IITK Project Associate-I EE Recruitment 2026

IITK Project Associate-I Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is hiring a Project Associate-I in its Department of Electrical Engineering for the project "Automated System for Cybersecurity Policies, Assessments, Audits, Ranking and Incident Response (IR)", led by Dr. Ankush Sharma. The team is building an AI-driven, compliance-aware cybersecurity platform with modules for policy management, assessments, audits, ranking and incident response. You will work under the Project Scientist and the Principal Investigator, handling backend services, data workflows and the dashboards people use.

The core stack is Python (FastAPI/Django), Node.js and React.js, with Docker-based deployment and CI/CD pipelines. The advert also lists a long set of preferred tools — from PostgreSQL, Redis and Celery to AWS and MQTT — so hands-on work with web backends, scraping or automation scripts will make your resume stand out. This suits a computer science, computer applications or electrical engineering postgraduate who likes practical full-stack development.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project-based post: The position is purely temporary and tied to the project, with an initial term of one year.
• Pay norms: Pay and HRA follow MeitY norms for project staff.
• Online interview: Shortlisted candidates are interviewed over an online conferencing platform, so you do not need to travel to Kanpur for this stage.
• No reply to ineligible applicants: If you do not meet the minimum qualification and experience, you will not be informed or called.

Application Submission Notes

There is no online form for this post. Email your application with a detailed resume that clearly shows your qualifications and experience to iitkmanpower@gmail.com.

Use the exact subject line "Automated System for Cybersecurity Project: Position Applied for – Project Associate I". A clear subject helps the project team sort your mail into the right shortlist.

• Build and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs in Python (FastAPI/Django) and Node.js
• Add authentication, role-based access control (RBAC) and logging to the application modules
• Create and update front-end dashboards using React.js
• Develop asynchronous tasks and data-processing workflows, and help plug AI/LLM components into the compliance and ranking pipelines
• Write unit and integration tests and support CI/CD and Docker-based deployment
• Prepare technical documentation and coordinate with frontend and data engineers on API use