{"id":14,"date":"2026-03-31T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bio.iitb.ac.in\/~sandeepkalva\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:11:18","slug":"open-positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bio.iitb.ac.in\/~sandeepkalva\/open-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Open positions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5777ff42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5777ff42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-794c22dc\" data-id=\"794c22dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409737cf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409737cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open positions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294ff6c6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"294ff6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4039bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4039bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63b66812\" data-id=\"63b66812\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51bb17 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e51bb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Post-doctoral fellows<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665b4fb8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"665b4fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe host Institute Post-doctoral Fellows (IPDF). We look for fresh PhDs, PhDs with under two years of postdoctoral experience, or scholars who have submitted their thesis and await examination. Experience in photoacoustic\/optoacoustic, optical or ultrasound imaging systems, reconstruction algorithms, deep\/machine learning, or Monte-Carlo modelling is preferred. See the <a href='https:\/\/www.iitb.ac.in\/career\/apply'>IIT Bombay careers page<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70b857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a70b857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ae29b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ae29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe also host National Post-doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) candidates through <a href='https:\/\/www.anrfonline.in\/ANRF\/npdf?HomePage=New'>ANRF<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/ra.dbtindia.gov.in\/'>DBT-RA<\/a> fellows, and <a href='https:\/\/rcb.res.in\/RRF\/'>Ramalingaswami Re-entry<\/a> fellows. Send your CV and SOP to sandeep.kalva[at]iitb.ac.in.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ecec62c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ecec62c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9e3c7\" data-id=\"3dd9e3c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13683771 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13683771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PhD and MTech \/ dual-degree positions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53678f8e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53678f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe hire PhD students throughout the year. See the <a href='https:\/\/www.iitb.ac.in\/newacadhome\/toadmission.jsp'>IITB admissions page<\/a> for how to apply to PhD and MTech\/MTech+PhD programs. We also host candidates with CSIR\/JRF fellowships in physics, mathematics, optics or ultrasound backgrounds.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-693b4ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"693b4ef1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bae2e3e\" data-id=\"2bae2e3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289d9737 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289d9737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internships (in-person only)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d25292 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d25292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:120}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>IITB Research Internship Award<\/strong> \u2014 announced yearly; Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s students yet to finish their degree can apply via the <a href='https:\/\/www.ircc.iitb.ac.in\/IRCC-Webpage\/IITBInternship\/'>IRCC page<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604911b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604911b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>External students<\/strong> \u2014 apply through the <a href='https:\/\/acad.iitb.ac.in\/admissions\/internship'>academic internship page<\/a> for 6-month to one-year projects. 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