Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow – AI-Driven Materials Design for High-Temperature Tribological Applications Required Number 1 Qualification Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Tribology, Computational Materials Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related disciplines Conduct cutting-edge research on the AI-assisted design and development of self-lubricating polymers and polymer composites for high-temperature tribological applications.

Develop machine learning and physics-informed models for predicting friction, wear, thermal stability, and mechanical performance of advanced materials.

Design, fabricate, and characterize novel polymeric materials using experimental and computational approaches.

Integrate AI/ML techniques with tribological testing, materials informatics, and optimization frameworks to accelerate material discovery. AI-assisted materials design has become a powerful approach for discovering polymers with targeted thermal and functional properties.

Publish high-impact research articles and contribute to sponsored research projects.





Collaborate with researchers from Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and Computer Science disciplines.

Key Responsibilities Develop AI/ML models for material property prediction and inverse material design.

Create databases of polymer formulations and tribological performance metrics.

Conduct tribological testing under high-temperature conditions.

Perform material characterization using microscopy, thermal analysis, spectroscopy, and mechanical testing.

- Assist in project proposal writing and industry collaborations.

Mentor postgraduate and doctoral students working in the project.

Desirable Skills

Candidates should possess expertise in one or more of the following: -

Materials/Tribology Domain

Polymer Tribology

Self-Lubricating Materials

Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites

High-Temperature Materials

Wear and Friction Analysis

Materials Characterization Techniques (SEM, EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMA)

Job Category Research Last Date to Apply August 6, 2026

📌 Postdoctoral Fellow – AI-Driven Materials Design for High-Temperature Tribological Applications @Chennai
🏢 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
📍 Chennai