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IIT Roorkee Recruitment 2026 has one full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) position at the Institute Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The fellow will work on the project “Development of GaN-on-Diamond Heterostructures Using Magnetron Sputtered AlN Interfacial Layers for Advanced Electronic Devices” for two years. The fellowship is Rs. 80,000 per month, and the project has a contingency of Rs. 50,000 per year. Candidates need a PhD in Physics / Applied Physics and must apply by email by 30 November 2026.

IIT Roorkee Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the age limit, the application fee or the selection process.

About IIT Roorkee Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)

The Institute Instrumentation Centre is a centre of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. It is offering this Post-Doctoral Fellowship to work on a research project on GaN-on-diamond heterostructures that use magnetron sputtered AlN interfacial layers for advanced electronic devices. The mentor is Prof. Ramesh Chandra of the Institute Instrumentation Centre, IIT Roorkee.

Who Can Apply

Essential Qualification

PhD in Physics / Applied Physics. The PhD/research work should be in areas related to thin-film fabrication, surface/interface engineering.

Desirable Experience

• Hands-on experience with material characterisation techniques such as Thin Film XRD for crystal quality and Epitaxial growth, XPS, AFM, and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, etc.
• Prior experience working with RF magnetron sputtering, particularly for the deposition and optimization of AlN thin films.
• Exposure to thin-film fabrication and heterostructure development, particularly involving AlN/diamond and GaN/AlN/diamond systems, including studies of crystallographic orientation, surface morphology, interface quality, optical properties, and film adhesion.

The institute invites applications from “outstanding and enthusiastic researchers” and says the candidate should be passionate about working on cutting-edge research, leading to high-impact publications.

See the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility for the post.

Pay and Tenure

• The position is full-time for two years. PDF positions are purely temporary.
• Post-Doctoral Fellows will be registered as students and may use the library, the computer centre and the available hospital facilities.
• Fellows get 2.5 days of leave per completed calendar month. Leave cannot be carried forward beyond a calendar year.
• The selected candidate is expected to join the Centre as soon as the offer letter is released.

IIT Roorkee Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) Job Description

• Research activities under the project “Development of GaN-on-Diamond Heterostructures Using Magnetron Sputtered AlN Interfacial Layers for Advanced Electronic Devices”.
• Other academic responsibilities, including mentoring UG/PG students.
• Participating in research discussions.
• Other activities as deemed fit by the mentor.

How to Apply for IIT Roorkee Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)

1. Prepare the five documents the notice asks for: (a) covering letter, (b) detailed CV, (c) list of publications from own Ph.D. work, (d) a research statement describing past research experience and future research plans, and (e) justification of suitability of eligibility and experience for the position.
2. Compile all of them in a single PDF file named “Candidate Name_. Institute_Year of Ph.D”.
3. Address the application to The Head, Institute Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee -247667, Uttarakhand, India.
4. Write the email subject as “Application for PDF_Advt. No. IIC/PFD/113”.
5. Send the email to [email protected], with a copy to [email protected].
6. Send it by 30 November 2026, the last date for application.

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