Rolling Advertisement for Visiting Faculty
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur invites applications for the position of
visiting faculty in its different academic units from amongst Academic personnel from universities,
institutes, R & D labs, industry or Government in India or abroad, including those on sabbatical
leave from other institutions or retired.
A Visiting faculty from Academic Institutes must possess a Ph.D degree with adequate
experience in teaching and research equivalent to that of an Associate Professor or Professor of
Institutes of repute. A personnel from Industry should preferably possess a Ph.D degree or a
proven record of research, publishing papers in refereed journals or having good patents etc.
The age of a Visiting Faculty should not exceed 69 at the time of appointment. However, any
existing Visiting Faculty may be allowed by the Director to continue beyond the age of 70 till the
end of the prevailing semester or completion of any sponsored project for which he/she is the
PI or Co-PI.
Duties and Responsibilities : A visiting Faculty shall work full time taking academic
responsibilities at par with regular faculty members. They may offer theoretical and practical
courses at UG and PG level, guide students’ projects and Ph.D scholars for which he/she may be
a co-supervisor with a supervisor from amongst the regular faculty members of the Institute. A
Visiting Faculty may also be the co-PI of a sponsored/consultancy project for which the PI would
be a regular faculty member of the Institute. A Visiting Faculty may be an invitee to the BOAC of
the Department.
Honorarium : (a) For a person retired from a pensionable service, the honorarium would be
the last pay drawn less the pension amount, subject to the maximum of Rs. 1,20,000/- per
month.