National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal (NITK) seeks to recruit faculty members among Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders from all over the world, possessing excellent and relevant academic credentials. They are expected to contribute to the Institute's growth in terms of world-class teaching, research, innovation, and outreach activities. New incumbents will leverage the well-established facilities, processes, reputation, and partners of the Institute to excel in their area of interest, explore new interdisciplinary fields, establish meaningful collaborations, and create techno-socio-economic impact.
NITK has started a fresh round of recruitment to fill 100 faculty positions spread across 14 departments.
Departments & Essential Qualification:
|
Department |
Essential
Qualification |
|
Chemical
Engineering (CH) |
UG
Degree: B.E./B.Tech in a relevant discipline; PG Degree: M.E/M.Tech or
equivalent in appropriate discipline; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Chemistry (CY) |
UG
Degree: B.Sc. or equivalent with Chemistry as one of the major
subjects; PG Degree: M.Sc.Chemistry; Ph.D. in the desired
specialization |
|
Civil
Engineering (CV) |
UG
degree: B.Sc or equivalent in Geology/ Applied Geology/ Earth Sciences;
or B. Tech in Civil Engineering. PG Degree: M.Sc/ M.Tech or equivalent in
Geology/ Applied Geology/ Earth Sciences; or M.E./M.Tech or equivalent in
Transportation Engineering, Construction Management / Construction Technology
and Management / Construction Engineering and Management / Construction
Engineering and Infrastructure Management; PhD in the desired
specialization. |
|
Computer
Science & Engineering (CS) |
UG
degree: B.E./B.Tech in CSE/IT/ISE; PG degree: M.E./M.Tech or equivalent
in CSE/IT/ISE and allied areas; Ph.D in the desired specialization |
|
Electrical
& Electronics Engineering (EE) |
UG
degree: B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering / Electrical & Electronics
Engineering or equivalent; PG degree: M.E/M.Tech or equivalent in
Electrical Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering or
equivalent; Ph.D in desired specialization. |
|
Electronics
& Communication Engineering (EC) |
UG
degree: B.E./B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering or
equivalent; PG degree: M.E/M.Tech or equivalent in VLSI, Signal
Processing, Communication Engineering or equivalent; Ph.D. in desired
specialization |
|
Information
Technology (IT) |
UG
degree: B.E./B.Tech in CS/IT/ISE and allied branches; PG degree: M.E/M.Tech
or equivalent in CS/IT/ISE and allied branches; Ph.D. in the desired
specialization |
|
Mathematical
& Computation al Sciences (MA) |
PG
Degree: MS/MSc in Mathematics/Statistics/ Data Science/ Information Security
or equivalent OR ME/M.Tech or equivalent in CS/IT/ISE/AI/ML/
Bioinformatics or equivalent; 4-Year Graduation Program with direct
Ph.D. in any of the above disciplines |
|
Mechanical
Engineering (ME) |
UG
Degree: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering; PG Degree: M.E/M.Tech or
equivalent in Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Metallurgical
& Materials Engineering (MT) |
UG
degree: B.E./B.Tech in Metallurgy/ Materials Science/ Engg. or equivalent; PG
degree: M.E/M.Tech or equivalent in Metallurgy/ Materials Science/ Engg. or
equivalent; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Mining
Engineering (MI) |
U.G
Degree: B.E./B.Tech in Mining/ Civil/ Mechanical/ Metallurgical/ Electrical/
Electronics Engineering. P.G Degree: M.E/M.Tech or equivalent in Mining or
related fields; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Physics (PH) |
UG
Degree: Bachelors in Science/ Technology with Physics as a core
subject; PG Degree: Physics; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Humanities,
Social Sciences & Management (SM) |
UG
Degree: Bachelors in Arts/ Science/Engg./Technology/
Commerce/Law/Medicine; PG Degree: MBA/ Masters in the desired
specialization; Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
|
Water
Resources & Ocean Engineering (WO) |
UG
Degree: B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering; PG Degree: M.E/M.Tech or equivalent
in relevant specialization;
Ph.D. in the desired specialization |
Area of specialization:
Chemical Engineering (CH): Biotechnology; Biochemical Engineering; AI & ML in Chemical, Environmental, and Biotechnology applications; Energy & Environmental Engineering; Process Intensification; Catalysis and Reaction Engineering; Modelling and Simulation.
Chemistry (CY): Physical Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry
Civil Engineering (CV): Geology / Earth Sciences; Transportation Engineering; Structural Engineering; Construction Engineering/ Technology/ Management/ Infrastructure Management; AI & ML applications to Civil Engineering.
Computer Science & Engineering (CS): Theoretical Computer Science; Autonomous Systems; Blockchain Technology; Compilers & Programming Languages; Computer Architecture & Parallelization; Computer vision; Cyber Security; Cyber-physical Systems; Data Analytics & DBMS; Distributed/ Cloud/ Edge/ Fog computing; Formal Verification; Image Processing; Internet of Things; AI; ML; Operating Systems; Quantum computing; Computer Networks; Software Engineering; Speech & Audio Processing.
Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EE): Power and Energy Systems; Control Systems; New & Renewable Energy Systems; Insulation & High Voltage Engineering; Power Electronics & Electric Drives; Application of Signal Processing; AI/ML Algorithms in the Electrical Engineering domain.
Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC): Analog, Digital, RF & Mixed signal; VLSI; Processor Architecture; Embedded Systems; Biomedical Circuits & Systems; Reconfigurable & Multi-core architectures and design; Microwave & Millimetre wave communication; Wireless Communication & Networks; IoT & Sensor Network Architectures for 5G/6G networks; Optical Networks; Meta Surfaces & Metamaterials; Signal Processing- Audio, Speech, Image, Biomedical & Natural Language Processing; Hardware Implementation of Signal Processing & ML Algorithms.
Information Technology (IT): Algorithms; Parallel & Distributed Computing; Human-Computer Interaction; Web Technologies; Database System; Software Engineering; Data Analytics; Theoretical Computer Science; Data Science; AI, ML & DL; Operating Systems; Computer Networks; Security; Cyber-Physical Systems; Computer Vision; Soft Computing; Game Theory and Optimization Techniques.
Mathematical & Computational Sciences (MA): All basic and advanced areas of Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, and Computer Science, including but not limited to Algebra, Algebraic Topology, Linear Algebra, Number Theory, Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Financial Mathematics, Big Data Analytics, Computational Geometry, Numerical Analysis, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Block-chain technology, Cloud/Fog/ distributed computing, Computer Vision, Cryptography, Deep Learning, High-Performance Computing, Operations Research, Signal/Video/Image Processing, Statistics, Theoretical Computer Science.
Mechanical Engineering (ME): Optics-flow visualization; Experimental Microfluidics; Metrology; Additive & Digital Manufacturing; AI & IoT in Smart Manufacturing; Micro/Nano Manufacturing; Bio & Meta materials; Non-linear Dynamics; Acoustics; Aerospace/ Aerostructures; Design for Sustainability; Multi-scale Modelling of Materials; Non-destructive Evaluation; Sensors & Actuators; Control Engineering; Microcontrollers; Electric Vehicles; Automotive Electronics; Bio-Medical Engineering; Robotics; Industrial & Human Engineering.
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (MT): Integrated Computational Materials Engineering; Computational Materials Science; Modelling and Simulation of Materials Processes; Advanced Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics; Development and Characterization of Advanced Materials.
Mining Engineering (MI): Ergonomics, Biomechanics and Safety in Mining; Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Simulation & Prevention; Risk Assessment & Mitigation; Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and Health Monitoring; IoT, AI & ML Applications such as Epidemiological Studies; Mine Waste Utilization; Environmental Management; Green Energy for Mining Operations; Geoinformatics for Monitoring & Scheduling; Rock Mechanics & Excavation; Blast & Ground Vibration Modelling; Mineralogical Characterization; Design of Mineral Processing Systems; Utilizing Low- Grade Ores; Dry Beneficiation; Iron Ore Palletisation, Coal Sintering & Dry Processing; Clean Coal Technology.
Physics (PH): Condensed Matter Physics (Theory, Computation, and Experiment); High-energy Physics and Cosmology; Bio-Physics and Soft condensed matter physics; Quantum information and computation.
Humanities, Social Sciences & Management (SM): Ethics/Philosophy; English & Comparative Literature; Linguistics; ELT; Cultural Studies; Sociology; Psychology; History; Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG); Indian Knowledge Systems; Public Economics; Development Economics; Macro Economics; Monetary Economics; Econometrics; Information Systems and Analytics; Operations/ Project Management; Risk Management; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Lean Startup; IPR; Finance & Accounting; Leadership & Team-building; Social Entrepreneurship.
Water Resources & Ocean Engineering (WO): Geoinformatics; Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System; Marine structures; Offshore structures; Ocean Engineering; Ocean Structures.
VACANCY MATRIX:
a) Assistant Professor - Grade II and I (Pay level 10, 11, and 12): total number of tentative vacancies available: 96
i) Regular vacancies: 87
|
Category |
Departments |
No.
of Vacancies |
|
General |
CH, CS,
EC, IT, MA, ME, MI, PH, SM, WO |
37 |
|
SC |
CS, CV,
EE, EC, IT, MA, ME, SM |
13 |
|
ST |
CS, CV,
EC, IT, MA |
06 |
|
OBC |
CS, CV,
EE, EC, IT, MA, ME, SM |
23 |
|
EWS |
CS, CV,
EC, MA, SM |
08 |
ii) Backlog vacancies: 9
|
Category |
Departments |
No.
of Vacancies |
|
SC |
CS |
01 |
|
ST |
EC, SM,
MA, ME, PH, WO |
06 |
|
OBC |
CS, EE |
02 |
b) Associate Professor’s level - total number of tentative vacancies available: 2
|
Category |
Departments |
No.
of Vacancies |
|
General |
CS, MA |
2 |
|
Category |
Departments |
No.
of Vacancies |
|
General |
CS, IT |
2 |