IIITDM Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026

IIITDM Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram) is hiring a Junior Research Fellow for the ANRF-PMECRG sponsored AERO-Path project in its Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The research brings together intelligent drone navigation, aerial edge computing and resource-aware task offloading for disaster-management missions. If you want to work where artificial intelligence meets unmanned systems and networks, this project offers a focused research setting.

Your work would move between algorithm design, simulation and careful performance analysis. The team plans to study how a UAV can choose its path and offload computing tasks while balancing latency, energy use and mission efficiency. Research publication is part of the role, and the notice says the fellow is expected to register for a PhD in the January 2027 cycle with fellowship support from the project.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: The appointment begins as a one-year contract and may continue for another two years.
• Doctoral pathway: The selected fellow is expected to register for a PhD in January 2027.
• Technical focus: The work covers AI-led navigation, deep reinforcement learning, edge computing and task offloading for UAV systems.
• Research output: You will evaluate performance, interpret results and help turn the findings into publishable research.
• In-person assessment: Shortlisted candidates must appear physically at IIITDM Kancheepuram for the written test and/or interview.
• Travel expenses: The institute will not pay TA or DA for attending the assessment.

Application Submission Notes

Apply through the post-specific Google Form linked in this listing and prepare your information using the annexure supplied with the official notice. You should keep a printed, completed and signed copy of that form, because it must be brought if you are called for interview. Make sure your academic and technical claims in both versions match.

The assessment venue is IIITDM Kancheepuram, Melakottaiyur, Chennai 600127, where your educational and experience records will be checked. Applicants currently working in a government, PSU or autonomous body should arrange the relevant employer clearance. Questions about the application process can be sent to the principal investigator at ratnaraju.m@iiitdm.ac.in.

• Design intelligent UAV navigation and adaptive task-offloading methods
• Implement AI and deep-reinforcement-learning algorithms in simulations
• Build and test aerial edge-computing workflows
• Evaluate latency, energy consumption, and mission efficiency
• Analyse experimental results and refine the proposed framework
• Prepare technical writing and publish project research
• Coordinate research tasks with the principal investigator and team