Project Consultant, Photonic Qubit Architecture (National Quantum Mission) at IIT Roorkee
Job Description
IIT Roorkee’s Department of Physics is hiring a Project Consultant for RASPAC, a project on reconfigurable and scalable photonic qubit architectures for quantum computing, led by Prof. Rajesh Kumar. The project is sponsored through the National Quantum Mission’s T-Hub at IIT Delhi, and the role includes setting up experiments and helping create a start-up from the project’s results.
At a glance
- Position: Project Consultant (1 post)
- Project: RASPAC: Reconfigurable and scalable photonic qubit architecture for quantum computing, heterogeneous and monolithic approaches
- Sponsor: T-Hub, IIT Delhi, under the National Quantum Mission scheme of DST, New Delhi
- Pay: Up to Rs 1,31,250 per month plus HRA (currently 10%)
- Duration: Till 31 March 2031 or the end of the project, whichever is earlier
- Apply by: 19 September 2026, 5:00 PM
Photonic quantum computers use particles of light as qubits, and integrated photonics puts the sources, circuits and detectors onto chips. Heterogeneous approaches combine different materials on one chip, while monolithic approaches build everything in a single platform such as silicon; choosing between them is a central engineering question for scaling up.
About the project consultant role
- Set up new experimental setups and install equipment
- Help the main Principal Investigator run the project smoothly, taking ownership of its aims and objectives
- Follow up on challenges that emerge during project implementation
- Co-supervise PG and UG theses and intern students working on RASPAC
- Take initiatives towards setting up a start-up company from the project’s outcomes
Eligibility
- Ph.D. in Science, Engineering or Engineering Science, or equivalent
- At least four years of research or industry experience, or both, focused on electronics or integrated photonics, or both
- Desirable: experience in silicon photonics and a record of publications or patents, or both
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
- Up to Rs 1,31,250 per month plus HRA (currently 10%)
- Till 31 March 2031 or the end of the project, whichever is earlier
How to apply
Send 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 to the Principal Investigator by post or by email to rajesh.kumar@ph.iitr.ac.in. Bring originals to the interview for verification.
Key dates
- Applications close: 19 September 2026, 5:00 PM
- Interview: Seminar Room, Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee; the schedule will be sent to shortlisted candidates
Please read the official IIT Roorkee advertisement (PDF) before applying, and browse more quantum technology jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Official advertisement: iitr.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Integrated photonics: be ready to discuss waveguides, couplers, phase shifters and single-photon sources on chip.
- Architecture choices: think through the trade-offs between heterogeneous and monolithic integration for scaling qubits.
- Lab building: prepare an example of an experimental setup you designed and commissioned.
- Mentoring: the role includes co-supervising students, so bring examples of guiding juniors.
- Start-up thinking: have a view on which outputs of a photonic quantum project could become a product.
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.
