Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited invites applications for the following posts via direct recruitment:

Research Associates

Essential Qualification:

Ph.D - Chemistry

a. Ph.D. in Polymers/Polyolefin/Petrochemicals:

• Candidate with research experience in the polymer synthesis and characterization, particularly polyolefin or specialty polymers are desirable.
• Candidates with experience in polymer catalyst such as Ziegler type catalyst are desirable.

b. Ph.D. in Battery Research:

• Candidate with research experience in the areas of energy storage, Metal Ion batteries, metal air batteries, flow cells, fuel cells etc., are desirable.

c. Ph.D. in Membrane Separation and Adsorptive Separation

• Candidates with research experience in the area of polymer membranes, mixed matrix membranes, membrane separation processes for gas separation, liquid separation, water desalination are desirable.
• Candidates with research experience in the area of adsorbent material development and gas and liquid separation process particularly hydrocarbon mixture separation are desirable.

d. Ph.D. in Catalysis:

• Candidates with research experience in the area of heterogeneous catalysis, particularly hydrocarbon transformations are preferable. Candidates with experience in the development of catalytic materials are also desirable.

e. Ph.D. in Materials / Nano-materials:

• Candidates with experience in development of (i) inorganic porous materials such as MOFs, zeolites, etc., (ii) nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and their industrial applications, such as polymer composites (iii) thermic fluids, particularly phase change materials are preferred.

f. Ph.D. in Analytical and Organic Chemistry:

• Candidates with hands on experience in advanced analytical techniques such as XRD, XPS, XRF, mass spectroscopy, electron microscopy, thermal analysis are desirable.
• Candidates with experience synthetic organic chemistry and good exposure with advanced analytical techniques are desirable.

Ph.D - Bio Science/Microbiology/Bio-technology

• Candidates with research experience in microbial bioprocesses with experience of working on yeast or bacterial molecular biology will be preferred. In addition, candidates with research experience of working on bio-fuels such as 2G Ethanol and Algal Biofuels are desirable.

Ph.D - Engineering

a) Phd. in Chemical engineering; preferably in the following areas:

a. Separation Processes (Adsorption/Extraction/Absorption/Membranes)

b. Catalytic Processes

c. Modelling & Simulation

d. Refining Processes

b) Phd. in Combustion & Emission Engineering / Automobile Engineering/Thermal

Engineering / Mechanical Engineering.

Candidates with Research experience and specialization in Internal Combustion Engine (IC Engine) are desirable.

c) Phd. in Metallurgy with Specialization in Corrosion Studies.

Candidates with research experience in new products for corrosion mitigation, protocol for experimentation etc. are desirable

M.Tech

a) Chemical Engineering

b) Metallurgy with specialization in corrosion studies

Candidates with experience in Corrosion Lab facilities in Industry are desirable.

c) Mechanical Engineering

Candidates with experience in Battery Management Systems/Tribology desirable.

d) Combustion & Emission Engineering/ Automobile Engineering

Candidates with experience in Engine Lab facilities with test benches in industry are desirable.

e) Thermal Engineering

Candidates with experience in Solar thermal, Thermal Management System are desirable, Thermic fluids, Phase change materials are desirable.

Minimum 1-year post M Tech relevant work experience (As on 11.10.2021) is required. Preferably in areas as mentioned above in Oil and Gas industries. Teaching Experience will not be considered as relevant experience.

Project Associates

Essential Qualification:

MSc/BSc

• Chemistry
• Chemistry -Material Science
• Microbiology/ Biosciences/ Biotechnology

Diploma/PG Diploma

• Chemical Engineering/Chemical Technology/Petroleum Refining
• Mechanical Engineering/ Automobile Engineering (Candidates with experience of running Test Benches, Chassis Dyno, Transient Dyno, Eddy Current Dyno, Emission Systems, BS VI Systems, Utilities for the Transient Dyno and Chassis Dyno are desirable)

For more details related to eligibility criteria, fee, pattern, annexures, place of posting etc. refer to the attachments below."