Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Vision and Generative AI at IIT Madras

Job Description

IIT Madras is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in computer vision and deep learning in the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, coordinated by Prof. Babaji Srinivasan. The role covers everything from vision foundation models and vision-language models to diffusion-based generation, and includes mentoring Ph.D. scholars.

At a glance

• Position: Postdoctoral Researcher (1 post, contract)
• Department: Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering
• Pay: Rs 65,000 per month; the notice says pay may scale with experience and expertise
• Duration: Initially one year, extendable based on performance
• Apply by: 24 September 2026, online
• Advertisement: ICSR/PR/Advt. 181/2026, dated 10 September 2026

Computer vision has moved quickly from task-specific CNNs to large vision transformers, foundation models trained on huge image collections, and multimodal models that link images with text. Research postdocs in this area now combine new model design with careful experiments on GPUs and real-world data.

About the postdoctoral role

• Carry out independent and collaborative research in computer vision and AI, and develop new algorithms and deep learning architectures
• Design, implement and evaluate state-of-the-art computer vision models, build research prototypes and validate them rigorously
• Publish in high-quality journals and international conferences, and contribute to proposals, technical reports and project deliverables
• Mentor Ph.D. scholars, research students and project staff, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams

The group wants expertise in one or more of: image and video understanding; detection, classification, segmentation and recognition; CNNs, vision transformers and vision foundation models; vision-language and multimodal models; generative AI and diffusion models; 3D vision, pose estimation and tracking; self-supervised and representation learning; and image or video generation and enhancement. Strong Python, hands-on PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, OpenCV and GPU-based training are expected. Desirable: building end-to-end vision systems, large-scale datasets and distributed training or deployment, and driving projects from concept to publication or prototype.

Eligibility

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Electronics and Communication, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a closely related discipline
• Candidates with a strong research background in computer vision and deep learning are encouraged to apply

All IC&SR project positions are purely on a contract basis, and completing a contract does not confer any right to extension or regularisation. Candidates are shortlisted for a test or interview on the basis of their online application, and all correspondence is by email.

Pay and duration

• Rs 65,000 per month (may scale with experience and expertise)
• Initially one year, extendable based on performance

How to apply

Apply online only, through the IIT Madras IC&SR project recruitment portal, where this announcement is listed. Use a correct, active email address, since all communication is by email.

Key dates

• Online applications close: 24 September 2026

Please read the official IIT Madras IC&SR announcement (PDF) before applying, and browse more artificial intelligence jobs on ResearchJobs.in.