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Positio
Advertise
ement No.: IITP/FACREC/2016/R0011,
016/R0011, Dated 06-04-2016
IIT Patna invites applications
ns from Indian Nationals (Foreiign Nationals may also apply, fo
or appointment to tenure/contra
actual position as per MHRD,
GoI rules), who are well-qu
ualified, energetic, and strongly motivated for teaching and rese
search in Indian Institute of Technology Patna(IIT Patna).

Department

Assistant Professorr(on contract /

Regula
ar)
(Preferred Spec
cialization)

Associate
Professor

Professor

Computer
Science and
Engineering

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SPECIALIZATIONS

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PECIALIZATIONS

Civil and
Environmental
Engineering

Structural Engineering (Computational Mechanics,

Construction Materials), Geotechnical Engineering,
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
(Hydrology, Irrigation Hydraulics, Computational Fluid
Mechanics), Environmental Engineering, Geo
Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing, Construction
Technology and Management, Transportation
Engineering
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LIZATIONS

Transportation
Engineering

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SPEC

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Mechanical
Engineering

Power Electronics,, Power system, Digital

communication, Electrical Measurement and
instrumentation, Power Quality, Power System
Protection, Control System, Microelectronics, VLSI
and Embedded System
Systems
Mechanical Design, Design Methodology, Dynamics,
CAD, Vibration & Acoustics, Composites, Smart
Materials, Mechatronics,
Mechatronics, Manufacturing Process, Metal
Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Welding, Foundry,
Production & Industrial Engineering, IC Engines,
Turbomachinery, Energy, Combustion, Aerospace, Fire
science, Molecular simulation, MEMS/NEMS

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SPECIALIZATIONS

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PECIALIZATIONS
SPEC

Materials
Science &
Engineering

Modeling and Simulation of Materials, Microscopy of

Materials, Materials for Energy and Electronic Materials

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PECIALIZATIONS

Chemical and
Biochemical
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering

Chemistry

Crystallography, Polymer Chemistry,

Electrochemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Theoretical Chemistry

Mathematics

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LIZATIONS

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PECIALIZATIONS

Physics

High energy physics, Condensed M

Matter (Theory), Optics
theory (Classical
lassical & Quantum), Nonlinear physics,
Statistical physics

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PECIALIZATIONS

Economics, Sociology,
Psychology, Philosophy,
Philosophy
Linguistics

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Humanities and
Social Sciences

English, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy,

Psychology, Linguistics

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1. Minimum Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

a) Assistant Professor: One should have a Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades etc.) at the preceding degree in the appropriate
branch with a very good academic record throughout and at least three years' experience in teaching/research/industry for the post of Assistant
Professor (Regular), excluding however, the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D. Candidates not satisfying the experience requirement for
direct recruitment as Assistant Professor (regular) may be considered as Assistant Professor (on contract) which may be regularized
subsequently on completion of the minimum experience requirement and satisfactory performance in teaching & research during the period of
contract appointment at IIT Patna.
b) Associate Professor: One should have a Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades etc.) at the preceding degree in the appropriate
branch with a very good academic record throughout and a minimum of six years in teaching/research/industry of which at least three years
should be at the level of Assistant Professor/Senior Scientific Officer/Senior Design Engineer or equivalent. A candidate should have preferably
produced one Ph.D. student (thesis submitted) with reasonable number of peer reviewed publications in journals/conferences of repute.
c) Professor: One should have a Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades etc.) at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with
a very good academic record throughout and a minimum of ten years of total experience in teaching/research/industry of which at least four
years should be at the level of Associate Professor in any of the following: IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs or at an
equivalent level in any such industry or other Indian or foreign institution/institutions of comparable standards. A candidate must have produced at
least two Ph.D. students (degree awarded) with reasonable number of peer reviewed publications in journals/conferences of repute.

2. Pay Scale & Perks:

a) Assistant Professor (on contract): To be appointed in PB-3 (Rs.15,600 - 39,100/-) with AGP of Rs. 6,000/p.m. and seven non-compounded advance increments (minimum starting pay of Rs. 20,140/-). After 1 year, the
AGP will be increased to Rs. 7,000/b) Assistant Professor: To be appointed in PB-3 (Rs.15, 600 - 39,100/-) with AGP of Rs. 8,000/- p.m. For direct
recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 30,000/-. Assistant Professors in IITs, IISc Bangalore,
IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs, on completion of three years of service shall move to Pay Band 4 (Rs.37,40067000/-) with AGP of Rs. 9,000/- and will, however, continue to be designated as Assistant Professor.
c) Associate Professor: To be appointed in PB-4 (Rs.37,400 - 67,000/-) with AGP of Rs. 9,500/- p.m. For direct
recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 42,800/-.
d) Professor: To be appointed in PB-4 (Rs.37, 400 - 67,000/-) with AGP of Rs. 10,500/- p.m. For direct recruits,
minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 48,000/-.

Plus allowances
(DA/HRA/Medical/Children
Education Allowance) as
admissible to Central
Govt. Employees from
time to time.

3. PERKS & FACILITIES:

Cumulative professional development allowance of Rs. 3.0 lakhs for every block period of 3 years (Rs. 1 lakh per year) may be available to every
member of the faculty on reimbursable basis to meet the expenses for participating in both National and International Conferences of various
bodies and for contingency expenses for the purpose of teaching/research.
Reimbursement of Relocation charges up to a maximum of Rs. 1.0 lakh to the faculty members at the time of the joining the institute.

Institute accommodation with adequate security in lieu of HRA, free internet facility, and reimbursement of telephone bills as per IITP rules.
Support for setting up research laboratory in the frontier area of research is provided.
Comfortable in-campus accommodation for all the faculty members.
In-campus health and schooling for children.
Other Benefits as per Institute and GoI rules.
For Further details regarding the facilities, see the poster in the Faculty recruitment website (http://www.iitp.ac.in/IITPFacultyposter.pdf).

4. Age Requirements: Preferably below 32 years for Assistant Professor (on contract), below 35 years for Assistant Professor (regular) as on the
closing date of receiving applications as mentioned in this advertisement.

5. Relaxations:
Minimum requirements of experience may be relaxed in respect of outstanding candidates evidenced through academic contribution/research
publications/patents or an equivalent contribution made towards pedagogical and/ or institutional developments. Candidates from industry having
excellent R&D record evidenced through publication/patents/product development may be considered even without producing Ph.D. Age
relaxations may be made, if needed, for candidates with past relevant experience in academia, industry, and R&D laboratories with excellent
performance records.

6. Reservation and Relaxation for SC/ST/OBC etc.: Reservation in appointment and relaxation in academic record will be considered as per
the Government of India (GoI) rules.
7. Submission of Application Form:
a) Prescribed application form can be downloaded here (DOC format and PDF format ) and sent to the following address;
To
Associate Dean
Faculty Affairs, IIT Patna
Bihta, Patna - 801103, Bihar
Phone: +91 (612) 3028290, +91 (612) 3028041 E-mail: facrecrt@iitp.ac.in
b) The application form can be submitted online.
c) Applicants who are employed in Government, Semi-Government, Autonomous Organizations or Institutions should send their applications THROUGH PROPER
CHANNEL. Else they will be required to produce a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from their employer at the time of interview. Applicants desiring to apply for
more than one department should submit separate applications for each department.
d) The Institute reserves the right to consider to fill or not to fill positions in any of the above/ and or any other specialization(s)/ Department(s). The Institute has the
right to set different as well as higher norms, while short-listing, taking into account the specific requirement of the individual departments. Mere fulfillment of the
qualification requirements does not entitle candidates to be called for an interview.
d)

Applicants should send their applications along with relevant documents (soft copy) through email to: facrecrt@iitp.ac.in and hard copy by post to the above
address. Also, they should request the referees to send the reference letters to Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs by post/email (adean_faculty@iitp.ac.in) on/
before the last date of the advertisement.

7. Important :
a)

At least three reference letters from persons well acquainted with candidate's work are essential for consideration of candidature and it should reach to the
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Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, IIT Patna latest by 23 May, 2016. Electronic copies of the application and/ or reports from the referees will be considered only
on receipt of hard copies of the application.

b) Based on the qualifications of the candidates and the need of the department concerned, applications will be processed. The expected date of interview will
be published on the website in advance. The candidates are advised to check this website regularly (www.iitp.ac.in).
c)

IMPORTANT DATES:
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CLOSING DATE OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT (IITP/FACREC/2016/R0011, Dated 06-04-2016): 23 May, 2016

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EXPERIENCE WILL BE RECKONED AS ON: 23 May, 2016

For any further information, please contact the above e-mail addresses.