PFI Chair Professor on Energy Independence, IISc

Nomination Procedure

• The Chair Professorship would be awarded to a nominated faculty member with stellar performance. The national level Selection Committee for this purpose, headed by a Divisional Dean at IISc, will include two distinguished experts nominated by the Director, IISc. Each term of the award is for a three years period. In exceptional cases, a candidate faculty could be awarded this Chair Professorship position for a second term.

• Eligibility: Any Professor of IISc, a) who has completed at least 3 years of service as Professor and b) who is actively engaged in research in the broad area of ‘Technologies in the Power Sector promoting Energy Independence’.

Benefits

• The selected incumbent will occupy the Chair for a period of three years. A monthly top-up salary of Rs. 75,000/- and annual research grant of Rs. 8 lakh shall be provided. 
• The Chair Associate Professor/Professor will be required to submit a brief annual report to the Director, IISc on the research activities conducted with the financial support received.

Responsibility

The selected faculty member is expected to be

1. actively engaged in research and academic activities at IISc and within academia ecosystem in and outside India
2. engage with the industries (any) and contribute to a strong research and development ecosystem around the institute,
3. organize a national workshop in coordination with PFI on a mutually selected subject, at least once a year (expenses in this regard will be borne by PFI), and
4. enable connections between related/relevant groups/ departments/ industries domains to broaden IISc-PFI collaboration.