IIT Bhubaneswar’s latest standing advertisement includes positions for two new schools: School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences and School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
March 21st, 2011
The earlier standing advertisement only had positions for five schools. This one at http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/faculty-position.php includes positions for two new schools: School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences and School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Earlier there were specific ads for a chair professor and professors position for those two new schools. I just found out that Prof. Subhasis Tripathy (on lien from IIT Kharagpur for two years) has joined as the professor to lead the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT Bhubaneswar.
STANDING ADVERTISEMENT FOR FACULTY POSITION
IIT Bhubaneswar invites applications for faculty positions at the level of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor (on contractual basis) in the following seven Schools:
Schools (Disciplines): School of Mechanical Sciences (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Materials), School of Electrical Sciences (Electrical Engineering, Electronics & T elecommunication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering), School of Infrastructure (Civil Engineering), School of Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Bioscience), School of HSS & Management (English, Economics, Philosophy and Psychology), School of Earth Ocean and Climate Sciences (Earth Sciences and Climate Sciences) and School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Minerals Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Engineering).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
Ph.D. with first class or equivalent in the preceding degree in appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout and evidence of ability to pursue independent high quality research.
EXPERIENCE
Professor: A minimum of 10 years teaching / research / industrial experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institutions of comparable standards.
Associate Professor: At least 6 years teaching / research / industrial experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor, Senior Scientific Officer / Senior Design Engineer.
Assistant Professor: At least 3 years teaching / research / industrial experience excluding, however, the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (on contractual basis): May have less than 3 years teaching / research / industrial experience.
SCALE OF PAY:
| Position | Pay Band | Minimum Pay in Pay band | Academic Grade Pay |
| Professor | PB4: Rs. 37400 – Rs. 67000 | Rs 48000 | Rs. 10500 |
| Associate Professor | PB4: Rs. 37400 – Rs. 67000 | Rs 42800 | Rs 9500 |
| Assistant Professor | PB3: Rs. 15600 – Rs. 39100 On completion of 3 Yrs of service shall move to PB4: Rs. 37400 – Rs. 67000 |
Rs 30000 |
Rs 8000 Rs 9000 |
| Assistant Professor (on contractual basis) | PB3: Rs. 15600 – Rs. 39100 | Rs 20140 | With less than or equal to one year experience: Rs.6000 With more than one year experience: Rs.7000 In the above cases experience will be counted excluding that gained while pursuing Ph.D. |
In addition to above pay, allowances as admissible to Central Government employees are applicable.
OTHER INCENTIVES
1. A cumulative Professional Development Allowance of Rs. 3 lakhs for every block period of 3 years on reimbursement basis to meet the expenses for attending international/national conferences, paying membership fees of professional bodies, covering book grant, paying telephone charges and meeting contingent expenses etc. as per Institute guidelines.
2. Initial seed grant up to Rs.5 lakhs for initiating research project in a chosen area.
3. Reimbursement of relocation charges at the time of joining up to a ceiling of Rs.
90,000/- as per Institute norm.
4. Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- per month to the faculty members who have obtained
Bhatnagar Award OR are Fellows of at least two National Academies.
A faculty member is entitled for only one honorarium.
NOTES
• Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH as per Government of India rules.
• Minimum requirement of experience may be relaxed in respect of outstanding
candidates.
• Mere eligibility will not vest any right on any candidate for being called for interview.
The decision of the Institute in all matters of selection will be final.
• The Institute reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for interview after shortlisting in terms of the candidates’ qualification, suitability and
experience.
• For the post of Assistant Professor the candidates should be preferably below 35 years
of age
• Canvassing in any manner would entail disqualification of the candidature.
NO INTERIM ENQUIRIES WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates possessing the requisite qualification and experience may submit their application in the prescribed form either in hard-copy or by e-mail to the Assistant Registrar (A&E), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar – 751013 (email: faculty.app@iitbbs.ac.in).
Application form can be downloaded from the Institute website (www.iitbbs.ac.in or www.iitbbs.gov.in).
Applicants desiring to apply for more than one School should send separate application for each School.
The candidates applying from Government Organizations or Public Sector Undertaking should have their applications duly forwarded by their present employer.
The candidates may apply any time throughout the year. The Institute will consider the applications at any date in the year received up to that date depending on its requirements and/or the quality of the applications.
Registrar
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