IIT Palakkad Senior Project Associate Sanitation 2026

IIT Palakkad Senior Project Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad) is hiring Senior Project Associates for Gates Foundation project work at its Global Sanitation Center of Excellence. Based in Palakkad, Kerala, this contract opportunity focuses on sanitation technology and wastewater management, with both sewered and non-sewered systems included in the project areas.

The notice brings together sanitation technology, biosolids and ISO standards within the same project setting. Its research scope also includes septage, resource recovery and the testing of sanitation systems. These linked areas give you the context for the assignment: the project looks at sanitation systems alongside the materials and water streams they handle.

Applied research is a central part of the project. The notice connects laboratory, pilot and field work with technology development and assessment. Its assessment priorities include operational needs, environmental impacts and scalability, so the project scope extends beyond testing a technology's performance alone.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract tenure: The appointment lasts six months. Keep this fixed project period in mind when considering the offer.
• Joining: You are expected to join immediately after you receive the offer letter. Your availability to take up the assignment therefore matters.
• Accommodation: The institute may provide hostel accommodation if space is available. Accommodation is chargeable and is not guaranteed with the appointment.

Application Submission Notes

Your email application goes to Dr. Praveena Gangadharan at office_gscoe@iitpkd.ac.in or pd-gscoe@iitpkd.ac.in. Use the subject Application for Senior Project Associate, Global Sanitation Center of Excellence, IIT Palakkad, as requested in the notice.

• Coordinate daily technical activities for the assigned sanitation projects.
• Collect septage and faecal-sludge samples and analyse their physical, chemical and biological properties.
• Characterise sludge and biosolids through analytical testing.
• Support applied research on wastewater, resource recovery and non-sewered sanitation.
• Develop, test and improve sanitation technologies.
• Run experiments at laboratory, pilot and field scales.
• Prepare experimental protocols, sampling plans and data-collection procedures.
• Assess technology performance, operational needs, resource recovery, environmental impacts and scalability.