Junior Research Fellow position for a project titled- “Development of a Hybrid Constructed Wetland System for Treatment of Acidic Drainage in Coal Mine Sumps using Waste-Derived Materials along with Recovery of Valuable Resources”

Job Title
Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Number of Posts
01 (One)

Project Title
Development of a Hybrid Constructed Wetland System for Treatment of Acidic Drainage in Coal Mine Sumps using Waste-Derived Materials along with Recovery of Valuable Resources

Project Code
SR/26/MN/035

Funding Agency
Others (ANRF-ARG)

Principal Investigator (PI)
Prof. Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Prof. Surajit Das

Tenure
03 Years

Salary

• Year 1 & 2: INR 37,000.00 per month (+) HRA @NA % (if applicable)
• Year 3: INR 42,000.00 per month (+) HRA @NA % (if applicable)

Location
Rourkela, Odisha

Eligibility

• B.E./B.Tech with a valid GATE score or M.E./M.Tech in Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering/Civil Engineering/Mining Engineering/Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology or any other related branch; OR M.Sc. in Environmental Science/Life Science/Chemistry/Microbiology/Biotechnology/Molecular Biology or any other related discipline with a valid NET certificate from CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/ICAR (LS/JRF).
• Candidates must have a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale.
• Final-year students/result-awaited candidates may also apply.

Requirements

• Valid GATE/NET score.
• Knowledge of statistics and GIS software.
• Experience in independently handling high-end water quality monitoring equipment.
• Prior experience in water/wastewater treatment, constructed wetland systems, adsorption-based treatment, field sampling, laboratory analysis, and recovery of valuable resources from contaminated water.

Responsibilities

• Field monitoring, sample collection, laboratory experimentation and analysis.
• Data curation and interpretation.
• Preparation of technical reports, manuscripts, and maintenance of project-related documents.
• Presenting research findings in meetings/conferences.
• Supporting the overall activities of the Water Quality Analysis Laboratory.
• Selected candidate may be enrolled for the Ph.D. programme of the Institute, subject to fulfilment of the Institute’s eligibility criteria and guidelines.

Age Limit

• Upper age limit: 28 years.
• Relaxed up to 5 years for Schedule Castes / Schedule Tribes / PWD and Female applicants.
• Relaxed up to 3 years for OBCs (Non-creamy layer candidates).
• Upper age limit shall be reckoned as on the last date of receipt of applications.

Last Date
31-Jul-2026

How to Apply

• Send the complete filled and signed application (soft copy) with documents regarding educational qualification indicating percentage of marks / division (mark-sheets and / or certificates), research papers (if any), work experience certificate (if any) etc.
• This may be built as a single PDF file and sent by email with “Advertisement No.” on the subject link to the above mentioned e-mail IDs.
• NO hard copies of application(s) are required to be sent to the Institute.