Junior Research Assistant, Neuromorphic Wearable Patch for Diabetic Neuropathy at IIT Roorkee
Job Description
IIT Roorkee’s Centre for Nanotechnology is hiring a Junior Research Assistant to develop an intelligent wearable patch for diabetic neuropathy, in a project led by Ankush Kumar. The patch is meant to map pain adaptively and support early diagnosis, combining sensors, biomedical signal processing, neuromorphic computing and machine learning.
At a glance
- Position: Junior Research Assistant (1 post)
- Project: Intelligent Neuromorphic Multimodal Patch for Adaptive Pain Mapping, Management and Early Diagnostics of Diabetic Neuropathy towards Health 4.0
- Sponsor (as listed): CDRC
- Pay: Rs 27,000 per month for the first two years; Rs 30,000 per month in the third year
- Duration: 36 months
- Apply by: 25 September, 12:00 PM, by email
Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage caused by diabetes, and it often shows up first as pain or numbness in the feet. Catching it early matters. Wearable sensors can track the body continuously, and neuromorphic computing, which processes signals in an event-driven way loosely inspired by neurons, is attractive for wearables because it can be very power-efficient.
About the junior research assistant role
- Develop and characterise intelligent multimodal wearable patches for diabetic neuropathy
- Integrate multiple sensors, and acquire and analyse biomedical signals
- Work on neuromorphic computing, machine-learning-based adaptive pain mapping and hardware-software co-design
- Develop embedded systems and help validate early diagnostic methods for Health 4.0 applications
The selected candidate may get an opportunity for PhD admission after meeting the institute’s criteria. Preference goes to candidates with experience in biomedical signal processing, wearable sensors, embedded systems, machine learning, artificial intelligence, neuromorphic computing, flexible electronics or healthcare data analytics.
Eligibility
- First class in M.Sc., M.Tech or M.S. (Research) in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Physics, Nanoscience/Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or Data Science
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 27,000 per month for the first two years
- Rs 30,000 per month in the third year
- Duration: 36 months
How to apply
Email your application to ankush.kumar@nt.iitr.ac.in by 12:00 PM on 25 September. Include an application on plain paper with a detailed CV (degrees and certificates in chronological order), details of your research, industrial or other experience, and attested copies of your degree and experience certificates. Shortlisted candidates will be told the interview date separately; bring original certificates to the interview.
Key dates
- Applications by email: 25 September, 12:00 PM (the notice gives the day and time)
- Interview: date to be communicated to shortlisted candidates
Please read the official IIT Roorkee advertisement (PDF) before applying, and browse more Research Assistant jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Official advertisement: iitr.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Signals: revise how physiological signals are acquired, filtered and turned into features.
- Wearable hardware: flexible sensors, microcontrollers and low-power design; bring any board or sensor project you built.
- Neuromorphic basics: spiking neural networks and why event-driven processing saves power.
- Clinical context: read how diabetic neuropathy is screened today, so you can explain what a patch could add.
- Your project: prepare a two-minute summary of your Master's work and what it taught you.
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.
