Application is invited for experienced Masters/Postdoc Scientist position in the areas of Biotech and Biosystems engineering supported through DBT for Indian national and overseas applicant. Specific areas of expertise such as bio-microfluidic device, biological contamination monitoring, space science experiments, molecular diagnostics platform development are of interest. Call details can be found in the below link. Interested applicant may contact Prof. D. Roy Mahapatra through e-mail [email protected] for proposal submission and mentorship support.

Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship (RRF) 2024-2025
Proposal submission deadline 28^th Feb 2025.

• To attract highly skilled researchers (Indian Nationals) working overseas in various cutting-edge disciplines of any area of life sciences & biotechnology, bioengineering, healthcare (human and animal), agriculture and veterinary biotechnology, bioenergy and allied areas.
• To provide an attractive avenue to pursue their scientific R&D interests in Indian universities/ institutions.

• Nationality : Indian citizens only are eligible to apply.
• Age Limit : The upper age limit for applying is 45 years as on closing date of the application.
• Area of Research : Applicant working in any area of life sciences & biotechnology, bioengineering, healthcare (human and animal), agriculture and veterinary biotechnology, bio-energy and allied areas will be eligible to apply.
• Qualification & Experience : Applicant should possess a Ph.D./M.D. degree or equivalent in life sciences/ agriculture, bioinformatics and allied areas or M.Tech. in Biotechnology/ allied areas/ medicine etc. with at least three years of postdoctoral research experience in overseas research laboratories. Applicants should have a proven/outstanding track record as evident from research publications and recognitions.
• Those who have already returned to India within one year of the closing date of the advertisement (two years for women candidates) are also eligible to apply; however, if they have secured a permanent position in India within this period then they are not eligible to apply.

• Fellowship amount : Rs 1,35,000/- per month.
• Annual Research Support grant : Rs. 13,00,000/- towards purchase of consumables, minor equipment, domestic travel, engaging project staff and other contingent expenditure for the implementation of the project.
• Institutional overhead : Rs 50,000/- per annum.
• Duration of the fellowship : Three years. In exceptional cases, the duration of the award may be extended by additional two years after a fresh appraisal of performance.

The position is for developing advanced quantitative non-destructive testing and inspection technologies and associated tools (software and hardware), besides applying standard techniques, algorithms, and test procedures in specific applications with structural components for reference tests and new technology validation. The inspection methods will employ ultrasonic and electromagnetic principles and relevant sensors. The research and development objectives include quantitative detection of material properties and functional performance degradation in the life cycle of structural components. In the NDT applications, the functional performance parameters are strongly influenced by stress, temperature, and other environmental factors. The inspection processes to be established are based on the original design verification and life-extension-related design improvements.

• MTech/PhD with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with NDT techniques and a clear understanding of basic theoretical principles and data analysis, related test and measurement hardware and software tools. Experience with ultrasonic or electromagnetic wave-based inspection of materials and components is essential. Hand-on experimental or computational application experience with one or multiple of these specific techniques, such as guided wave, C-scan, wave scattering, and computer tomography, will be essential. Additional experience in quantitative analysis and correlation with material properties and structural performance parameters in the context of fatigue/creep/environmental degradation-related life-cycle parameter estimation will be an added advantage. Experience with Industry-standard inspection processes for metallic and composite structural components will be an advantage.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience with Matlab or equivalent programming-based data processing and visualization is required. Experience with ultrasonic or electromagnetic transmitter-receiver systems and data acquisition tools such as NI Lab-view or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with NDT hardware or software tool design and development will be an added advantage. Persons with experience with embedded system design, RF devices, or high-frequency data acquisition systems-related applications are welcome to apply.

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The position is for additive manufacturing process simulation, particularly thermo-physics, heat transfer, and material melting-solidification. The aim is to predict defects and microstructures in processes like alloy powder melting and solidification, powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and laser-material interaction. Prior understanding and additional scientific development efforts may be required to integrate thermo-mechanical models, material models, data-driven algorithms, and reduced-order modelling for process parameter optimisation. The work will involve detailed simulations using multiphysics finite element software tools such as Comsol. The aim is the development of model-based and data-driven numerical schemes to aid in process diagnostic and process parameter optimisation. The work will have to be carried out with close collaboration in a team for simulation verification and validation using physical tests and measurement data.

• MTech/PhD with a minimum 2 years of experience with finite element simulations related to some of the following: heat-transfer, material constitutive modelling, thermo-mechanical deformation, melting and solidification or material micro- and nanostructure or molecular dynamics-related fundamental simulations. Specific modelling and simulation experiences with relevant additive manufacturing processes will be an added advantage. Additional experience in material modelling tools, including phase-field, melt flow, and particle/molecular dynamics, will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 2 years of experience and a medium to high level of proficiency is required with Comsol Multiphysics software or equivalent tools, with the ability to quickly implement mathematical models in simulation schemes and post-process simulation data. Experience with parametric simulation and optimisation methods will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 2 years of experience and a medium to high level of proficiency are required with Matlab coding and data visualisation, as well as proficiency with standard tools like Microsoft Excel-based data processing and visualisation. Experience with Matlab, Excel or other programming-based user-interface design and implementation will be an added advantage.

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Project Topics/Areas :

• Sensors/Actuators/Intelligent Data Acquisition & Control System, or IoT devices (embedded system, software, ML, AI and data analytics).
• Batdesigns, thermo-mechanical and optoelectronic performance enhancementstery/Solar/Laser - Novel materials, device elements and applications in cell/module level.
• Modeling & Simulation - Multiphysics and multiscale simulations, advanced finite element methods for solid/fluid/gas dynamics modelling (e.g. xFEM, adaptive, meshless, level-set, particle, multiscale etc.) and code development with applications in structural/acoustic/electromagnetics or problems in coupled gas/fluid/aero dynamics depending on specific skills and background subject understanding. Applications may also include areas of simulations with reduced-order modelling, digital twin, data-driven simulations using ML and AI.
• Advanced testing instrumentation, non-destructive testing, systems health monitoring – simulations and experimental studies, simulation and testing hardware in-loop technologies and tool development for aerospace, mechanical machineries and bio-medical and other monitoring systems.
• Atomistic, Molecular and Nano-Scale Modelling and Simulations (Quantum ab initio, DFT, MD, Nano- and Micro-Scale Simulations Tools and methods) with applications in fundamental material property predictions, new materials discovery, optoelectronic device design, machine learning, advanced measurements.
• Finite element methods for solid mechanics and dynamics modelling (xFEM, higher-order, spectral, adaptive, meshless, level-set, particle, multi-scale simulation tools and methods) and applications in structural mechanics, impact dynamics and fracture/ acoustic/ electromagnetics or coupled problems.
• Finite element methods for fluid/gas/aero-dynamics (adaptive, spectral, higher-order, mesh-less, discontinuous mesh, particle simulation tools and methods) and applications in aerospace and energy systems.
• Systems modelling and design optimization, reduced-order modelling, digital twin, data-driven simulations using ML and AI, and applications in Model based Systems Engineering, life-cycle analysis

Eligibility : BTech/MSc/MS/MTech or equivalent with excellent academic records or hands-on experience with software, coding, or hardware/experiments.

Duration : Tentative duration of the internship is six months to one year. Regular research project staff positions may be available depending on performance.

How to apply : Interested candidates should contact by email to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] along with CV and areas of interest.