experimental Plasma Science and Technology, Solar
Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, Solar Thermal Technology.

10. HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES: Economics: Specialization in

Microeconomics/Macroeconomics/International Trade/ Economic History is desired. However,
exceptionally good candidates in any other specializations in Economics are also encouraged to
apply. Linguistics: Semantics, Neuro-linguistics, Phonology, Comparative Syntax,
Theoretical/Formal Syntax, Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition, Computational linguistics.
Literature: Poetry, North Eastern literatures and cultures, Subaltern and Dalit studies, Comparative
Literature, Literatures of Protest, Folklore Studies, Digital Humanities, Culture Studies/Literary
Culture Studies, Art & Aesthetics, Film Studies. Philosophy: All sub-disciplines of philosophy, with
a special focus on the following areas: ethics, metaphysics, history of philosophy, political
philosophy, philosophy of law, logic, epistemology, philosophy of mind, environmental philosophy,
feminist philosophy, philosophy of culture, philosophy of religion, philosophy of technology, and
philosophy of science. Applications are especially welcome from philosophers with access to
philosophical texts in non-English languages, and who belong to diverse traditions of philosophy in
different parts of the world. Psychology: Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Cognitive
Psychology, Neuropsychology, Computational Psychology. Sociology: Sociology of Family,
Kinship and Gender; Sociology of Industry and Organizations; Population Studies and
Demography; Dalit and Tribal Studies; Economic Sociology/Anthropology; Visual
Sociology/Anthropology.

11. MANAGEMENT STUDIES: Operations & Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management,
Strategic Management, Technology Management, Telecom Systems Management, Human
Resource Management, Corporate Law, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Business
Analytics, Entrepreneurship.

12. MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: Material processing and characterization, Materials
modeling, polymeric materials, Alloys, composites and structural materials, Functional materials,
Nanostructured materials, Materials for sustainable technology, Fracture Mechanics and process
Metallurgy and Corrosion Science and Engineering.

13. MATHEMATICS: All areas of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science,
Probability and Statistics.

14. MECHANICAL ENGG: “All areas of Design and Production and Industrial Engineering. Further,
 applicants having strong fundamentals pertaining to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and
mass transfer, combustion and gasification and numerical and experimental techniques may
apply. It is desirable that the research interests should relate to one or more of the following
application areas:
• Sustainable Energy, clean energy and Transportation motive power
• Thermo-fluid analysis of Biological Systems
• Micro and nano-scale heat transfer
• Thermal engineering of processes
Applicants in the areas of Production and Industrial Engineering specializations are
specially encouraged to apply”.

15. PHYSICS: Quantum Materials, Quantum Technology & Quantum Information Systems, Applied
Optics, Optical Design & Fabrication, Atomic, Molecular Spectroscopy, Plasma Physics.
16. TEXTILE & FIBRE ENGINEERING: Textile Engineering, Textile Technology, Textile Chemistry,
Fibre Science & Technology, and other Engineering and Science (such as Civil, Mechanical,
Chemical, Electrical/Electronics, Materials, Polymers, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Bio-
Sciences and Management) with demonstrated research experience in areas relevant to textiles
and fibres.

17. APPLIED RESEARCH IN ELECTRONICS (CARE) : Microwaves and RF: RFIC and RFMEMS,
Imaging and Surveillance, RF Digital Co-design, Active and Reconfigurable Antennas and Arrays,
High Power Solid-State Systems, Non-linear Modeling and Measurements, Components &
Systems up to THz; Microelectronics: MEMS and Microsystems, Micro sensors development for
defense and space applications, mm- wave and THZ electronic devices, Quantum Electronic
devices for Quantum Information Technology; Signal Processing: Acoustic Signal Processing,
Underwater and Air Acoustics, Speech and Audio Processing, Signal Processing for
Communications, Sensor Array Signal Processing, Multi-sensor Data Fusion, Machine Learning
for Signal Processing, Signal Processing for Internet-of-Things; Multi-disciplinary: Modern Radar
Systems.

18. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (CAS): All areas of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.

19. AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND TRIBOLOGY (CART): Power Electronics for EV applications,
Battery management systems and other storage technologies for EVs, EV charging infrastructure
and smart charging solutions, Vehicular Telematics and Embedded system for EVs, Connected
and Autonomous EVs, Vehicle dynamics andcontrol.

20. BIOMEDICAL ENGG. (CBME): Bio-Instrumentation: Electrical Engg., Electronics, Medical

Sensors, Biomechanics: Medical Implants, Mechanical Engg., Design Engg., Production Engg.,
Material Science & Engg., Bio-Imaging: Electrical, Electronics, Optical, Biomaterials:
Manufacturing, Processing, Characterization.

21. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (CRDT): Rural Resources, Energy systems &
Infrastructure; Resilience & Climate Change; Disruptive Technologies; Engineering Design,
Artisanal/Agricultural Tools & Crafts; Indian Knowledge system, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship;
Water resource management, Sanitation & Soil Health; Microbial & Biomass Technologies; Food science
& Nutrition, Food processing & Technology (All above areas in rural context)
22. SENSORS, INSTRUMENTATION AND CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM ENGINEERING
(SeNSE): Candidates must have an ability to build world-class research facilities, and a
proven/ demonstrated history of hands-on product and prototype development at the
individual/ team level in- Optical Engineering (optical fabrication, laser systems and optical
 instrumentation), Precision mechanics, electronics systems and instrumentation, sensors,
smart systems, cyber-physical systems. (more details at http://bit.ly/SENSE-
Faculty-advertisement)

23. BHARTI SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND

MANAGEMENT (BSTTM): All areas of telecom technology andmanagement.

24. AMAR NATH & SHASHI KHOSLA SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(ANSKSIT): Computational Neuroscience, Medical Applications of Information
Technologies, Computational & Systems Biology, Embedded Systems & Sensors,
Computer Security,Internet of Things (IoT).

25. KUSUMA SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (KSBS): For Professor: Peptide Therapeutics
and related areas, For Associate Professor: Basic Fundamental Research in Biological Sciences
in the areas of Structural Biology, Infectious Diseases & Non- communicable Disorders, Cognitive
& Computational Neurosciences.

26. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (SOPP): The applicants must have a demonstrated track record
of research in the area of public policy with broad focus on Science, Technology & Innovation (STI)
and Development, and expertise in one or more of the specific areas of (1) Energy & Environment (2) Health
innovations & systems (3) Sustainable Habitats (4) Agriculture, Food & Water (5) Industry & Economy (6)
Internet, Digital Information & Society (7) Innovation Systems & Processes, and (8) Technical Higher
Education. For further details, please see http://ssp.iitd.ac.in/

27. SCHOOL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ScAI) : In all areas of artificial intelligence, Subareas of
interest include (but are not limited to) deep learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic models,
data mining, information retrieval, multi-agent systems, knowledge representation and reasoning,
mathematical foundations of AI, ethics of AI, applied AI such as NLP, computer vision, robotics, AI
on the edge, etc., and applications of AI to domain areas such as healthcare, agriculture, education,
industry 4.0, etc. ScAI strongly encourages applicants with demonstrated track-record of working at
the intersection of an application area and the AI fields. More details are found at
http://www.scai.iitd.ac.in

The following are applicable for the posts mentioned in Academic Units:

 A start-up seed grant of up to ₹ 20,00,000/- is available to develop research capability in the area
of expertise of the faculty member to set research goals for oneself. The Institute also provides an
additional grant of ₹ 30,00,000/- as matching equipment grant to build new capability / high-value
research facility in emerging areas via special project funding from external agencies. These
grants are to be availed within 3 years of joining. The
strategic goal of this fund is to aim for bigger projects.
 A cumulative Professional Development Allowance (PDA) of ₹ 3,00,000/- for every block period of
3 years is available to every member of the faculty to meet the expenses for participating in
conferences, membership fee of various professional bodies, procurement of books and
periodicals and contingent expenses.
 Reimbursement of telephone bills up to a ceiling of ₹ 2700/- plus taxes per month and
₹2250/- plus taxes per month is applicable for faculty members in the pay level 14A & 13A2
respectively.
 Relocation allowance, as a reimbursement of expenses incurred by a faculty member on travel
by him/her and his/her family and for transportation of household goods, limited to
₹2,50,000/- for faculty joining the Institute from abroad and ₹ 1,25,000/- for faculty joining
the Institute from India.
  Faculty are eligible for Chair Positions that entitle faculty members to a grant of
₹ 5,00,000 per annum for a period of 3 years, extendable up to 5 years.
 Institute bestows Faculty Research Awards to faculty members, across designations, in
recognition of their significant research contributions.
 Other than above some more additional benefits and incentives are available in the institute.
For further details, please see at ttps://home.iitd.ac.in/uploads/Benefits_and_incentives_to_faculty.pdf

NOTES:

 Government of India policy on reservation of faculty positions/Computer Programming Staff

as applicable to IITs, including that for persons with disability, will apply.
 The minimum requirement of qualifications and/or experience may be relaxed in respect of
exceptionally outstanding candidates in certain areas.
 A mere fulfillment of required minimum qualifications and experience does not entitle a
candidate to be called for an interview/discussion.
 The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill the posts advertised.
 No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from the candidates regarding postal delays,
conduct and result of the interview, and reasons for not being called for interview or selection.
 Depending upon the qualification and experience, a higher start/salary may be offered in
deserving cases.
 Separate online applications must be filled, if a candidate is applying for a faculty position in more
than one Academic Unit. Candidates having overlapping interests in more than one Academic
Unit can be considered for joint appointment (if selected).
 The candidates called for interview will be paid AC2-Tier by Train/Economy Class by Air or actual
expenditure and AC Taxi by road (from Airport/Railway Station/ISBT and back) farefromtheir place
of residence/work and back by the shortest route within India.
 Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions
must apply through proper channel OR shall provide “No Objection Certificate” while applying
or at the time of interview.

IIT Delhi makes every attempt to help faculty members settle in their academic role and to grow
professionally.

ACCOMMODATION: Suitable residential accommodation as per Institute rules shall be provided on the
Campus on joining the Institute (this is subject to availability). With the renovation of many apartments,
almost all interested new faculty members would be able to get an apartment soon in the Campus.
Faculty members can avail accommodation outside the campus on lease till regular accommodation is
provided in the campus. Institute supports payment of monthly rental of up to ₹35,000/- for the same.
ABOUT THE CAMPUS: Extending into an area of 320 acres, the campus is imaginatively laid out with
a picturesque landscape with clean and wide roads. The campus provides all essential amenities for
community living including Staff Club, Sports Complex (both indoor & outdoor) Hospital, Shopping
Centre, Banks, ATMs, Post Office, numerous food courts, Community Centre, etc.

HOW TO APPLY:

It is a requirement that candidates use the IIT Delhi website (https://home.iitd.ac.in/jobs-

iitd/index.php) to fill-up and submit application online against the aforesaid faculty position on or
before 31st March, 2022. As a precaution, after submitting the application through the website,
please retain a copy of the application. Candidates employed with Government/Semi-Government
Organizations or with Autonomous Bodies must print a copy of the electronic submission and submit
the printed version through proper channel atthe address given below.
Candidates who have applied online may please log in to our site
(https://ecampus.iitd.ac.in/IITDFR-0/login) and check the status whether their applications have
been received or not.

Address for Correspondence:

Joint Registrar (E-I)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz
Khas, New Delhi-110016, INDIA
Telephone: +91-11-26591716/26591709
E-mail: [email protected]