Mandi, 23 January 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, an Institute of National Importance, has announced Faculty Recruitment 2021. The faculty posts are available in nine departments. These posts are available at the following levels: Assistant Professors (Grade I & II) , Associate Professors and Professors.
List of departments where Faculty Posts are available:
Computer Science Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Physics
Chemistry
School of Basic Sciences – BioX
Mathematics
School of Humanities & Social Sciences– Medieval Indian History and Modern Indian History, Sociology of Religion and Urban Sociology, Energy and Environmental Economic, and Accounting & Marketing
Key Dates:
Closing date for on-line registration is 14 February 2021
Eligibility Conditions:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Grade I & Grade II
Applicants for Assistant Professor will be considered for either Grade I or Grade II Or both depending on the eligibility and suitability.
Essential Qualifications: PhD in a relevant area with first class or equivalent at the preceding degree in appropriate branch/discipline with consistently good academic record throughout.
Definition of “First Class” for the purpose of faculty selection:
IIT Mandi takes first class for faculty selection to mean 60% of the range of grade points or marks. However, for those institutes which award first class, the minimum of 60% or the percentage of marks or grades at which the institute awards first class is taken as the criterion for first class. Nevertheless, the criterion for first class shall not be lower than 58% in any case.
Experience:
Assistant Professor Grade I (earlier Assistant Professor): At least 3 years relevant industrial/research/teaching experience excluding however, the experience gained while pursing PhD
Assistant Professor Grade II (earlier Assistant Professor on Contract): Candidates not eligible for Assistant Professor Grade I may be considered for tenure track for the regular post of Assistant Professor Grade I.
They may move to Assistant Professor Grade I after fulfilling the eligibility requirements of Grade I and based on their performance evaluation.
Age: Should preferably be below 35 years of age.
Associate Professor: A minimum of 6 years teaching/research/professional experience of which at least three years should be at the level of Assistant Professor in an academic institution or Senior Scientific Officer/ Senior Design Engineer or equivalent position in a research organization or industry as on the date of application. The candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of guidance of M. Tech. and Ph.D students, strong record of publications in journals of high impact factor, patents, laboratory/course development and/or other recognized relevant professional activities. Candidates who do not fulfill such minimum experience requirements may be offered appointment at the Assistant Professor Grade I or Assistant Professor Grade II level, depending upon the academic credentials.
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 Institution(s) of comparable standards. The candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of guidance of PhD students, strong research record, including publications in highly reputed peer reviewed journals, patents, laboratory / course development, sponsored research projects and/or other recognized relevant professional activities.
For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer the official website of IIT Mandi.
https://www.iitmandi.ac.in/administration/recruitment.php
