Garima Rani

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is advertising two PhD openings in a joint-supervision setup through the School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe) . The positions are in microbial dynamics, antimicrobial resistance, biomimetic antimicrobials, cold plasma interactions, antimicrobial peptide discovery, and physics-informed AI . One project is titled Multiscale Investigation of Cold Plasma Interactions with Bacterial Surfaces for Microbial Inactivation , and the other is Mechanism-Aware and Physics-Informed AI Framework for Antimicrobial Peptide Discovery . The openings are associated with Garima Rani (Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi), with joint supervision through SIRe at IIT Delhi, including collaboration with a professor from the Department of Physics at IIT Delhi and a professor from the Department of Human Centred Design at IIIT-Delhi. Applicants should have a background in biophysics, physics, bioengineering, microbiology, computational biology, or quantitative sciences . The post highlights interest in antimicrobial technologies, plasma-microbe interactions, AI-driven discovery, and multiscale modeling . To apply, candidates should send a brief CV to [email protected] and review the eligibility and application details on the SIRe IIT Delhi website. The last date to apply is 11 April 2026 .