Research Associate, Dam Safety Modelling (2 Posts) at IIT Roorkee ICED
Job Description
IIT Roorkee’s International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) is hiring two Research Associates for numerical modelling of dams, on a Central Water Commission (CWC) project led by Prof. M.L. Sharma. One post focuses on concrete gravity dams, power houses and intake structures; the other on embankment dams and the soil and rock beneath them.
At a glance
- Positions: Research Associate (2 posts)
- Project: Development of International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED) (ICED-2043-MJS)
- Sponsor: Central Water Commission (CWC), New Delhi
- Pay: Rs 30,000 to Rs 75,000 per month plus HRA
- Duration: One year
- Walk-in interview: 25 September 2026, 10:00 AM
India has thousands of large dams, many of them decades old, and keeping them safe depends on regular assessment. Numerical models let engineers check how a dam, its foundation and the reservoir behave under earthquakes, ageing and other loads, and help decide where repairs or monitoring are needed.
About the two research associate posts
- Post 1 (structural): numerical modelling of gravity dams, power houses and intake structures; automating data extraction and post-processing with Python; detailed technical reports, design validations and field visits
- Post 2 (geotechnical): numerical modelling of soil and rock masses for embankment dam stability; deconvolution of ground motions; geotechnical investigations and stability analysis of dams; reports and field visits
Eligibility
- Post 1: M.Tech in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Dam Safety and Rehabilitation (or equivalent), or a Ph.D. in a relevant field, preferably from NITs, IITs, IISc or higher institutes. Desirable: Abaqus, Ansys or LS-Dyna; Python scripting; modelling dam-reservoir-foundation interaction and alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR); user-defined subroutines
- Post 2: M.Tech in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Dam Safety and Rehabilitation (or equivalent), or a Ph.D. in a relevant field, preferably from NITs, IITs, IISc or higher institutes. Desirable: Plaxis 2D/3D, GeoStudio, RS2; Python post-processing; deconvolution of ground motions; constitutive models such as PM4Sand, UBC Sand and HSS
All candidates must have excellent academic performance and must be GATE qualified; the notice says essential qualifications may be relaxed in exceptional cases. 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 30,000 to Rs 75,000 per month plus HRA
- One year
How to apply
Submit an application on plain paper with a detailed CV (listing your degrees and certificates in chronological order) and your research, industrial or other experience, together with attested copies of your degree and experience certificates, to the Principal Investigator’s office: by email to head@iced.iitr.ac.in, by post, or in person at the interview. Bring your original certificates to the interview for verification.
Key dates
- Walk-in interview: 25 September 2026, 10:00 AM, ICED, IIT Roorkee (the day is handwritten on the notice)
Please read the official IIT Roorkee advertisement (PDF) before applying, and browse more Research Associate jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Official advertisement: iitr.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Dam-reservoir interaction: revise how reservoir water is represented in seismic analysis of concrete dams, and the role of foundation flexibility.
- Seismic inputs: response spectra, the Indian seismic code for structures, and what ground-motion deconvolution does in site response.
- Material behaviour: for Post 1, what alkali-aggregate reaction does to concrete; for Post 2, what liquefaction-capable soil models like PM4Sand capture.
- Automation: bring an example of a Python script that pulled results from Abaqus, Ansys or Plaxis.
- Documents: have your GATE scorecard ready; it is required.
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.
