BITS Pilani jobs - Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate

This posting is for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position DST-TIH TIH-IoT Technology Development Program with Dr. Chalapathi, Assistant Professor, BITS_Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan

Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/ Project Associate-1 in a time-bound research project for a temporary period purely on a contractual basis as per the following details:

Position: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/Project Associate-1

Project Title: LoRa-WSN-based IoT Communication Platform for Precision Agriculture

Funding Agency: DST TIH Foundation for IoT and IoE

Principal Investigator: Dr. G S Sesha Chalapathi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Project Tenure: Till 31 March 2024 (with a possible 6-month extension)

Job Description:

This project aims to develop a communication platform using the LoRa protocol for precision agriculture applications. The JRF would get an opportunity to work on a hardware platform that will be deployed and tested on an agriculture farm. This sensor network aims to collect various soil, weather, and plant health parameters for timely and efficient decision-making to increase crop productivity. The JRF will integrate the sensors, implement communication protocols and investigate the optimal sensor deployment in agriculture farms.

Qualification:

M.E. / M. Tech. in Embedded Systems/ Electronics Engineering or Equivalent degree along with GATE/NET qualification. OR M.Sc. in Electronics or equivalent degree.

Prior working experience in microcontroller-based hardware projects, sensor interfacing with microcontrollers, sending data to the cloud, etc.

Desirable: 

a) Good written and spoken English and some experience in technical writing.

b) Working Knowledge of Machine Learning and Deep Learning will be an added advantage.

Fellowship:

₹ 31,000/- per month for NET/GATE qualified candidates.

₹ 25,000/-  per month for non-NET/GATE qualified candidates.

Registration for PhD.:

Selected candidates will be given the opportunity for a full-time Ph.D. program at BITS, Pilani as per the institute norms.

NOTE: Students with M.Tech. in Power Electronics/ Electrical Engineering/ Power Systems and related branches in Electrical Engineering NEED NOT APPLY TO THIS POST

Application Procedure:

1.         The candidate must send his updated CV through mail to with the subject of the mail as 'Application for JRF position – TIH-IoT Project’.

2.        The last Date to apply for this position is 12th October 2022.

3.         Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed through Skype or a similar online platform. Notification of the same will be sent to the shortlisted candidate through email.