CALL FOR PRIORITY AREAS

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Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar invites applications for full-time faculty positions from exceptionally bright and highly motivated candidates with an established record of independent, high-quality research and commitment. IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution of higher learning in science, technology, and related fields, aspires to develop top-notch scientists, engineers, leaders, and entrepreneurs to meet the needs of society- now and in the future. We are looking for colleagues who will advance the vision of the Institute and will foster collaborations. We seek to hire driven colleagues who aspire to combine fundamental and applied research to solve high-impact problems. Candidates should be dedicated to research and teaching that expands scientific boundaries in service to society and to educating a broad and diverse group of students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

While exceptional candidature in all research areas would be considered, topics of particular interest across the disciplines include

S. No.	Discipline	Particulars of Specializations
1.	Biological Engineering	• Proteomics • Big Data in Life Sciences and Healthcare • Therapeutic Bioengineering
2.	Computer Science and Engineering	• Programming languages • Cryptography and information security • Quantum computing • Computer and embedded systems and Networking
3.	Civil Engineering	• Geotechnical Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Construction Technology and Management
4.	Chemical Engineering	• Process Systems Engineering • Energy and Environmental Engineering • Materials, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
5.	Chemistry	• Battery Research, Thermoelectrics, Fuel Cells, and Photovoltaics • Ultrafast spectroscopy • Synthetic polymer chemistry
6.	Cognitive and Brain Sciences	• Open in all areas
7.	Earth Sciences	• Archaeology • Structural Geology • Geochemistry • Computational/Mathematical Geophysics
8.	Electrical Engineering	• Microelectronics and integrated circuits (IC) design • Control systems • Communication engineering, advanced RF, and terahertz technologies
9.	Humanities and Social Sciences	• Economics (priority for Macroeconomics, Financial Economics) • Sociology
10.	Materials Engineering	• Advanced Manufacturing and Processing • Energy Materials • ICME
11.	Mathematics	• Applied and Computational Mathematics • Combinatorics • Harmonic Analysis • Probability and Statistics
12.	Mechanical Engineering	• Robotics and Dynamical Systems including mechatronics • Experimental research in Energy and Thermal Sciences • Applied Mechanics (Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental): computational mechanical engineering/precision manufacturing
13.	Physics	• Theoretical Condensed Matter: Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems, Superconductivity and Magnetism • Quantum Computation and Information Technology • Low Temperature Physics, Topological Insulators • Multi-messenger Astronomy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Description of essential qualifications, experience, and other Information

1. Essential Qualification: By the time of hiring, candidates are expected to have been awarded a doctoral degree in a relevant field of engineering or applied sciences or are nearing completion of their doctoral program. Candidates must have an excellent track record with first class in all degrees/public examinations from 10th onwards. Applications are open for Indian Nationals, NRIs, and OCIs.
2. The applicant's age preferably be less than 35 years for the position of Assistant Professor. For candidates belonging to reserved categories, appropriate relaxations will be made as per norms. Questions, if any, should be directed to faculty.recuritment@iitgn.ac.in
3. The candidates satisfying the requisite qualification and experience may apply online only.  Candidates shortlisted from valid applicants, based on academic records and any other criteria without compromising the minimum essential qualification/experience, shall only be called for further assessment.
4. Candidates who have applied in the last 2 years need not submit their application again.

5. IIT Gandhinagar emphasizes a lot on gender diversity. The Institute strongly encourages qualified women to apply. 

6. Without any compromise on qualification, experience, and competence, reservation will be applicable as per institute norms. The candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD) are required to attach the caste/category certificate in the format prescribed by the Government of India. The Institute follows the central list in the case of SC/ST/OBC/EWS and PwD. GOI policy on the reservation of faculty positions also includes persons with a physical disability.

7. The benefits, such as HRA (if the Institute’s accommodation is not provided), LTC, Medical reimbursement, Transport Allowance, children's education allowance/hostel subsidy, contribution towards New Pension Scheme (NPS), reimbursement of Telephone expenses, Research initiation grant, financial support towards National and International conferences, etc. shall be permitted as per the Institute norms.

8. If a candidate is interested in applying to more than one discipline, she/he/they should not submit separate applications for different disciplines. In the application forms, they can select the primary and secondary disciplines they are applying for.

9. The institute reserves the right to fill or not fill any or all of the vacant posts.

10. Recruitment, preferably, will be based on the need in a given area(s) of specialization within the discipline. Institute reserves the right to modify the particulars of specializations as per the Institute’s needs.

11. Merely meeting the post-Ph.D. experience requirement for a post shall not guarantee the offer for that particular position/pay for the selected candidates.

12. If the case is recommended for further processing, the Institute shall contact the candidates. No emails/communication regarding the status of applications shall be entertained by IIT Gandhinagar.