| Postdoctoral Recruitment

| Postdoctoral Positions

The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering accepts applications for postdoctoral positions year-round, and the selection committee reviews applications on a regular basis.
Post-doctoral fellows are expected to maintain a high standard of research and will also be responsible for teaching and conducting exams.

Postdoctoral fellows will work closely with a mentor in the department who specializes in their research area. Applicants are encouraged to reach out to a faculty member close to their research interest to seek interest and consent for mentorship, although this is not mandatory to apply for the position. You can find relevant research areas by browsing the research interests of our faculty.

| Fellowships:

  • IITM offers an Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF) to Ph.D. graduates who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching and research. For  more information about the IPDF application procedure, please click here. Additionally, candidates applying to Metallurgical and Materials Engineering department are requested to submit two additional documents (checklist and proposal template) available here. 
  • Candidates with external postdoctoral funding (such as NBHM, N-PDF, CSIR, etc.) are encouraged to apply. It is advisable to obtain consent from a department faculty member to mentor you and then write to the Head of the Department (HOD)
  • Incomplete applications will be considered disqualified and will not be processed. Hence please ensure every entry is duly filled.
  • Furthermore you are to submit only after receiving support from a prospective mentor(s), and having iterated thoroughly with her/him/them.
  • Scientific robustness, novelty of proposed work, avoidance of incremental extension of prior work, prospects and viability of the study, potential impact along with academic background are key considerations during the two-stage review process (departmental, followed by institute level).