Research Associate-I Position at IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
Designation/Position- Research Associate-I Position at IACS
Indian Association for The Cultivationof Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India invites applications for Research Associate-I Position at IACS from eligible and interested candidates.
About- The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a society registered under Act XXI of 1860 and the corresponding State Act viz. the West Bengal State Registration Act 1961, with its headquarters at 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Calcutta – 700 032, West Bengal, India. It has a Governing Council with a number of members elected or nominated and the Registrar as its Non-Member Secretary. The Council has the functions, duties, and power as envisaged in the Memorandum and Bye-Laws and as per the provisions of the relevant Act.
Research/Job Area- Physics
Location- Indian Association for The Cultivation Of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
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Eligibility/Qualification–
A candidate should have a first or high second-class M. Sc. degree in Physics, with minimum average of 55% marks both in B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. examinations, along with a good overall academic record and has obtained Ph.D. or due to submit thesis within three months, with research experience supported by publications in peer-reviewed journals in the field of “High Energy Particle Phenemology”.Preference will be given to candidate with expertise in high energy colliders and dark matter issues. A candidate who is expected to submit his/her Ph.D. thesis within three months from the deadline for this application mentioned above may also apply with a separate declaration letter given by the candidate’s supervisor mentioning the above three-month time-limit. This has to be submitted by the candidate along with his/her application.
Job/Position Description-
Applications are invited through e-mail for the appointment of Research Associate-I in the School of Physical Sciences, IACS, preferably not from the same group. The deadline of receiving applications will be 21 days from the date of publishing the advertisement.
Name of the post: Research Associate-I/II/III
Number of posts: One (01)
Research Area: High Energy Particle Phenemology.
Fellowship: Rs.58000/- / Rs. 61000/- / Rs. 67000/- per month + HRA as per rule of the association. There will also be a suitable contingency grant.
- A selected candidate holding a Ph.D. degree at the time of joining will receive the fellowship of the RA-I /RA-II/RA-III from the date of joining depending on experience.
- A selected candidate who is yet to receive Ph.D. degree may join only after the submission of his/her thesis within the time-limit mentioned earlier subject to documentary proof of the thesis submission. Such candidates will draw a fellowship amount as appropriate to a bridge fellowship as per the rules of IACS and will be eligible to receive the full RA-I fellowship from the award date of the doctoral degree, supported by documentary proof.
Tenure of Fellowship: Initially, The Tenure Shall Be for A Period of One Year, Extendable to a Second Year After an Evaluation. Extension Beyond 2 Years May Be Possible, Subject to Exceptional
Performance the Position Is Coterminous with The Project Under Which the Candidate Is Appointed Which Is in This Case 19.04.2029
How to Apply-
Interview via video-based facility such as Skype however is permissible subject to the availability of requisite connections. The candidates may apply only via email to spsbm@iacs.res.in with complete Curriculum Vitae (mentioning all educational qualifications with percentage of marks obtained, e-mail address, date of birth, contact number, permanent residential address), a list of publications, a research statement including future research plans and two letters of recommendation. The letters of recommendation may be sent directly to spsbm@iacs.res.in by the referees.
The subject line of the e-mail should be Full Name of the Candidate followed by “Application for RAI position followed by the advertisement number”. The following faculty member may be contacted for any further query.
Biswarup Mukhopadhayaya,
Raja Ramanna Chair,
School of Physical Sciences,
IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, Email-spsbm@iacs.res.in
