Overview
IIT Bombay invites applications for recruitment to the posts of Project Research Scientist. Eligible and Interested candidates can send their application in the prescribed format along with required copies of documents on or before June 28, 2017.
Applications are invited from the citizens of India for filling up the following temporary position for the sponsored project undertaken in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering of this Institute. The position is temporary initially for a period of 1 Year and tenable only for the duration of the project. The requisite qualification & experience etc. are given below:
Project Code, Project Title & Funding Agency
16MNRE003 :”IMPLEMENTATION OF 70 LAKH SOLAR STUDY LAMPS IN THE STATES OF ASSAM, BIHAR, JHARKHAND, UTTAR PRADESH AND ODISHA (THROUGH EESL & IIT BOMBAY)” (Ministry of New And Renewable Energy)
About the project: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has sanctioned a scheme to disseminate 7 million solar study lamps to school children in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh. The project objectives are: (a) providing clean light for study purpose to rural school-going children through solar study lamp (b) localization of solar energy through skill and knowledge transfer to local people and creating livelihoods through their involvement in assembly, distribution and repair-maintenance of solar study lamps. IIT Bombay is the central coordinating agency for this project, which will be executing by collaborating with multiple partners (NGOs, Livelihood Missions, Education Institutions, etc). To meet the objectives, the project envisions to build capacity of the local communities across the intervention states, setup and manage local assembly and distributions centers where the lamps will be made, and subsequently provide after-sales service through further localized service centers. Project duration is 2 years. A pilot implementation of the above scheme was carried out in 2014-2016 by IIT Bombay, the details of which can be found www.soulsiitb.in
| Position & Salary | Project Research Scientist (5 Posts ) Consolidated salary Rs. 50000 – 70000 /-p.m. |
| Qualification | 1.Ph D in relevant areas,or Post Graduate in Social Sciences with minimum 6 years of relevant experience. 2.M Tech (T&D) or equivalent degree with minimum 4 years of relevant experience |
| Job Profile | 1.Undertake and lead research work in the broad areas of technology upscaling and adoption, sustainable development, systems approach to rural intervention projects, renewable energy policy, energy economics, implementation science and related areas 2.Coordinate and write research papers and technical reports. 3.Scoping of specific topics and carrying out the research work Prepare project proposals, concept notes, write-ups & study reports. 4.Coordinate with faculty members and scientific community for conducting research. Willingness to travel to project locations 5.Any other related responsibilities |
The appointment is for time bound project and the candidate is required to work mainly for the successful completion of the project . The selection committee may offer lower or higher designation and lower or higher salary depending upon the experience and performance of the candidate in the interview.
Candidate possessing the requisite qualification and experience should apply online at http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/HRMSLoginPage.jsp on or before 28th June, 2017 . Call letters will be sent through e-mail to the candidates shortlisted for interview and will also be displayed on IRCC website. Candidates called for interview will be required to attend at their own expenses.
Eligible and interested candidates can apply online for the post of Project Research Scientist in the prescribed format along with required copies of documents on or before June 28, 2017.
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