INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DHARWAD

NEAR HIGH COURT, P. B. ROAD, DHARWAD - 580011

Faculty Recruitment Notice for Assistant Professors

Advt. No.: IITDH/FA/Rec/02/2017-2018

IIT Dharwad is a premier Science and Technology Institute established in 2016. IIT Dharwad presently has eight Departments namely Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics. Academic activities have begun from July 2016 session with B.Tech programs in three core branches namely Computer Science , Electrical , and Mechanical Engineering. At present, the intake is 40 students in each branch.

IIT Dharwad is presently situated in Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) campus (135 acres). All the major facilities in Dharwad are within 10 km radius from the campus. WALMI has generously provided several buildings for the students hostels, class rooms, laboratories, etc. for IIT Dharwad. About 470 acres of land has been allotted by the Karnataka Government for the permanent campus of IIT Dharwad.

Dharwad is connected with three airports. Hubballi is the nearest airport to IIT Dharwad (about 30 min). At present Hubballi is connected to Bangalore and Mumbai. Belagavi airport is about 50 min away and is presently connected to Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai. Goa airport is about 3.5 hr drive from IIT Dharwad. Goa is connected to all major national and international cities. Hubballi is also a major railway junction.

IIT Dharwad invites applications from well qualified Indian nationals (including Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs)) and foreign nationals for faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor in all the Departments.

Foreign national here means a person who does not have either an Indian passport, or a PIO / OCI card. Foreign nationals can be offered contractual appointment for up to five years subject to necessary permissions from the competent authority.

Reservation: Without any compromise on qualification, experience and competence, reservation as per Government of India rules will apply. Necessary certificates must be enclosed with the application form. The GOI policy on reservation of faculty positions also includes differently abled persons.

Areas of Specialization: ALL AREAS

There is no last date for the receipt of the application form. The interviews will be scheduled periodically after getting sufficient number of applications.

Education Qualifications:

Ph.D. with First class or equivalent (in terms of Grades etc.) at the preceding degree and a good academic record throughout.

EXPERIENCE (Required on the date of application):

Assistant Professor

A minimum of three years teaching/research/professional experience, excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D. Candidate, should have demonstrated research capabilities in terms of publications in reputed journals and conferences. Eligible candidates with less than the requisite experience may be taken as Assistant Professor (Contractual basis) in the pay band of Rs.15600-39100 PB-3 with appropriate higher starting pay based on post-doctoral experience. This is according to 6th CPC. The same will be suitably modified according to the recently introduced 7th CPC.

*HRA as allowed by Government of India is payable in lieu of campus housing. This at the present rate is 20% of Basic Pay & AGP for Dharwad (6th CPC and to be revised according to 7th CPC).

Application Form can be downloaded from www.iitdh.ac.in, after entering relevant details in the link provided. Any issues in downloading the application can be addressed to faculty.recruit@iitdh.ac.in

The application must be complete with full details such as date of birth, educational qualifications including date of defense of PhD, list of publications (with reprints of three best papers), teaching/ research/ industrial experience, names and contact details of three referees. The PDF files of all the documents along with the CV may be sent to the Dean (Faculty Welfare), IIT Dharwad at the email faculty.recruit@iitdh.ac.in . The hard copy of the application need not be sent by post.

GENERAL INFORMATION

In addition to incentives which are a part of the pay package according to 6th Pay (subjected to revision in 7th CPC pay) Commission norms, the following apply:

a) The Institute provides a Cumulative Professional Development Allowance (CPDA) of Rs. 3 Lakhs for every block period of 3 years, minimum of Rs. 2 Lakhs is earmarked for presenting papers at conferences and a maximum Rs. 1 Lakh is available towards membership fee of professional bodies and contingency expenditure.

b) Reimbursement of relocation charges of upto Rs. 1.0 Lakh for faculty from abroad for reimbursement of airfare for self and spouse and cost of transportation of goods. Reimbursement of upto Rs. 50,000/- for self and family and transport of goods for faculty joining from within India.

NOTE:

1. Separate applications must be sent if a candidate is applying for a faculty position in more than one Department.

2. The candidates should be preferably below 35 years of age for the post of Assistant Professor.

3. Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality undergraduate and post-graduate education and demonstrated ability to carryout original and creative research.

4. Foreign Nationals who are Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), in whose case, if selected, permission will be sought from Govt. of India before he/she can join the Institute.

5. Other Foreign Nationals, in whose case, if selected, appointment will be on a contract basis for up to 5 years subject to permission from the Govt. of India before he/she can join the Institute.

6. Political and security clearance from Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs is necessary in every case for individuals with foreign passports.

7. Mere fulfillment of the qualifications and experience requirement laid down does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview.

8. Candidates called for interview will be reimbursed apex air fare by Economy class from the place of their residence and back by the shortest route preferably by Air India.

9. The Institute may consider candidates whose areas of specialization lie outside those stated herein, provided these persons have an outstanding academic record.

10. Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions must apply through proper channel OR shall provide No Objection Certificate while applying or at the time of Interview.

11. The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the posts advertised.

Date: December 20, 2017 REGISTRAR

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