Postdoctoral Fellow in CO2 Valorisation and Battery Electrocatalysts at IIT Roorkee
Job Description
IIT Roorkee’s Department of Chemical Engineering invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on multifunctional electrocatalysts that can convert carbon dioxide into useful products while also storing energy in batteries, under the mentorship of Prof. Ashish Yadav.
At a glance
- Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
- Research focus: Rational design and development of multifunctional electrocatalysts for simultaneous carbon dioxide valorization and energy storage in batteries
- Pay: Rs 80,000 per month (consolidated) plus HRA as applicable, and a contingency grant of Rs 50,000 a year
- Duration: 2 years
- Apply by: 4 October 2026, 5:00 PM
- Advertisement: IITR/ChED/1-PDF/2026/AY, dated 4 September 2026
Electrochemistry offers a way to turn captured carbon dioxide into fuels and chemicals using electricity, and some battery designs use carbon dioxide as part of their chemistry. Catalysts that work well for both jobs are an active research target, and designing them combines materials synthesis, electrochemical testing and computational modelling.
About the postdoctoral role
- Research on multifunctional electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide valorisation and battery energy storage, aimed at high-impact publications
- Academic duties the mentor assigns, including mentoring UG and PG students and teaching assistantship
The department wants a strong background in carbon dioxide valorisation and battery energy storage, with both experimental and theoretical or computational expertise. Postdoctoral fellows are registered as students and can use the library, computer centre and hospital facilities. They get 2.5 days of leave per completed calendar month, and the positions are purely temporary.
Eligibility
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or an allied discipline from a premier national or international institute
- At least three first-author research papers in SCI-indexed international journals from your Ph.D.
- Candidates who have submitted their thesis may apply, but must show proof of the Ph.D. award at the interview if shortlisted
- Ph.D. graduates of IIT Roorkee are not eligible
- Desirable: research on carbon dioxide valorisation and battery storage; density functional theory (DFT) modelling; hands-on physico-chemical characterisation (XRD, TEM, SEM, XPS) and electrochemical techniques such as CV, GCD and EIS
Only screened candidates will be called for interview. The selected candidate is expected to join as soon as the offer letter is issued, and either side can end the fellowship with one month’s notice.
Pay and duration
- Rs 80,000 per month (consolidated) plus HRA as applicable, for 2 years
- Contingency grant of Rs 50,000 a year
How to apply
Email a single PDF to ashish@ch.iitr.ac.in containing a cover letter, a detailed CV, a list of publications (with the most relevant ones highlighted) and a research statement on your past research and future plans in the context of this research focus. Quote the advertisement number and date and the position title, and mention your Ph.D. thesis title and most relevant publications in your application and cover letter.
Key dates
- Applications close: 4 October 2026, 5:00 PM
- Interview: screened candidates will be invited
Please read the official IIT Roorkee advertisement (PDF) before applying, and browse more postdoctoral fellowships on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Official advertisement: iitr.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Catalyst design: be ready to discuss how structure, composition and active sites control activity and selectivity.
- Carbon dioxide reduction metrics: Faradaic efficiency, current density, stability, and how products are identified.
- Battery testing: galvanostatic cycling, rate capability and impedance, and how to read the results.
- DFT: how adsorption energies guide catalyst choice, even if your own work was mostly experimental.
- Research statement: tie your past results directly to the advertised focus, and propose one concrete first project.
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.
