Applications are invited from highly motivated candidates with good academic records for a fulltime, fixed-term Research Fellow position with the Smart Energy Learning Centre (SELC) at the Dhirubhai Ambani University (Formerly DAIICT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

The project details, requisite qualifications, and experience are as follows:

Discarded and end-of-life smartphones represent a fast-growing e-waste stream, yet most retain functional processors, memory, sensors, cameras, and connectivity modules well suited to lightweight AI inference. This project investigates the repurposing of such discarded devices as low-cost edge-AI nodes covering on-device model compression and quantization, thermal and battery-health-aware scheduling, and deployment in real-world edge/IoT scenarios (e.g., smart agriculture, surveillance, Federated Learning). The JRF will support the experimental, data-collection, and software-development components of this work.

How to Apply:

• Interested candidates must send their detailed Curriculum Vitae with a cover letter through email to investigators at kalyan_sasidhar[at]dau[dot]ac[dot]in
• Please write “Application for Research Fellow position for project CSR-24/BSES/A3-PKS/SELC” in the subject line of the email.

Important Dates:

• Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed every two weeks on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Expected start date: Earliest possible date, preferably August first week after selection

Additional Information:

• Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview based on their CV, qualifications, and relevant experience.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an online interview. The interview will assess candidates for the skill set as mentioned above.
• For any queries, the candidates can reach out to the investigators through email.