NIT Nagaland Research Assistant Mechanical Engineering 2026

NIT Nagaland Research Assistant Recruitment 2026: Overview

National Institute of Technology Nagaland (NIT Nagaland) is hiring a Research Assistant for a project in its Department of Mechanical Engineering at Chumukedima. Supported by the TEXMIN CPS Centre of Excellence at NIT Nagaland and the Government of India, the project brings together thermo-fluid modelling, moisture collection and artificial intelligence. Its focus is a bio-inspired fogging and waste-heat-driven atmospheric water-harvesting system for zero-water green mining operations.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: The appointment runs for one year. An extension depends on your performance, so you should treat the initial offer as a project engagement with a defined duration.
• Research setting: The project links flow and heat-transfer modelling with the development of condensation surfaces. Its water-harvesting work aims to improve how moisture forms droplets and how those droplets are collected.
• Control-system focus: The project also covers predictive control using artificial intelligence. This part connects real-time monitoring with the adjustment of cooling, condensation and fogging under changing environmental conditions.
• Institute terms: The application declaration asks you to accept the institute's fellowship terms if an offer is made. It also records that the institute's decision on your application is final.
• Accuracy of information: False statements or hidden facts can lead to termination of the fellowship, including when discovered after you have joined. Check that your application gives a complete account of your background.

Application Submission Notes

You can send your application to shambhu@nitnagaland.ac.in or to the postal contact named in the notice. Address postal correspondence to Dr. Shambhu Kumar Mahato, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland 797103.

The notice includes an application form for this project. Use block letters as directed on the form and identify the position and project clearly in the spaces provided.

• Develop a computational fluid dynamics model for thermo-fluid analysis
• Analyse heat transfer and airflow in twisted duct configurations
• Optimise multiphase flow behaviour in the project model
• Develop bio-inspired surfaces for condensation and water collection
• Build an AI-based predictive control system for real-time monitoring
• Optimise cooling, condensation and fogging as environmental conditions change