Applications are invited for a project scientist position at IIT Delhi Center of 
Excellence in climate modeling, sponsored by DST India. The goal of the project 
will be to improve convective schemes in General Circulation Models (GCMs). 

Minimum qualifications for the position are: B.Tech with GATE qualification or 
M.Sc. with NET qualification. M.Tech./Ph.D. degree and publications in reputed 
international journals is desirable. 

Pay scale: According to IIT Delhi and DST norms. Duration: Initially for 3 
months (casual basis), and then for 1 year. Starting: May 2024

The candidate should have a strong academic background in fluid mechanics, 
thermdynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and machine learning. The candidate 
should be comfortable with carrying out theoretical analysis involving advanced 
engineering mathematics. The candidate should have demonstrated excellent coding 
skills in CFD (e.g. in C/C++/Fortran etc.) in the past, and should be 
comfortable with working/modifying open source packages (e.g. OpenFOAM/WRF 
etc.). Knowledge of atmospheric science and experience with parallel computing 
on high performance computing setups is desirable.       

Interested candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may email their CV and 
any other relevant documents (e.g. links to thesis, papers, reports)  to Prof. 
Amitabh Bhattacharya (bhattach@iitd.ac.in) and Prof. Vamsi K. Chalamala 
(vchalama@am.iitd.ac.in), department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi.