IIT Ropar Research Associate Physics Recruitment 2026

IIT Ropar Research Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) is hiring a Research Associate in its Department of Physics at Rupnagar, Punjab. The full-time contract supports an interdisciplinary materials-research project under the ANRF PAIR DEARMS initiative, as named in the notice. You would join a project guided directly by Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, with computational materials science at the centre of its research.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Appointment period: The initial contract runs for one year. The notice allows extension up to two years, depending on satisfactory performance, so you should treat any continuation as conditional.
• Research setting: The project connects computational materials science with energy materials and high-pressure physics. Its energy themes include batteries, hydrogen storage and production, and sensors, bringing several related research areas into the same project.
• Project guidance: Prof. Rajeev Ahuja provides direct guidance for the work. The appointment sits within the Department of Physics while the wider ANRF PAIR initiative brings together multidisciplinary teams.

Application Submission Notes

Email your application to staff.saleeta.rani@iitrpr.ac.in and copy vivekanand.shukla@iitrpr.ac.in, the address given for Dr. Vivekanand Shukla. The notice names both recipients, so your application email should include the primary address and the copied address.

Keep the application together as one PDF and use the prescribed filename RA_ANRF Project_Your name, replacing the name placeholder with your own name. This is an email-based application; the notice does not direct you to an online application form.

Interview communication goes to shortlisted applicants by email, and the interview takes place online. Keep the email account used for your application accessible so you can receive the institute’s invitation if shortlisted.

• Model advanced materials for energy applications.
• Run computational simulations of materials.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in the ANRF PAIR initiative.
• Prepare reports on research findings.
• Present research at international forums.
• Draft manuscripts for peer-reviewed scientific journals.