"Junior Research Fellow"

Hiring Organization: BITS Pilani (Goa campus)

Organization Profile: The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, BITS Pilani, is an all-India Institute for higher education. In addition to this, BITS has devised innovative schemes to enable professionals-at-large to conduct research at their place of work and simultaneously work for the Ph.D. degree of the Institute.

Project description: We aim to develop a wearable patch (Swedguru) capable of real-time, non-invasive monitoring of glucose levels by analyzing sweat. Our device will employ novel graphene sensing technology and ML algorithms to obtain accurate-continuous monitoring. Swedguru can be extended to study multiple sweat analytes related to other health conditions.

Research Position: Junior Research Fellow (will be converted to Ph.D on joining)

Title of the project: SwedGuru: A privacy-aware smart wearable patch to analyze sweat and provide real-time health feedback

Sponsoring/Funding Agency: BITS Pilani CDRF framework

Essential Qualifications: B.E/B.Tech or M.E/ M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/ Medical Electronics/Chemical Engineering with minimum of 65% marks or 7.5 CGPA from any recognized University/Institute. Preference will be given for the candidates with Gate Score.

Desirable Qualifications: With a strong background in material characterization, microfabrication, soft lithography

Fellowship: ₹37,000 – ₹42,000 per month (based on the year of PhD and performance)

Job Location: Goa

Apply Mode: Apply here: https://lnkd.in/d4QAjuEF

Organization Website: https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/goa/

For more information write to: vadirajh@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in