INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE

Form: R20

Dated: January 2, 2018

Advertisement for a Postdoctoral Position

Applications are invited from motivated and eligible candidates for a postdoctoral position in the Centre of Astronomy.

Centre of Astronomy is currently involved in several externally-funded projects from DST-SERB and ISRO, and the postdoctoral fellow would be expected to contribute significantly towards one or more of these projects, or other projects, as decided by the Centre.

Eligibility: Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Physics or a related area. Please note that you should have defended your Ph.D. dissertation.

Stipend:

Postdoctoral Fellow will be paid consolidated salary based on the following salary structure of the DST for Research Associate.

Category Emoluments per month

Research Associate-I Rs. 36,000/-

Research Associate-II Rs. 38,000/-

Research Associate-III Rs. 40,000/-

The category will decided/recommended by the selection committee based on the qualification/Experience/Performance in the interview of the candidate.

Service conditions:

1. DA: Postdoctoral Fellow will not be entitled to DA.

2. House Rent Allowance (HRA): All Postdoctoral Fellow may be provided accommodation based on availability and those residing in accommodation provided by the institute will not be eligible for drawing HRA. Wherever provision of hostel accommodation is not possible, HRA may be allowed to Postdoctoral Fellow as per Government norms applicable in the city/location where they are working. The fellowship amount may be taken as basic for calculating the HRA.

3. Medical Benefits: The Postdoctoral Fellow will be entitled for medical allowance as per institute policy.

4. The travel entitlement for Postdoctoral Fellow for participation in scientific events/workshops in India will continue to be as per institute norms.

Duration: The appointment is for one year.

Interested candidates are requested to submit a detailed CV to HoD Astronomy via e-mail: hodastronomy@iiti.ac.in by January 5, 2018. Interviews would be held on January 11, 2018.

Only shortlisted candidates will intimated by email for an interview. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview.