Project Fellow, Dam Engineering (2 Posts) at IIT Roorkee ICED
Job Description
IIT Roorkee’s International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) is also hiring two Project Fellows for dam engineering and assessment on the same Central Water Commission (CWC) project led by Prof. M.L. Sharma. These posts ask for more experience than the Research Associate posts and pay more; one is structural and one geotechnical.
At a glance
- Positions: Project Fellow (2 posts)
- Project: Development of International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) (ICED-2043-MJS)
- Sponsor: Central Water Commission (CWC), New Delhi
- Pay: Rs 40,000 to Rs 1,00,000 per month plus HRA
- Duration: One year
- Walk-in interview: 25 September 2026, 10:00 AM
India has thousands of large dams, many of them decades old, and keeping them safe depends on regular assessment. Numerical models let engineers check how a dam, its foundation and the reservoir behave under earthquakes, ageing and other loads, and help decide where repairs or monitoring are needed.
About the two project fellow posts
- Structural post: numerical modelling of gravity dams, power houses and intake structures; automating data extraction and post-processing with Python; detailed technical reports, design validations and field visits
- Geotechnical post: numerical modelling of soil and rock masses for embankment dam stability; deconvolution of ground motions; geotechnical investigations and stability analysis of dams; report preparation and field visits
Eligibility
- Structural post: M.Tech in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Dam Safety and Rehabilitation (or equivalent) plus 3 years of experience, or a Ph.D. in a relevant field with 2 years of experience after the Ph.D., preferably from NITs, IITs, IISc or higher institutes. Desirable: Abaqus, Ansys or LS-Dyna; Python; dam-reservoir-foundation interaction; AAR; user-defined subroutines
- Geotechnical post: M.Tech in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Dam Safety and Rehabilitation (or equivalent) plus 3 years of experience, or a Ph.D. in a relevant field with 2 years of post-Ph.D. experience, preferably from NITs, IITs, IISc or higher institutes. Desirable: Plaxis 2D/3D, GeoStudio, RS2; Python; ground-motion deconvolution; constitutive models such as HSS, PM4Sand and UBC Sand
All candidates must have excellent academic performance and must be GATE qualified; the notice says essential qualifications may be relaxed in exceptional cases. Open to Indian nationals only. Among equally qualified candidates, SC/ST candidates will be preferred. No TA/DA is paid for attending the interview.
Pay and duration
- Rs 40,000 to Rs 1,00,000 per month plus HRA
- One year
How to apply
Submit an application on plain paper with a detailed CV (listing your degrees and certificates in chronological order) and your research, industrial or other experience, together with attested copies of your degree and experience certificates, to the Principal Investigator’s office: by email to head@iced.iitr.ac.in, by post, or in person at the interview. Bring your original certificates to the interview for verification.
Key dates
- Walk-in interview: 25 September 2026, 10:00 AM, ICED, IIT Roorkee (the day is handwritten on the notice)
Please read the official IIT Roorkee advertisement (PDF) before applying, and browse more Research Fellow jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Official advertisement: iitr.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Show your experience: prepare two dam or heavy-structure projects you worked on, what you modelled and what decision it informed.
- Validation: be ready to explain how you checked a numerical model against field data or design standards.
- Geotechnical depth: for the embankment post, revise slope stability under seismic loading and constitutive model calibration.
- Structural depth: for the gravity dam post, revise stress analysis, cracking and ageing effects such as AAR.
- Field readiness: the posts include site visits, so mention any field investigations you have handled.
About IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee traces its roots to Roorkee College, set up in 1847 and renamed the Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It became the country's first technical university in 1948, as the University of Roorkee, and was converted into an Indian Institute of Technology on 21 September 2001, when it was recognised as an Institution of National Importance. Much of its research, like this post, runs through externally sponsored projects.
