Information for IPDF Applicants

DSSE, IIT Bombay welcomes applications for Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowships (IPDF) from qualified candidates with a PhD degree in Innovation & Entrepreneurship or related disciplines. 

Eligibility Criteria:

Fresh PhDs or PhDs with less than 2 years of experience from the date of defence or doctoral researchers who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting examination are eligible to apply. The candidates should be preferably below 32 years of age. IIT Bombay's own PhD students are not eligible for this position.

Applicants must have published a minimum of two publications in reputed journals (SCI/SCOPUS Indexed) or case study outlet (only published case studies with a teaching note will be considered). A maximum of one conference proceedings will be considered in lieu of journal of case study publication.

Merely fulfilling this criterion does not guarantee selection. The IPDF is highly competitive: there are only a limited number of IPDF positions in the School.  International applicants are also encouraged to apply.

Duration and benefits 

The period of the IPDF is one year. Candidates will be considered for extension for a second year based on their performance in the first year. Such candidates will submit a research plan for the second year, which will be duly evaluated and recommended by an expert committee. There will be no extension after two years. 

The fellowship, other benefits are as mentioned in IITB website: https://www.iitb.ac.in/career/apply

Before Applying

Applicants are advised to view the DSSE webpage (https://www.dsse.iitb.ac.in/) to learn about its faculty members and their fields of teaching and research. Every applicant should identify a faculty member in DSSE to act as the IPDF Supervisor, and prepare a research proposal in line with the stated research interest of the potential supervisor. The research proposal, typically 1-3 pages long, should describe the background work, objectives, methodology, etc., along with research plans for the first year. 

IPDF applicants can choose to contact any faculty in DSSE for preliminary discussions of their post doctoral work. The following faculty members are currently open to working with suitable PDFs:

Anuradha Narasimhan

Lina Sonne Vyas

Sankalp Pratap

Applying

Interested candidates are required to submit their application by email to Head, DSSE (head.dsse@iitb.ac.in). The application should contain the following:

• Filled application form that is available at the Post-Doc tab of the following webpage: https://www.iitb.ac.in/career/apply
• Cover Letter
• Complete curriculum vitae
• Research proposal (with the name of the proposed supervisor clearly mentioned)
• Copies of at least 2 publications

Expectations from IPDF

An IPDF is expected to carry out new research work with the Supervisor, on a full-time basis on-campus. Publications in the form of conference proceedings and journal articles are strongly encouraged and expected. Publications resulting from the IPDF research should acknowledge IIT Bombay and DSSE for the support through the IPDF programme.  

Besides their research work, IPDFs could, in consultation with their faculty mentors, help with teaching activities including lab courses, and assist DSSE  students in their projects, besides administrative duties. IPDFs may find this experience of value in their future careers.