Shriram Group RT Chair in Computational Mechanics

About

Shriram Group RT Chair in Computational Mechanics was established in 2024, with an endowment from Shriram Group. The Chair will be awarded to distinguished faculty conducting frontier research in computational mechanics and will be appointed for a period of 3 years.

Nomination Procedure

• The Chair would be awarded to a nominated faculty member with stellar performance. The selection committee for this purpose will be a national level committee that will be headed by a Divisional Chair and will include two distinguished experts external to IISc. Each term of the award is of three years duration. Additional terms could be awarded (in exceptional cases) to the same candidate faculty (if the faculty member gets nominated again) based on the recommendation of the selection committee.
• The nominator should be a Full Professor at the Institute.
• It will be awarded to a Professor in the Division of Mechanical Sciences.
  ln case of no suitable candidates found by the selection committee at the Professor level, fresh applications will be invited from Associate Professors with a minimum of three years of service. The quantum of support in this case will be lower for the entire term of the position.

Benefits

• The selected incumbent will occupy the Chair for a period of three years. A monthly top-up salary and an annual research grant will be provided, with the quantum of support being proportional to the faculty’s position.
• 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.