IIT Indore Junior Research Fellow 2026 (Chemical Engg, Synthetic Heart) - 1 Post, Rs.37,000+HRA | Apply by 02 Oct

IIT Indore - Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 2026

• Project: Dissipation-based paradigm for the fabrication of a synthetic heart
• Position: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
• No. of vacancies: 1
• Fellowship: Rs.37,000 per month + HRA (HRA if institute accommodation not provided/availed)
• Age limit: 35 years
• Last date of applications: 2026-10-02
• Funding: IIT Indore Drishti CPS Foundation. Department: Chemical Engineering. Advt: IITI/CHE/PROJ/ADV/2026/04, dated 17 Sep 2026.
• Duration: initial 12 months (extendable; selected candidate encouraged to register for PhD at IIT Indore).
• Date of interview: online, Oct 7, 2026.
• Apply: email single PDF CV to rkailasham@iiti.ac.in with subject line "JRF-DRISHTI-2026".

Eligibility

• Essential: Minimum first-class bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related disciplines (First Class as defined by IIT Indore).
• Desirable: Good theoretical grasp on soft matter physics; hands-on experience with LAMMPS/HOOMD simulation packages (desired, not mandatory).

Job Description

Simulate coarse-grained polymer models using molecular dynamics (MD)/Brownian dynamics (BD) and perform analytical calculations to compute viscoelastic characteristics of polymer gels, comparing against experimental data on soft human tissue mechanical response.

No TA/DA for appearing in the interview; only shortlisted candidates will be called and informed by email.