DIAT Project Scientist II and SPA Recruitment 2026

DIAT Project Scientist II and SPA Recruitment 2026: Overview

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) is engaging a Project Scientist II and Senior Project Associate for the consultancy project Biogas to Methane to Hydrogen. The work sits in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Energy & Environment and connects laboratory research with practical clean-energy engineering. Both roles are full-time project engagements, but their day-to-day focus and place of work are different.

The project is built around gas conversion, hydrogen technology and reactor engineering. It should suit researchers who are comfortable moving between experimental planning, high-pressure systems, safety procedures and technical reporting. Applied research experience matters here because the team expects you to help turn laboratory ideas into work that can operate in an industrial setting.

Posts and Disciplines

• Project Scientist II: a chemistry and chemical-engineering research role focused on hydrogen generation, hydrogen storage and related experimental work at the DIAT campus.
• Senior Project Associate: an energy and chemical-engineering role centred on high-pressure reactor design and fabrication at the industrial partner's facility in Magarpatta, Pune.

Post-wise Duties

Project Scientist II

You will plan and carry out hydrogen-generation and storage experiments, interpret the results, and connect the findings with the wider biogas-to-hydrogen project. The role also calls for careful handling of gaseous reactions, reactor systems and fire-safety controls. You should be ready to turn experimental findings into reports and research articles.

Senior Project Associate

You will support the design, fabrication and operation of high-pressure reactors at the partner facility. Your work will involve coordinating experiments, checking safe operating conditions, maintaining clear technical records and helping the project team assess reactor performance. Hands-on industrial research is an important part of this assignment.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: the appointments are purely temporary and run for the stated project period or until the project ends, whichever comes first.
• Work location: the Project Scientist II works full-time at DIAT, while the Senior Project Associate works full-time at Bhumi Green Envirocare, Magarpatta, Pune.
• No absorption claim: the engagement does not create a right to a regular DIAT post, and it may end with one month's notice.
• Medical support: access is limited to the institute's MI Room facilities.
• Travel costs: DIAT will not pay TA or DA for attending the walk-in.

Application Submission Notes

This is a walk-in recruitment at the DIAT campus in Girinagar, Pune. Report at 11:00 AM on the scheduled walk-in day with the prescribed application and supporting originals; the document list is shown separately on this page. If you already work for a government office, PSU or autonomous body, carry the required employer permission. No separate online application link is provided.

• Plan experiments for biogas conversion, methane processing, and hydrogen generation
• Operate and assess high-pressure reactor systems using safe laboratory practices
• Design or support fabrication of reactors for the assigned project work
• Handle gaseous reactions and follow fire-safety and engineering controls
• Record experimental observations and analyse project results
• Prepare technical reports, research articles, and project documentation
• Coordinate research work between DIAT and the industrial partner facility