Research Associate

Applications are invited for the temporary position of Research Associate sanctioned in the sponsored project titled “"Computational Modeling of Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions for their applications in Zn-ion Battery” under the Principal Investigator Prof. Swapan K Pati, Theoretical Sciences Unit, JNCASR, Jakkur, Bengaluru, 560 064.

Applications are invited for a temporary position of Research Associate sanctioned in the JC Bose project under the Principal Investigator Prof. Umesh V Waghmare, Theoretical Sciences Unit, JNCASR, Jakkur, Bengaluru, 560064.

We are looking for highly motivated PhD scholars to work on problems in theoretical microhydrodynamics. The position available is a Research Associate (I, II or III depending on prior post-doctoral experience) under auspices of the SERB project titled 'Motion of anisotropic particles in viscoelastic shearing flows: Microstructure, rheology and shear-induced migration'.

Applicants will have to have a strong background in microhydrodynamics, with expertise in  applied mathematics and physics, and published/accepted papers in top-tier Mechanics/physics journals (examples include the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physical Review Fluids, Physical Review Letters, etc). The principal problem will involve use of a spheroidal harmonics framework to determine the position-cum-orientation dynamics of an anisotropic particle in a viscoelastic shearing flow as a function of the Deborah number. The results of the analysis and computations will be applied to a range of suspension-related problems including rheology, shear-induced migration, scalar transport and hydrodynamic stability. Motivated candidates will have ample opportunities to work on fundamental problems in other areas of fluid mechanics: examples include particle motion in stratified fluids, Statistical mechanical theory for bacterial turbulence and related areas in Active Matter, Elastic and inertio-elastic instabilities.

Interested applicants may mail their resume, along with supporting material (papers/preprints) to sganesh@jncasr.ac.in, emuoffice@jncasr.ac.in. The deadline is January 15th, 2023.

Candidates who have obtained their PhD in the last 1-2 years and are keen to carry out research exploring biological mechanisms underlying neurological disorders are encouraged to apply (Email: anand@jncasr.ac.in). Suitable candidates will be invited to visit and give a seminar in the laboratory.