IIT Hyderabad JRF Recruitment 2026

Description of the job

The selected candidate will be involved in:

• Design and operation of batch and columns systems for selective recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from coal fly ash.
• Synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of adsorbent materials.
• Laboratory-scale leaching, adsorption, desorption, and separation experiments. Analysis of aqueous and solid samples using advanced analytical techniques such as ICP-OES/ICP-MS, XRD, SEM-EDS, FTIR, BET, etc.
• Process optimization, mass balance calculations, and data interpretation.
• Preparation of technical reports, journal publications, conference presentations, and project documentation.
• Assisting in project management and laboratory activities.

Essential Qualifications

• First-class B.Tech./B.E. and M.Tech./M.E./M.S. in Environmental, Chemical, Metallurgical, Materials, Mining, Civil Engineering or allied disciplines; or M.Sc. in relevant disciplines with valid NET/GATE qualification.

Desirable qualifications

• Knowledge of hydrometallurgy, adsorption, column studies, rare earth elements, analytical instruments (ICP-OES/MS, XRD, SEM-EDS, FTIR), and scientific writing.

Research opportunity

• Work on a nationally and internationally significant research problem in separating REE
• Gain expertise in advanced experimentation in Environmental Engineering-extraction and separation of critical metals.
• Contribute to high-quality academic publications.
• Pursuing a Ph.D. at IIT Hyderabad, subject to the institute norms and performance.
• Collaborate with researchers working in Center of Excellence (CoE) on critical minerals at IITH