Research Fellow and Project Associate Position at NIT Rourkela

Greetings from the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT Rourkela.

We are pleased to invite applications for the post of Research Fellow (RF) and Project Associates (PA) under a prestigious research project funded by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Government of India, titled:

🎯 “Waveform Design, Testing, and Verification for Joint Radar and Communication at Millimeter Wave Frequency Band.”

📌 Key Details:

Number of Positions: 03 (RF 1 position, PA 2 position)

Duration: Up to December 2027

Monthly Fellowship: ₹45,000/- for RF, ₹22,500/- for PA

Mode of Interview: Online

Interview Date: August 13, 2025, 10:00 AM

Last Date to Apply: August 11, 2025

Department: Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT Rourkela

🎓 Eligibility Criteria RF:

M.Tech/M.E/MS or equivalent in ECE, EE, CSE, RF, Microwave, Telecommunication, Signal processing, AI/ML, VLSI, etc.

Or M.Sc./MCA

Or B.Tech/B.E with GATE score for RF

🎓 Eligibility Criteria PA:

B.Tech/B.E in ECE, EE, CSE, MSc

Minimum 60% marks or 6.5/10 CGPA throughout

Responsibilities:

RF: Conduct research on development of joint radar and communication (JRC) technology. Designing, simulating, and testing of waveform for JRC. Design, validate the concept in SDR/ FPGA module.

PA: Develop conceptual hardware to prove JRC concepts. Design and development of millimetre wave hardware for 6G wireless communication as well as radar functionality. Testing and debugging RF and baseband circuits.

🧠 Desired Skills:

Strong knowledge at least in two research areas among the following: 1) digital signal processing. 2) Embedded Systems. 3) wireless communication. 4)Antenna Design, 5) RF circuit design, debugging, and testing.

Programming proficiency in Python, MATLAB, VHDL/Verilog, etc.

Exposure to hardware (SDR, FPGA, RF-Soc) and EDA tools preferred

This opportunity also opens avenues for M Tech Research/ Ph.D. admission, subject to eligibility and institute norms.

Interested candidates may reach out to the PI: Prof. Subrata Maiti

📧 Email: smaiti@nitrkl.ac.in

Advertisement Details can be found in NIT Rourkela website: https://nitrkl.ac.in/SRICCE/Career