IIT Gandhinagar Wanted Research Associate-I in Indo-French Collaborative Research Project

Applications are invited for a Research Associate-I in Indo-French industry relevant collaborative research project “[ADEPT] AI-assisted Energy Portfolio Optimization Toolkit for Renewable Energy-rich Grid Management” funded by the Indo French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA).

This project position provides the opportunity to work with Industry-Academia from India and France on developing AI-based forecasting models and advanced optimization based energy scheduling tool for grid balancing and for power procurement decisions in day-ahead and real-time market operations. Further, the developed toolkits will be tested and deployed in offline at SLDC Gujarat for better training, testing and tuning of the developed models.

Name of Post

Research Associate-I

Consolidated Monthly Pay

Rs 58,000/- + HRA (16%)

Qualification and Experience

• PhD in Electrical Engineering with relevant research knowledge/skills.
• The candidate should have a strong academic and research track records throughout and the percentage/grade points with respect to the academic qualifications should be a minimum of 60% or equivalent in Graduation and above and 55% or equivalent grade in 10th and 12th.
• Candidate should have strong understanding of power systems operation, electricity markets and economics, renewable energy grid integration, grid optimization and forecasting.
• Knowledge of power system simulation tool, GAMS, Python programming, SQL database and WebAPI is desirable.

Duration of Appointment

Two Years (extendable up to January 2028)

How to apply?

Interested candidates may apply through Google form (Link in advertisement)

Selection Process

Selection will be based on interview and only the shortlisted candidates will be intimated well in advance the date and time of the interview.

Last date of Application: 31 May, 2025

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