IIT Gandhinagar Post-Doctoral Fellow Recruitment 2026 - Advt No. SPON/70142/Advt0300

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Research & Development Office invites online applications for a temporary position of Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering (Post Doctoral Researcher under GAPD Scheme & AICOE). Interested candidates who fulfil the required qualifications and experience may apply through the IIT Gandhinagar project staff recruitment portal by 25 August 2026.

Position Details

Application Link

Apply online at recruitment.iitgn.ac.in/projectstaff.

Essential Qualification/Experience (as per Institute norms)

• PhD in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Systems and Control, or a closely related field. Candidates who have submitted their doctoral thesis may apply, subject to Institute rules.
• Demonstrated research experience in at least two of the following areas:
  • Mathematical or hydrological modelling of water systems;
  • Urban drainage or flood modelling;
  • Dynamical systems, system identification, optimisation, or control;
  • Physics-based or physics-guided data-driven modelling.
• Experience with numerical modelling and scientific programming.
• Evidence of research ability through peer-reviewed publications or comparable scholarly outputs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Minimum 60% or equivalent grade from Graduation onward and 55% or equivalent grade in Class 10th and 12th.

Desirable Qualification/Experience

• Hands-on experience with EPA-SWMM or a comparable hydrodynamic/hydrological modelling platform.
• Experience in robust, adaptive, gain-scheduled or feedback control of water or infrastructure systems.
• Familiarity with MATLAB and/or Python; experience with GIS tools and geospatial datasets is advantageous.
• Experience combining sensor observations or forecasts with models for real-time prediction and operational decision-making.
• Interest in physics-guided machine learning, uncertainty quantification, infrastructure networks and climate-resilient water systems.

Job Description

• Develop mathematical and control-oriented models of urban drainage, rainfall-runoff and water-depth dynamics.
• Integrate high-fidelity hydrodynamic simulations with compact, interpretable and computationally efficient models.
• Design robust, adaptive or model-based control strategies for flood mitigation under uncertain and time-varying conditions.
• Explore physics-guided machine-learning methods for prediction, control and infrastructure-resilience applications.
• Work with geospatial, hydrometeorological and sensor data; evaluate models for Indian urban or peri-urban case studies.
• Publish research in high-quality journals and conferences, contribute to project deliverables, and collaborate with students and research partners.

Contact

Prof. Udit Bhatia, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering - Email: bhatia.u@iitgn.ac.in

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. The selection will be made through IIT Gandhinagar applicable recruitment process. Merely meeting the minimum eligibility criteria will not guarantee the shortlisting and/or appointment.

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