IIT Roorkee RA I Hydrology Recruitment 2026

IIT Roorkee Research Associate I Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is hiring a Research Associate-I for a project in its Department of Hydrology. The study examines how climate change affects water resources in the Sone River basin, with Prof. Manoj Kumar Jain as principal investigator and Prof. Ashutosh Sharma as co-principal investigator.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti-sponsored project brings together the basin's meteorological processes and hydrology. Its purpose is to assess the effects of climate change across these connected parts of the water system, giving the appointment a clear river-basin research focus.

Your appointment belongs to the Hydrology project team at Roorkee. The Sone River basin is the area being studied, while the notice places the research position and the walk-in at IIT Roorkee's Department of Hydrology. The project also includes fieldwork, so the role combines work at the institute with the study's data-collection needs.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: The engagement lasts until the project is complete. The notice gives January 2028 as the tentative completion point, so you should treat that timing as provisional.
• Preference: SC/ST applicants receive preference when qualifications and experience are equal. The notice links this preference to an equal comparison of those factors.
• Travel costs: IIT Roorkee will not pay travel or daily allowance for attending the walk-in. Plan your travel with this condition in mind.

Application Submission Notes

The walk-in venue is the committee room, Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee, with proceedings starting at 4 pm. Bring your plain-paper application to the interview as directed by the notice.

Your detailed CV should present your academic record chronologically and describe your research, industrial, field and other experience. The notice uses the walk-in route for this appointment.

• Assess climate-change effects on the meteorology and hydrology of the Sone River basin.
• Process satellite, climate and hydro-meteorological datasets.
• Apply GIS and multispectral remote sensing to research data.
• Use hydrological models such as SWAT, VIC or WEAP.
• Handle large datasets using APIs, Google Earth Engine and machine learning.
• Develop research workflows in R, Python or MATLAB.
• Collect hydro-meteorological data and carry out field surveys.
• Prepare research papers and technical reports.