Faculty Positions at IIT Kanpur (Rolling Advertisement, Assistant Professor and above)

Job Description

IIT Kanpur keeps a standing rolling advertisement for faculty positions at IIT Kanpur, open at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor levels. There is no closing date. Applications go through the institute’s online portal and are reviewed by the department concerned.

At a glance

• Posts: Assistant Professor (Grade I, and Grade II on contract), Associate Professor, Professor
• Departments: Engineering and science departments including Aerospace, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Civil Engineering, among others
• Who can apply: Indian nationals, PIOs, OCIs and foreign nationals (foreign nationals on contract of up to five years, renewable)
• Apply by: Rolling; no closing date (re-checked 12 October 2026)

IIT Kanpur publishes department-wise vacancies and areas of specialisation on a separate page, linked from the advertisement. Several departments also teach in the interdisciplinary programmes in Photonics Science and Engineering and in Materials Science, but appointments are always made in a department.

How selection works

• A group of faculty in your area reviews your application and recommends whether you are suitable
• Recommended candidates are invited to give a seminar
• The institute then asks your referees for letters
• The Department Faculty Advisory Committee shortlists candidates, who are presented to the Institute Faculty Advisory Committee and interviewed

Eligibility

• All posts: a Ph.D. with first class or equivalent in the preceding degree, and a very good academic record in all degrees
• Assistant Professor: the Ph.D. requirement above. A fresh Ph.D. is appointed on contract for the first three years and may be regularised after that
• Associate Professor: six years of teaching, research or industrial experience, including at least three as Assistant Professor or equivalent
• Professor: ten years of experience, including at least four as Associate Professor
• Candidates with outstanding credentials may have minimum qualification or experience rules relaxed; people not selected at a higher level may be considered at a lower one

Reservation follows the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019, and category certificates must be attached. You may apply to more than one department by repeating the online application. Government employees need a No Objection Certificate at interview.

Pay and duration

• Assistant Professor Grade I: Pay Level 12, basic pay Rs 1,01,500 to 1,67,400; Grade II (contract) is paid at Levels 10 and 11, as set out on the advertisement page
• Associate Professor: Pay Level 13A2; Professor: Pay Level 14A
• A top-up salary of Rs 25,000 a month for the first three years for newly joined faculty, then eligibility for the Young Faculty Fellowship (for faculty up to 40)
• A research initiation grant, central government allowances, and reimbursement of international joining travel up to Rs 1,50,000

How to apply

Read the rolling advertisement and the department-wise areas of specialisation it links to, then register on the IIT Kanpur faculty recruitment portal (Pingala). A user manual for the portal is linked from the advertisement page. Upload your certificates and supporting documents with the form. Because the advertisement has no closing date, ResearchJobs.in will re-check that it is still open on 12 October 2026.

Key dates

• Rolling advertisement: applications accepted at any time
• Departments review applications as they come in (faculty review, seminar, references, then interview)

Please read the official IIT Kanpur rolling advertisement before applying, and browse more faculty jobs on ResearchJobs.in.