Temporary position of Research Assistant

Applications are invited for a temporary position of Research Assistant in an international collaborative research project on ‘3D printed flexible and wearable soft sensors’ theme in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE) Deemed to Be University, Delhi NCR, India. The goal of the project is to develop a new class of nanomaterials doped lattice-based soft sensors for next-generation wearable devices tailored towards human motion monitoring applications. The successful candidate would primarily work in exploring auxetic structures-based 3D printed sensors for neuromorphic sensing. The work will be a collaborative effort between the Flexible Bioelectronics and wearables lab at SNIoE, India and the Bio-inspire MEMS and Biomedical Devices group at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Title of the project: Nanomaterials doped auxetic lattice based soft sensors for neuromorphic sensing 

PI: Dr. Debarun Sengupta, Assistant Professor and Professor Sonal Singhal, Professor and Associate Head of the Department, Electrical Engineering. 

Project duration: 6 months, the post is temporary; possibility of PhD enrolment upon successful evaluation at the end of the tenure. 

Eligibility: B.E / BTech in EE / ECE / Chemical / Mechanical Engineering or M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Electronics or equivalent from a recognized university. Prior background in electronics and material synthesis are essential. Desirable: Experience in polymers, functional materials, 3D printing, MEMS and polymer-nanomaterial composites. 

Emoluments: Rs. 20,000/-pm consolidated. No TA and DA are applicable for this position.

Application procedure: Interested/eligible candidates are encouraged to apply by filling up their details in the application link (available as a google form) and upload their latest resume along with a cover letter explicitly stating their suitability and motivation for the advertised position. The scanned copies of all the required documents must be uploaded in the google form: https://forms.gle/z34nHxWo5Rgeanrq7 on or before 15th January 2025. Incomplete applications and applications without the above-mentioned documents will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be informed by email for online interview. For any specific queries, email may be sent to the PI at [email protected]

Important Instructions: No T.A./D.A. or any other allowances will be paid for attending the interview. The decision of the selection committee regarding the selection of candidates will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained in this regard. All communication will be sent through e-mail. The original documents of the selected candidate will be verified at the time of joining and any deviation will lead to the disqualification of the candidature. Fellowship may be terminated at any time in case of any misconduct, unsatisfactory research work, or if fellow is found ineligible later. The rules and regulations of SNIoE will be applicable to the selected candidate. 

Dr. Debarun Sengupta 

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

SNIoE, NH-91, Dadri, G B Nagar 201314,U.P., India

Email: [email protected]

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), chosen as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, research- focused and student centric institution that is bringing a paradigm shift in higher education in India through its innovative curriculum, cross-disciplinary thinking across a wide range of disciplines, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation focus. The University is building an eco-system of knowledge to promote recognition of the inter- connectedness of ideas, systems and environments in the world inside the campus and those outside it. The core of the University consists of a select, world-classfaculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities all over the world. The University currently has 5 Schools, 24 Departments and 7 Research Centers engaged in teaching, practice and research in disciplines as diverse as Engineering, Natural Sciences, Management & Entrepreneurship, and Humanities & Social Sciences, along with Art & Performing Arts, Design, Communication, and also Extended Education & Professional Development. The Schools offer Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees. The University is among a select group of green-field institutions in the country which were awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.