Research Associate / Technical Assistant

Post Date: 5th September 2026

Hiring Organization: Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore

Organization Profile: Indian Institute of Technology Indore located in Madhya Pradesh, known as IIT Indore or IITI, is an institute of national importance established by the Government of India in 2009. It is one of the eight new IITs, started by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Government of India. The institution started functioning from 2009-10 in a temporary campus at Institute of Engineering and Technology of Devi Ahilyabai University under mentorship of IIT Bombay. Shri Arjun Singh, the Union HRD minister, laid the foundation of the permanent campus, spread over an area of around 501.42-acre (2.1 km2), on 17th February 2009 at Simrol, a location on Khandwa Road about 25 km from the city of Indore.

Job Title

• Research Associate
• Technical Assistant

About the project: The project aims to propose high-value utilisation of steel slag as raw materials for strategic construction applications by exploiting physical and other material characteristics. The proposed study will also develop a dynamic utilisation framework to account for variation in chemical and mineral composition, and make the idea more industry-ready. The dynamic framework will encompass characterisation-based fast assessment, machine learning for process optimisation, decarbonising for preconditioning, and a multi-objective utilisation outline.

Essential Qualifications

• Research Associate (RA)
  • Essential Qualification: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Civil/Mechanical/Metallurgical/ Materials/ Chemical Engineering/Chemistry, or having 3 years of research, teaching, and design and development experience after ME/M.Tech/MS in Civil/Mechanical/Metallurgical/ Materials/ Chemical Engineering/Chemistry with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
  • Desirable: The candidate should possess good knowledge of slag recycling or concrete technology and experience in the steel industry. NET/GATE qualification in the relevant area.
  • Monthly Stipend: Consolidated Rs. 58,000/- per month and HRA as per the funding agency.
• Technical Assistant (TA)
  • Essential Qualification: First Class B.Sc./3 Years Diploma in Engineering & Technology
  • Desirable: Experience in CFTI/research labs/ industry.
  • Monthly Stipend: Consolidated Rs. 20,000/- per month and HRA as per the funding agency.

Job Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Duration: The initial appointment is for one year, extendable based on performance up to the project duration. Selected candidates for Research Associate positions having only a Master’s degree may be considered for admission to a Ph.D. Program as a regular full-time scholar at IIT Indore as per the Institute norms.

Apply Mode: Online

Last Date: September 18, 2026

Organization Website: https://www.iiti.ac.in/

How to Apply

• Interested candidates are requested to submit a detailed CV through Google Form only (https://forms.gle/bF1dbNjr8kAk54SQ7). The last date for submission of applications is September 18, 2026.
• CV should include complete information such as academic grades/percentage starting from X standard onwards, with the details of year of graduation, university or college, GATE score with year, discipline, marks, All India Rank, number of candidates who appeared, contact details, and a valid email id. Please include details of your work experience in the project-relevant field.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email for the interview in person. No TA/DA will be paid for the same.

Organization Address

Indian Institute of Technology Indore,
Khandwa Road, Simrol,
Indore 453552,
INDIA

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