Chandrasekhar Post-Doctoral Fellowships at Indian Institute of Astrophysics
What is this all about?
The Director, IIA invites applications from exceptionally bright candidates with outstanding academic credentials for the award of 'Chandrasekhar Post-Doctoral Fellowships' in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics.
Research Areas
SUN AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Structure and dynamics of the solar atmosphere, activity, variability, transient phenomena, radio emission, planets and
comets.
STELLAR AND GALACTIC ASTRONOMY
Formation and evolution of stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets, stellar atmospheres, star clusters, stellar variability, novae and supernovae, circumstellar and interstellar matter, planetary nebulae.
HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
Star formation in galaxies, activity in galaxies, gamma-ray brusts.
THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS AND RELATED PHYSICS
Magnetohydrodynamics and radiative processes in astrophysical objects, black holes, pulsars, structure and dynamics
of galaxies, relativity, cosmology, atomic and molecular physics.
INSTRUMENTATION
UV Imaging Telescope for the Indian Astronomy Satellite (ASTROSAT), backend instruments for the various observing
facilities, charge coupled devices, adaptive and active optics, astronomy related electronics.
Facilities
KODAIKANAL OBSERVATORY
Solar Tunnel Telescope; Backend instruments:high dispersion spectrograph, spectroheliograph and full disc CCD imagers
GAURIBIDANUR RADIO OBSERVATORY
Decameter Wave Radio Telescope; Backend instruments: Radioheliograph and Radio spectrograph
VAINU BAPPU OBSERVATORY, KAVALUR
2.34 m Vainu Bappu Telescope and 1 m Carl-Zeiss Telescope; Backend instruments: CCD imagers, low and medium
resolution spectrographs, high resolution echelle spectrograph, polarimeter, speckle interferometer
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HOSAKOTE
Remote operations facility for the 2 m HCT, laboratories for experimental physics and space sciences
INDIAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY, HANLE
2 m remotely operated Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT); Backend instruments: optical CCD imager, Hanle Faint
Object Spectrograph Camera (HFOSC) and Near Infrared Imager High Altitude Gamma Ray (HAGAR) Telescope Array
LIBRARY AND COMPUTING FACILITIES
Modern, well-stocked library, state of the art computing facilities, data centre and high speed internet at Bangalore and the field stations. The Institute is a member of C-DAC's grid computing project with access to a large number of supercomputers in different parts of the country.
The Institute has plans to set up a 2 m class solar telescope at a high altitude site and develop a space coronagraph.
Fellowship/Salaray
The fellowship is for a period of two years with a possibility of an extension for one more year. Candidates should be ordinarily below the age of 32 years. The monthly stipend is Rs.25,000/- for candidates with up to 2 years post-doctoral experience and Rs.30,000/- for those with more than 2 years experience. Chandra Fellows would be entitled to an annual contingency grant of Rs.1,00,000/-, as well as to housing, medical and other benefits in accordance with the rules of the institute. Travel support by economy air fare will be available at the time of taking up the assignment. Chandra Fellows may choose their own research topics or collaborate with groups or individuals in the institute.
Applications and Selection
Application may be submitted any time of the year by E-mail: pdf_chandra@iiap.res.in along with a curriculum vitae, list of publications, research proposal and names and addresses of five referees. Processing of the applications takes about three months.
Submission deadline: Applications can be submitted any time of the year
Website Details: http://www.iia.res.in/
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Summer Training:Raman Research Institute Summer Training/Visiting Students Program, apply early
Raman Research Institute Visiting Students Program.
What is this all about?
The Visiting Student Programme is aimed at offering research experience to highly motivated students who are presently pursuing their undergraduate or masters studies. Students seeking such opportunities mainly during their summer vacations, as under the so-called Summer programme, will continue to be supported under this new and generalized format.
Format of the Programme:
During the period of the visit, the student will work closely with at least one staff member of the Institute on a suitable project, or on a part of a project, as appropriate. The student's work and the interaction with the staff and the graduate students at the Institute are expected to provide her/him a flavour of the research pursuits at the Institute, in general, and a first-hand experience in research, in particular.
Who Can Apply?
Students within 1-2 years of their end of BSc., B.E. and M.Sc. students with the intention of pursuing research as a career are eligible to apply. Eligible students from Bangalore colleges, who are keen to utilize their week-ends and vacation periods for acquiring research experience at RRI, will also be considered.
Area of Work/Job profile: Refer the institutes website.
Duration
Although the summer vacation period may be a generally preferred duration for most students, the visits during and/or extending to other periods are also possible. The duration may range, on a case-by-case basis, anywhere between 6-weeks to 6-months (extendable upto one year, subject to a critical assessment of the student's progress by the end of the sixth month, where applicable
Intake
The Institute anticipates a significant number of visiting students during the summer months. However, the scheme is not limited to the summer. In any case, the total number of visiting students at a time would be limited by available projects/mentors and relevant resources. For this and other logistics reasons, the candidates are advised to apply at least two months in advance of their proposed time of visit.
Fellowship/Stipend
Students will be offered: a) Sleeper-class train fare to Bangalore from their place of stay, and also the return fare, for a single person; b) Allowance of Rs. 3000/- (Rupees three thousand only) per month of the visit duration; and c) Institute accommodation (generally on a shared-room basis) free of cost.
Students from Bangalore will be offered the above Allowance and, additionally, a support of Rs. 800/- (Rupees eight hundred only) per month towards local transportation, where appropriate.
Applications and Selection Procedures
A potential VSP student is expected to go through the RRI homepage to get an idea of research interests of the research staff (postdoctoral fellows and members of the research faculty). Then he/she should e-mail directly to a research staff member of his/her choice seeking possibility of working on a project with him/her. The e-mail should contain information on the student's academic background and the kind of work that he/she would like to pursue. The student should arrange for recommendation letters to be e-mailed directly to the relevant staff member only if the staff member requests recommendation letters to be sent to him/her.
Submission deadline:Throught the year but 2 months prior to your planned visit.
Website Details: http://www.rri.res.in/
Indi Proff
http://indiproff.blogspot.com/
What is this all about?
The Visiting Student Programme is aimed at offering research experience to highly motivated students who are presently pursuing their undergraduate or masters studies. Students seeking such opportunities mainly during their summer vacations, as under the so-called Summer programme, will continue to be supported under this new and generalized format.
Format of the Programme:
During the period of the visit, the student will work closely with at least one staff member of the Institute on a suitable project, or on a part of a project, as appropriate. The student's work and the interaction with the staff and the graduate students at the Institute are expected to provide her/him a flavour of the research pursuits at the Institute, in general, and a first-hand experience in research, in particular.
Who Can Apply?
Students within 1-2 years of their end of BSc., B.E. and M.Sc. students with the intention of pursuing research as a career are eligible to apply. Eligible students from Bangalore colleges, who are keen to utilize their week-ends and vacation periods for acquiring research experience at RRI, will also be considered.
Area of Work/Job profile: Refer the institutes website.
Duration
Although the summer vacation period may be a generally preferred duration for most students, the visits during and/or extending to other periods are also possible. The duration may range, on a case-by-case basis, anywhere between 6-weeks to 6-months (extendable upto one year, subject to a critical assessment of the student's progress by the end of the sixth month, where applicable
Intake
The Institute anticipates a significant number of visiting students during the summer months. However, the scheme is not limited to the summer. In any case, the total number of visiting students at a time would be limited by available projects/mentors and relevant resources. For this and other logistics reasons, the candidates are advised to apply at least two months in advance of their proposed time of visit.
Fellowship/Stipend
Students will be offered: a) Sleeper-class train fare to Bangalore from their place of stay, and also the return fare, for a single person; b) Allowance of Rs. 3000/- (Rupees three thousand only) per month of the visit duration; and c) Institute accommodation (generally on a shared-room basis) free of cost.
Students from Bangalore will be offered the above Allowance and, additionally, a support of Rs. 800/- (Rupees eight hundred only) per month towards local transportation, where appropriate.
Applications and Selection Procedures
A potential VSP student is expected to go through the RRI homepage to get an idea of research interests of the research staff (postdoctoral fellows and members of the research faculty). Then he/she should e-mail directly to a research staff member of his/her choice seeking possibility of working on a project with him/her. The e-mail should contain information on the student's academic background and the kind of work that he/she would like to pursue. The student should arrange for recommendation letters to be e-mailed directly to the relevant staff member only if the staff member requests recommendation letters to be sent to him/her.
Submission deadline:Throught the year but 2 months prior to your planned visit.
Website Details: http://www.rri.res.in/
Indi Proff
http://indiproff.blogspot.com/
RA,JRF,SRF Postions available at AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE,Pune
What is this all about?
Applications are invited for temporary positions at MACS-AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(An Autonomous Institute of Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) as under
A) DBT Project ‘Mobilizing QTL/Genes for quality Traits into High Yielding Wheat Varieties Through Marker-Assisted Selection’ (SP-179), Period up to 22.09.2014
B] DBT Project ‘Molecular marker assisted development of biofic stress resistant wheat varieties’ (SP-181), Period up to 23.09.2014
C] ICAR Project ‘Physiological: Water use efficiency (Root Trials)’ (SP-183), Period up to 22.09.2012
Projects,Positions and Eligibility (Who Can Apply?)
A) DBT Project ‘Mobilizing QTL/Genes for quality Traits into High Yielding Wheat Varieties Through Marker-Assisted Selection’ (SP-179), Period up to 22.09.2014 (1) Junior Research Fellow (2 Posts)
Qualifications Essential : (i)1st class M.Sc. in Botany/ Agriculture/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry (ii) Clearance of CSIR-UGC/NET/GATE above 90 percentile.
Desirable: Basic knowledge of Botany and Plant Cytogenetics Exposure to molecular biology techniques
(2) Research Associate(1 Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i) 1st class M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Botany/Agriculture/Biotechnology/Biochemistry.
Desirable: Research experience in Molecular biology as evidenced by published papers in standard referred journals
B] DBT Project ‘Molecular marker assisted development of biofic stress resistant wheat Varieties’ (SP-181), Period up to 23.09.2014
(3) Senior Research Fellow (2 Posts)
Qualifications Essential (i) 1st class M.Sc. in Botany/Agriculture/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
(ii) At least two years of post M.Sc. research experience as evidenced from fellowship and/or published papers in standard referred journals.
Desirable: Basic knowledge of Botany and Plant Cytogenetics, Exposure to molecular biology techniques
C] ICAR Project ‘Physiological: Water use efficiency (Root Trials)’ (SP-183), Period up to 22.09.2012
(4) Senior Research Fellow (1 Post)
Qualifications Essential:(i) 1st class M.Sc. Agri. (Botany) OR M/Sc. Botany/Physiology/ Genetics
(ii) At least two years of post M.Sc. research experience as evidenced from fellowship and/or published papers in standard referred journals
Desirable: Experience of 2 years in wheat/ crop research.
Age Limit: JRF – 28 Years
SRF – 32 Years
RA – 35 Years(Relaxable as per rules)
Fellowship/Salaray: Junior Research Fellow Rs.12000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Senior Research Fellow Rs.14000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Research Associate Rs.16000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Applications and Selection Procedures
Candidates fulfilling above conditions may apply in the prescribed format available on the Institute’s website along with attested copies of qualifications, certificates, Passport size photograph, and application fee of Rs.50/- for JRF & SRF and Rs.100/- for RA, payable by Demand Draft in favor of Director, ARI, Pune, up to 24.12.2009 .
A list of short-listed candidates for the above positions will be displayed on Institute Website by 4th January 2010. The date of interview will be tentatively between 11th to 20th January 2010.
Short-listed candidates will be informed to attend interview through E-mail only.
Submission deadline: 24.12.2009
Important Info: In case of non availability of qualified JRF, candidates having M.Sc. degree with 55% marks (as above) may be considered for Research Studentship on stipend @ Rs.11000/- (fixed) p.m.
No T.A. will be admissible for attending interview.
Applicants are requested to refer the General Conditions available on Institute’s website, before applying.
Initial appointment period for all posts will be one year. Further extension will be granted depending upon the performance.
Website Details: http://www.aripune.org/
Indi Proff
http://indiproff.blogspot.com/
Applications are invited for temporary positions at MACS-AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(An Autonomous Institute of Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) as under
A) DBT Project ‘Mobilizing QTL/Genes for quality Traits into High Yielding Wheat Varieties Through Marker-Assisted Selection’ (SP-179), Period up to 22.09.2014
B] DBT Project ‘Molecular marker assisted development of biofic stress resistant wheat varieties’ (SP-181), Period up to 23.09.2014
C] ICAR Project ‘Physiological: Water use efficiency (Root Trials)’ (SP-183), Period up to 22.09.2012
Projects,Positions and Eligibility (Who Can Apply?)
A) DBT Project ‘Mobilizing QTL/Genes for quality Traits into High Yielding Wheat Varieties Through Marker-Assisted Selection’ (SP-179), Period up to 22.09.2014 (1) Junior Research Fellow (2 Posts)
Qualifications Essential : (i)1st class M.Sc. in Botany/ Agriculture/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry (ii) Clearance of CSIR-UGC/NET/GATE above 90 percentile.
Desirable: Basic knowledge of Botany and Plant Cytogenetics Exposure to molecular biology techniques
(2) Research Associate(1 Post)
Qualifications Essential: (i) 1st class M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Botany/Agriculture/Biotechnology/Biochemistry.
Desirable: Research experience in Molecular biology as evidenced by published papers in standard referred journals
B] DBT Project ‘Molecular marker assisted development of biofic stress resistant wheat Varieties’ (SP-181), Period up to 23.09.2014
(3) Senior Research Fellow (2 Posts)
Qualifications Essential (i) 1st class M.Sc. in Botany/Agriculture/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
(ii) At least two years of post M.Sc. research experience as evidenced from fellowship and/or published papers in standard referred journals.
Desirable: Basic knowledge of Botany and Plant Cytogenetics, Exposure to molecular biology techniques
C] ICAR Project ‘Physiological: Water use efficiency (Root Trials)’ (SP-183), Period up to 22.09.2012
(4) Senior Research Fellow (1 Post)
Qualifications Essential:(i) 1st class M.Sc. Agri. (Botany) OR M/Sc. Botany/Physiology/ Genetics
(ii) At least two years of post M.Sc. research experience as evidenced from fellowship and/or published papers in standard referred journals
Desirable: Experience of 2 years in wheat/ crop research.
Age Limit: JRF – 28 Years
SRF – 32 Years
RA – 35 Years(Relaxable as per rules)
Fellowship/Salaray: Junior Research Fellow Rs.12000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Senior Research Fellow Rs.14000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Research Associate Rs.16000/- (fixed) + 20% HRA
Applications and Selection Procedures
Candidates fulfilling above conditions may apply in the prescribed format available on the Institute’s website along with attested copies of qualifications, certificates, Passport size photograph, and application fee of Rs.50/- for JRF & SRF and Rs.100/- for RA, payable by Demand Draft in favor of Director, ARI, Pune, up to 24.12.2009 .
A list of short-listed candidates for the above positions will be displayed on Institute Website by 4th January 2010. The date of interview will be tentatively between 11th to 20th January 2010.
Short-listed candidates will be informed to attend interview through E-mail only.
Submission deadline: 24.12.2009
Important Info: In case of non availability of qualified JRF, candidates having M.Sc. degree with 55% marks (as above) may be considered for Research Studentship on stipend @ Rs.11000/- (fixed) p.m.
No T.A. will be admissible for attending interview.
Applicants are requested to refer the General Conditions available on Institute’s website, before applying.
Initial appointment period for all posts will be one year. Further extension will be granted depending upon the performance.
Website Details: http://www.aripune.org/
Indi Proff
http://indiproff.blogspot.com/
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