Designation/Position- Faculty Position in IISER Thiruvananthapuram
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India invites applications for Faculty Position in IISER Thiruvananthapuram from eligible and interested candidates
About- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram is a premier autonomous Institution established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country. Faculty Position in IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Research/Job Area- Various
Assistant Professor Grade I: Areas of Specialisation
- Quantum optics experiment
- School of Biology
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Biology
- Disease Biology (Infectious and lifestyle)
- Organismal Biology
- Multiomics (Metabalomics, Proteomics, Lipdomics, Transcriptomics etc.)
- Biophysics and structural biology
- School of Chemistry
- Polymer chemistry with preference for candidates working on organic polymers
- Main group and organometallic chemistry
- The chemistry of rare earths and precious metals
- Sustainable chemistry
- Computational Chemical Biology
- Surface chemistry/Interfacial chemistry
- Gas phase spectroscopy
- Inorganic materials
- Organic synthesis
- School of Data Science
- Statistics with preference for:
- Bayesian Statistics
- Time Series Analysis
- Multivariate Statistics
- Spatial Statistics.
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with preference for:
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Statistical Machine Learning
- Applied artificial Intelligence and machine learning in finance and economics
- School of Earth Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- Atmospheric Science with preference for:
- Atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric pollution modelling
- Atmospheric and Ocean dynamics
- Meteorology
- Geology with preference for:
- Metamorphic petrology
- Sedimentology, stratigraphy and geomorphology
- Geochemistry
- Geophysics
- Ore geology
- Planetary Sciences
- School of Mathematics
- Probability theory
- Combinatorics and graph theory
- Geometry
- Several complex variables and ergodic theory
- Operator theory and operator algebra
- School of Physics
- Quantum devices with prior experience in clean room environments as an essential requirement.
- Quantum information theory
- Materials modelling
- Soft matter experiment
- Experimental high energy physics
- Energy materials and devices
Assistant Professor Grade II: Areas of Specialisation
- School of Data science
- Statistics with preference for:
- Bayesian Statistics
- Time Series Analysis
- Multivariate Statistics
- Spatial Statistics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with preference for:
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Statistical Machine Learning
- Applied artificial Intelligence and machine learning in finance and economics
- Statistics with preference for:
Location- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Eligibility/Qualification–
Assistant Professor (Grade I)
PhD with first class or equivalent at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout. Three years of Industrial/Research/ Teaching experience, excluding the duration of PhD. Age preferably below 35 years.
| Assistant Professor (Grade II) Minimum Qualifications: |
Ph.D. with First Class or equivalent at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with consistently very good academic record throughout. Age preferably below 30 years.
Job/Position Description-
DESIGNATION AND PAY
Assistant Professor (Grade I)
Pay Level 12 Cell 1 with minimum pay of Rs. 1,01,500 + HRA + travel allowance + pension benefits under New Pension Scheme (NPS) of Govt. of India. (Gross salary will be approximately Rs. 1,62,905/- per month, excluding HRA).
Assistant Professor Grade II Level 10 Cell 8, (Gross salary will be approximately Rs. 1,11,750/- per month, excluding HRA). Additional increments commensurate with credentials will be considered.
How to Apply-
Applications should be submitted online, duly following the instructions given on the website. Incomplete applications not supported by relevant documents will not be considered. The portal for submission of applications will be opened on September 02, 2025. The processing of applications will be carried out, on a regular basis. Applications received in the first round will be processed starting from October 15, 2025. The portal will be temporarily closed for a fixed period during the processing of each round.
Candidates with exceptional track records are encouraged to apply under “Others” category. However, IISER TVM reserves the right to not consider the applications under the “Others” category unless it is felt that there are one or more exceptional applications to consider. In case applications received under this category in a round are not considered, they will not be automatically considered for the next round.
Online Application link to apply for Assistant Professor Grade I : Application Link
Online Application link to apply for Assistant Professor Grade II : Application Link
For all queries email: frecruit[at]iisertvm[dot]ac[dot]in
Last Date for Apply– Rolling
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