Work with KĀRYA
How to apply
Send your CV / portfolio and a short note on your research interests. Name the track that fits you.
Email: ashish@iitk.ac.in
PhD applicants : apply through IIT Kanpur’s formal admissions each semester — Link.
We are looking for motivated B.Des, M.Des, B.Tech, M.Tech and PhD students, interns and project staff who want their research to leave the lab — and come back to the workers it was meant for.
As a scholar, you will get an opportunity to:
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Work on real-world HFE research problems
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Participate in field studies and experiments
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Learn research methods, data collection and analysis
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Work with ergonomic assessment and research instruments
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Design something — and test it with the people it was made for
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Contribute to research papers/conference publications
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Develop skills in scientific writing and research
Backgrounds we welcome
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Industrial and Product Design
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Mechanical, Biomedical and Industrial engineering
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Physiology and public health
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Psychology and cognitive science
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Instrumentation
We are looking for students who are:
Curious. Analytical. Willing to work in the field and in experimentation. Comfortable asking questions. And genuinely interested in understanding people and the systems they work in.