Faculty Jobs at IIT Guwahati

What is this all about?
Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D. with first class at the preceding degree or equivalent in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record.

Experience:
Professor: A minimum of 10 years of experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, IIsc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution / institutions of comparable standards.

Associate Professor: A minimum of 6 years of teaching / research / industrial experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor, Senior Scientific Officer / Senior Design Engineer.

Assistant Professor:

Faculty Positions in Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology IISc | Bangalore

What is this all about?
Faculty Positions available in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science

• Applications are invited for Assistant Professor position from outstanding scientists, preferably below the age of 35, with a keen interest in teaching.
• The broad area of Research (http://mcbl.iisc.ernet.in/faculty.html ) interest includes, but is not limited to, “Infectious diseases, genetics, development biology, cell biology and emerging inter-disciplinary areas”. In addition to the Central facility (FACS, imaging, spectroscopy ect ) the Department has state-of-the-art facilities to conduct cutting-edge research in biology.
• Applicants with a PhD in biological science or in a related discipline, and post-doctoral research experience (3-5 yrs) are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will build their own research groups, participate in the graduate teaching program and supervise PhD students. Selections are on equal opportunity basis.
• The application with a letter of interest summarizing the qualifications, brief write up of the work and future research plan, curriculum vitae and names and contact information of references should be addressed to the Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 (email:chairman@mcbl.iisc.ernet.in).
•  Applications are entertained throughout the year. Information on diverse research activities of the department can be obtained on the website
• Website http://mcbl.iisc.ernet.in/

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Faculty position at CCMB | CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CSIR) Hyderabad

What is this all about?
CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

Faculty position at CCMB

1. The Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is interested in appointing new faculty who have shown excellence in their fields of research. We are looking for candidates who would have the allround ability to establish and sustain a strong and high quality scientific programme, and who would also contribute to the scientific and intellectual environment at the institution in various ways.
2. Our current faculty have research interests that cover cell and developmental biology, structural biology, genetics, biology of diseases, and computational biology. However, we do not have set areas in mind when considering new applications and welcome applications in areas that are different from those that are currently represented at CCMB.
3. If you are looking for a challenging, stimulating, as well as supportive environment to work in, and if you feel that you have the interest, ability, and commitment to establish an independent research programme of the highest quality, we would like to hear from you.
4. Please send in your application to the Director, CCMB (director@ccmb.res.in). Your application should contain your CV (with names of 6-8 referees), a brief (1-2 page) account of your research and its significance, and a statement of your future plans bringing out the issues that your research would aim to address (2-4 pages).
5. Website Details: http://www.ccmb.res.in/positions/Faculty_position_032010.pdf 

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Faculty Positions in Biological Sciences at JNCASR Bangalore

What is this all about?
Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore invites applications for faculty positions in the field biological sciences. Preference will be given to scientists with training in cell biology, immunology and mammalian genetics. Selected candidates are expected to develop high quality research programs of their choice with an overall relevance to biomedical sciences.

JNCASR offers multi-disciplinary scientific environment, excellent starting support and shared research facilities. The candidates are expected to

Faculty positions at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education | TIFR Mumbai

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR), devoted to research and development in science, mathematics and technology education
(STME). It is seeking to strengthen its programmes, particularly,
(1) Research in STME at school level,
(2)Olympiads in chemistry, biology, mathematics and other subjects and
(3) The national initiative on undergraduate science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).
For details, see website (address given below)

Applications for faculty positions at appropriate levels (Fellow (E) or higher) from candidates with a Ph.D. and post-doctoral experience and a proven excellent track record in any of the following:
• the natural sciences, with a demonstrated interest in educational and social issues.
• the social sciences, with a demonstrated interest in educational and science/design/technology issues.
• research and development in science, mathematics or design and technology education.

Applications with a curriculum vitae and names of at least three referees should be sent to The Centre
Director, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai
400 088, India. While applications are invited throughout the year, they will be screened and processed two
or three times a year. Applications received on or before 28 February 2010, will be considered at the next meeting of the appropriate committees.

For enquiries please contact via e-mail, The Dean, Prof. J.Ramadas (jr@hbcse.tifr.res.in).

Entry level faculty members, usually with 1–3 years of post-doctoral experience, get a salary in the Pay
Band-3, INR 15,600–39,100 + Grade Pay Rs 7600 + allowances admissible to Central Govt employees
stationed at Mumbai + HRA at 30% of Basic Salary in lieu of Govt accommodation (total monthly emoluments, Rs 50,379), and health care benefits. Candidates with appropriate experience can be
considered for higher levels.

Website Details: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/

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Faculty positions in Geology,Geophysics,Geochemistry at Centre for Earth Sciences | IISc Bangalore

Centre for Earth Sciences

What is this all about?
The Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc, invites applications for faculty positions from motivated individuals with an established record of independent, high quality research and commitment to teaching.

The Centre is presently about two years old and its proposal entitled Research, Education, and Manpower Development in the Discipline of Earth Processes has recently been funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India. Over a span of the next five years, the proposal aims to establish laboratory and research facilities in the core areas of earth sciences and to launch an M.Tech. programme in earth sciences.

Who Can Apply?
The Centre is interested in candidates with specialization in geomorphology, structural geology, sedimentology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology or computational methods. Candidates with specialization in other areas of earth science are also encouraged to apply.

Job profile
The successful candidates are expected to establish independent research groups, develop graduate level courses, initiate multi-disciplinary research activities, and to contribute to the implementation of the MoES funded project.

The Centre prefers applications at Assistant Professor’s level; candidates who have made outstanding research contributions and are experienced in research guidance and teaching may also apply for higher
positions.

Applications
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/content_facultyinfohowtoapply.html  for details of submission of applications.

Submission deadline: refer the website

Website Details: Please visit http://ceas.iisc.ernet.in for more information about the Centre.

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Faculty Openings at Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur

What is this all about?
Faculty Openings at IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur, an Institute of national importance, is the first and largest in the chain of fifteen IITs engaged in teaching, research and development requires high quality manpower. The Institute invites application from Indian nationals, possessing excellent academic background,commitment to quality teaching and potential for carrying out outstanding research.
This advertisement is made as per revision of pay of teaching staff in Centrally Funded Technical Institutions following the pay revision of the Central Government employees on the recommendation of 6th Central Pay Commission.

Who Can Apply?
Qualifications for the post of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor: Ph.D. with first class at the Preceding degree or equivalent in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record
throughout.

Experience Needed
Professor : A minimum of 10 years’ teaching / research / industrial experience of which at least
4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai
and IISERs or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution/institutions of
comparable standards.

Associate Professor: A minimum of 6 years teaching / research / industrial experience, of which
at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in IITs, IISc
Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs or in any such other Indian or foreign
institution/institutions of comparable standards.

Assistant Professor: At least 3 years teaching / research / industrial experience, excluding
however, the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.
Candidates with less than three years of experience may be put on tenure track for the regular
post of Assistant Professor.

Scale of Pay/Salary post wise
Professor: Pay Band-4 (Rs.37400-67000) with AGP of Rs. 10500/- per month. For direct
recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 48000/-

Associate Professor: Pay Band-4 (Rs.37400-67000) with AGP of Rs. 9500/- per month. For
direct recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 42800/-

Assistant Professor: Pay Band-3 (Rs.15600-39100) with AGP of Rs. 8000/- per month. For
direct recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 30000/-

Plus allowances as admissible to Central Government employees.

Reservation: Without any compromise on qualification, experience and competence, reservation as per Government of India rules is available only at entry level positions of Assistant Professor. However, in recruitment of faculty posts in subjects other than science and technology, reservation of 15%, 7½% and 27% for SCs, STs and OBCs respectively shall also be applied in full including for the posts of Associate Professors and Professors.

Academic reimbursements and other incentives
a) Initial grant up to a maximum limit of Rs. 5 lakhs for carrying out research projects.
b) A cumulative Professional Development Allowance of Rs. 3.0 lakhs for every block period of
3 years (Rs. One lakh per year) may be made available to every member of the faculty on
reimbursable basis to meet the expenses for participating in both national and international
conferences, paying the membership fee of various professional bodies and contingent
expenses.
c) An additional amount of Rs. 50,000/- is being given from the SRIC fund to the faculty
members who is the Principal Investigator of a Project amounting at least
Rs. 15,00,000/- and has at least three Published Papers in referred journals in the
preceding three years.
d) Reimbursement of relocation charges from within India to the faculty members at the time of
their joining.
e) Interest free soft advance of Rs. 50,000/- to the newly recruited faculty members.
f) Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- per month to the teachers who have obtained Bhatnagar
Award/Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- per month to teachers who are fellows of at least two
National Academics.

Accommodation
Suitable residential accommodation as per rules will be provided on the Campus of the Institute
on joining the Institute.

Interested candidates may apply enclosing
a) Curriculum Vitae
b) List of Publications (with reprints of important publications) and patents
c) Department / Centre / School at which the candidate proposes to work
d) Names and Addresses (with e-mail address and fax numbers) of at least three referees
e) Specific Contributions to teaching, research, designs, projects, and students welfare
activities.
f) List of best publications (up to 5 for applications for the position of Assistant Professor
and up to 10 for the position of Associate Professor/Professor) along with impact factor
and citations.
g) Any other details relevant to the candidature

Important Notes
• Minimum requirement of experience may be relaxed in respect of outstanding candidates.
• Mere eligibility will not vest any right on any candidate for being called for interview. The
decision of the Institute in all matters will be final. No correspondence will be entertained from
the candidates in connection with the process of selection / interview. Canvassing in any
manner would entail disqualification of the candidature.
• The Institute reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for interview
after shortlisting with reference to the candidate’s qualification, suitability, experience, etc.
• Ph.D. qualification has been waived in case of recruitment of faculty at the entry level
(Assistant Professor) for the Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, School of
Medical Science & Technology and Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law.
• The candidates should be preferably below 35 years of age for the post of Assistant
Professor
• The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the posts advertised.

Download Application Form
Application form can be downloaded from the Institute website (www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/faculty_top.php). The candidates applying from Government Organizations and Public Sector Undertaking should have their applications duly forwarded by competent authority. Based on the need of the Department / Centre / School
concerned, efforts will be made to take a decision at the earliest. For further details contact

Assistant Registrar, E-III
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur – 721302, India.
Phone : 03222-282128 / 282135 / 282137
Fax : 03222-282020
Email : asregre@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

Candidates may also contact the Heads of various Departments / Centres / Schools. Their email
and postal addresses are on the Institute website.

Submission deadline for recieving applications is 21st December 2009.

Website Details: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/


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Opening for Faculty positions at Bose Institute ,Kolkata

What is this all about?
Openings at the levels of Faculty Fellow at Bose Institute (An autonomous research institute of Department of Science and Technology)

Bose Institute, founded in 1917 by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose, is a premier institution for basic and applied research in Physical and Biological Sciences as well as inter-disciplinarysciences. For a brief introduction to its activities, please visit the institute’s website.

Who Can Apply/Job profile/Salaray
We are looking for highly motivated, competent scientists of Indian Nationality with established credentials and Ph.D. in respective area (Faculty fellow), Ph.D. with at least four years’ post doctoral research experience (Assistant professor), Ph.D. with at least eight years’ post doctoral research experience including evidence of independent research (Associate Professor) and established scientists with proven credentials for independent research and leadership (Professor). While applications in all areas of research pursued at Bose Institute would be considered, preference would be given to candidates whose expertise and interest would strengthen and/or complement the ongoing programmes. These comprise plan Institutional progarmmes:


(i) Improvement of Plants: Biotechnological, Genomic and Proteomic Approach;

((ii) Protein Structure, Function and Engineering;

(iii) Bioinformatics and Computational Biology;

(iv) Molecular Medicine;

(v) Microbial Genomics and Infection Biology;

(vi) Development of Systems Biology and

(vii) Basic and Applied Problems in Physical Sciences.

We currently have several openings at the levels of

Faculty Fellow (Tenure Tract)

Assistant Professor (Pay Band III : Rs. 15,600 – 39,100 with grade pay 6,600),

Associate Professor (Pay Band III -Rs. 15,600 – 39,100 with grade pay Rs. 7,600),

and Professor ( Pay Band IV: Rs. 37,400 – 67,000with grade pay Rs.8,700 and

Rs. 8,900, respectively) plus DA and other allowances, as admissible to the Central Government employees

posted in Kolkata.

Applications and Selection Procedures
The selection process would continue until all available vacancies are filled. Interested candidates should send their detailed CV, list of publications, names and addresses of at least 4 senior scientists who have agreed to serve as confidential referees, a brief description of research experience and a concise plan of the proposed research to be pursued at Bose Institute, if selected. The application should be sent both by e-mail to facultysearch@boseinst.ernet.in and a hard copy to Bose Institute(refer website)

The selection need not be restricted to applicants only. Bose Institute also reserves the right to reject any or all applications without assigning any reasons.

Submission deadline: The selection process would continue until all available vacancies are filled.

Website Details: http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/

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Faculty( Professors, Associate Professors & Assistant Professors) Positions at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Government of India, Department of Space

What is this all about?
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology [A deemed to be University ] Government of India, Department of Space.
Requirement of Faculty – Professors, Associate Professors & Assistant Professors

About the Institute in Brief
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Asia’s first Space University was established under the Department of Space in September 2007. IIST is presently offering 4-year B. Tech programmes in “Aerospace Engineering”, “Avionics” and “Physical Sciences”. Ph. D programmes have already been initiated, while the M. Tech programmes and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in specific areas of Space Science and Technology will be offered soon. IIST provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for research works and the Institute is setting up state-of-the-art facilities including high performance computing facilities to create the right research ambience. IIST will also have research collaborations and scientific exchanges with reputed national and international academic and research organisations. The first phase of construction of IIST’s permanent campus, spread over an area of 90 acres at Valiamala near Thiruvananthapuram, is nearing completion.

Who Can Apply? Job profile?
The Institute now offers the following faculty positions:

Age Limit: 45 years for Professors and Associate Professors; 40 years for Assistant Professor.

Salaray/Emoluments:

Pay band 4 (Rs.37,400-67,000/- with Grade Pay of Rs.8,900/-) for Professor.

Pay band 4 (Rs.37,400-67,000/- with Grade Pay of Rs.8,700/-) for Associate Professor.

Pay band 3 (Rs.15,600-39,100/- with Grade Pay of Rs.7,600/-) for Assistant Professor.

+ HRA-20% and DA-27%.

Other facilities: Comprehensive medical coverage, subsidized canteen facility, support for research etc.

Career Growth: Merit Promotion Scheme after pre-defined residency by virtue of individual excellence, without any reference to vacancies.
 
Applications and Selection Procedures
Application form can be downloaded from IIST website  and submitted electronically to ao@iist.ac.in or by post to:  
Administrative Officer,
IIST,
ATF Area,
VSSC Campus,
ISRO P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram-695022.  
Applications should be superscribed as “Application for the post of _, code -_”. The code should be prominently filled in the space provided in the Application form also.

Submission deadline: 9th December 2009 (extended date)

Important Info:Candidates
Should possess Ph.D degree in relevant area of specialization.
Should possess first class in B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./B.A and M.Sc. /M.E. /M. Tech/ M.A.
Experience for Professor : Five years at Associate Professor Level
Experience for Associate Professor : Four years Teaching/ Research Experience of which at least 2 years should be at Assistant Professor level
Assistant professor : Significant research contribution.

Only Indian Nationals need apply. Indian Nationals staying abroad can also apply

The qualification and experience prescribed are minimum requirements and do not automatically make candidates eligible to be called for interview. Institute reserves the right not to fill-up all or any of the posts.
Age relaxation up to maximum of five years will be awarded for serving academicians in Government Institutions.Applications from candidates working in Government Departments and Public sector undertakings should be forwarded through proper channel. However an advance copy may be submitted.
Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

Website Details: http://www.iist.ac.in/

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