Regular Faculty Positions in ISI – Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

October 3, 2024

Designation/Position- Faculty Positions in ISI

ISI – Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata invites applications for Faculty Positions in ISI from eligible and interested candidates

About- The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) invites applications from exceptionally bright and motivated individuals with an established record of high-quality research and development and a strong commitment to teaching for positions of Assistant Professor in its various scientific divisions and centers. Foreign nationals are also eligible to apply. Recruitments in higher positions (Associate Professor and above) may also be made depending on the candidate’s experience and suitability and the division’s requirement. Faculty Positions in ISI

Research/Job Area- Various

Division	ISI Centres	Preferred areas
Statistical Sciences Division (StatSD)	Bangalore	Statistics
	Chennai
	Delhi
	Kolkata
	Tezpur
Computer and Communication Sciences Division (CCSD)	Bangalore Kolkata	All areas of Computer and Communication sciences.
Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research Division (SQC&OR)	Chennai	Statistics
	Hyderabad	Statistics
	Bangalore	Statistics/ Operations Research
	Delhi	Operations Research
	Kolkata	Operations Research
Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division (TSMD)	Kolkata	Statistics/ Probability
	Delhi	Statistics/ Probability
	Bangalore	Statistics; Differential Geometry/ Topology/ PDE
Social Sciences Division (SSD)	Delhi	Economics

Location- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India

Eligibility/Qualification–

Position	Minimum Qualifications & Experience*	Age limit**	Pay level (as per 7^th CPC)
Professor	Ph.D. in the appropriate branch Made outstanding contribution in their area of research Supervised doctoral students/ major research projects. Should have at least 10 years of post-doctoral research/ teaching/ industrial experience (of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor/ Technical Officer Grade I/ Computer System Engineer Grade II/ Numerical Analyst Grade II or higher) as on the last date of application.	Preferably below 45 years	Level 14A
Position	Minimum Qualifications & Experience*	Age limit**	Pay level (as per 7^th CPC)
Associate Professor	Ph.D. in the appropriate branch Made outstanding contribution in their area of research Supervised doctoral students/ major research projects. Should have at least 6 years of post-doctoral research/ teaching/ industrial experience (of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor/ Technical Officer Grade-II/ Computer Engineer/ Programmer, or higher as on the last date of application.	Preferably below 45 years	Level 13A2
Assistant Professor Grade I	Ph.D. in the appropriate branch; Should have first class or equivalent at the preceding degree with a very good academic record throughout Should have at least 3 years (relaxable in exceptional cases) of post-Ph.D. research/ teaching/ industrial experience as on the last date of application.	Preferably below 35 years	Level 12 (After completion of three years in service in Level 12, the pay will be fixed at Level 13A1.)
Assistant Professor Grade II	Ph.D. in the appropriate branch; Should have first class or equivalent at the preceding degree with a very good academic record throughout	Preferably below 35 years	Grade II: Level 10 (After one year of post-Ph.D. experience, these Assistant Professor Grade II shall be placed in the Pay Level 11.) Temporary appointment for a maximum period of three years

Job/Position Description-

Pay Package: As per norms of the Centrally Funded Technological Institutes (CFTI).

Selection Process:

Faculty members at different levels will be recruited in the aforesaid scientific divisions, depending on the requirements of the divisions. Selection of faculty members will be carried out in the following stages.

The applications received in each division will be screened and shortlisted based on satisfying minimum eligibility criteria, requirement of the division, merit of the applications along with lists of publications, research and teaching proposals, and the recommendation letters of the PhD/post-doc supervisor(s)/mentor(s), by the Divisional Screening Committee for Recruitment (DSC-R) of the concerned division.

The shortlisted candidates will be called for presentations (research presentation and teaching demonstration), and interaction with the faculty of concerned division(s) for further screening/shortlisting.

Based on the above presentations and interaction, applications of the candidates shortlisted in Stage II will be sent for external review.

On completion of the review process, candidates may be asked to appear before the concerned Selection Committee for interaction/interview for final selection. Only the candidates to be called for appearing before the Selection Committee will be informed by the Institute (by email).

How to Apply-

Candidates must apply with a forwarding letter addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B. T. Road, Kolkata 700108, India, referring to the Advertisement No. and its date. The following documents are required (in .pdf format) along with the forwarding letter.

Filled in Application Form in the proforma available (Annexure I) at the end of this advertisement
Curriculum Vitae with a list of all publications
Proposed research plan
Proposed teaching plan at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Caste and/or PwBD Certificate from the competent authority, as applicable
Any other relevant information the applicant may wish to furnish
Reprints of up to five important publications

All documents, in the order specified above, must be saved as a single PDF file, whichMUST BE emailed to faculty_application@isical.ac.in with a copy to the respective Professor-in-Charge/ Head, SQC&OR of the relevant Division as listed in the table below.

Scientific Division	Email
Statistical Sciences Division	rec_asd@isical.ac.in
Computer and Communication Sciences Division	rec_ccsd@isical.ac.in
Social Sciences Division	rec_ssd@isical.ac.in
Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research (SQC&OR) Division	rec_sqcord@isical.ac.in
Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division	rec_tsmd@isical.ac.in