50 Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships, University of Delhi

December 24, 2023

Designation/Position- Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Institution of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi invites applications for Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships from eligible and interested candidates

About- The Institution of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi invites applications from eligible Indian nationals with good academic profile and excellent publication records for Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships in the areas of Public Health, Climate Change & Sustainability, Public Policy & Governance, Transnational Affairs, Analytics and Skill Enhancement & Entrepreneurship Development.

Research/Job Area- Sciences, Applied Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Management, etc.

The Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships are available in the following areas of research/specialization:

1. Public Health

Public health epidemiology/Nutrition, Environmental health, and ecotoxicology, Microbes in health and disease, Exercise physiology, Environmental and public health.
Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics technology, Drug design, Immunology, and cell biology.
System biologist with a strong background in mathematical modeling, and computational, Synthetic methodology development, and big data analysis.
Innovation and design of novel diagnostic, therapeutic products.
Social issues in public health.

2. Climate Change & Sustainability

Climate change studies -Ocean-atmosphere interactions
Paleoclimate and paleoceanography
Climate change, Critical zone studies & agriculture sustainability
Plant & soil ecology, Plant invasions
Renewable energy resources/Bioenergy
Sustainable energy storage, Clean energy solutions
Climate change & water resources sustainability
Natural hazards and disasters and climate change
Human health impacts of climate change

3. Public Policy & Governance

Public policy and governance – Institutions and processes in India
Inclusive and participative governance
Law and economics
Data analytics, Big data for policy formulation, Evaluation and impact assessment with citizen engagement
Public procurement and contract management
Social media, and Tech platforms
Public budgeting, Financial management and taxes
Education and entrepreneurship
International finance and public policy
Sustainable finance

4. Transnational Affairs

Diplomacy & foreign policy
Defence & international security
Global governance & multilateralism
Global justice
Public diplomacy
Human rights & environment
Global institutions
Global south

5. Skill Enhancement & Entrepreneurship Development

Technologies and policies for Drug (small and large molecules) Discovery and Development; Technologies for production and analytical characterization, and clinical trials and regulatory aspects (Bench-to-Bed).
Genomic. Proteomic and Metabolomic technologies for human health and plant sciences, including biological and genomic data analysis.
IPR Laws, processes, technology transfer, commercialization, defining skill gaps to create interaction between University and Industry for training, research, and Innovation leading to entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship including Creativity and Innovation, Fundraising and Management for Entrepreneurs, Marketing and Sales for Entrepreneurs, Startup Operations and Future-proofing, Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation etc.
Semiconductor device design and fabrication.

6. Analytics

Natural language processing/Machine learning
Network analytics/Network science
Data analytics for e-governance/education/healthcare/public policy
Design and analysis of algorithms
Sustainable transportation
Portfolio optimization/Finance
Optimization
Artificial intelligence in medical diagnosis and prognosis
Social media modeling
Approximation algorithms

Location- University of Delhi

Eligibility/Qualification–

The applicant should have completed Ph.D. from any Indian/Foreign University in the relevant specializations as mentioned below.
The applicant should possess a good academic record and an excellent research profile as evident from quality publications in reputed journals of the relevant specialization.
The applicant should not have exceeded five years from the date of award of Ph.D. degree at the time of applying for the fellowship.
An applicant having research experience that demonstrates an independent research capability will receive preference.
A duly filled application form should be accompanied by a brief research/activity proposal (not more than 2000 words) along with the application, outlining the objectives, brief methodology, deliverables, and the timeline to achieve the stated objectives

Job/Position Description-

Nature & Duration of Support

The Fellowship carries a consolidated remuneration of Rs. 1.00 lakh per month. The IoE will also provide the Fellows an annual research grant of up to Rs. 2.00 lakhs (Sciences, Applied Sciences, Mathematical Sciences) and up to Rs. 1.00 lakh (Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Management, etc.).
The duration of the fellowship will be initially for a period of one year, which may further be extended by one year, subject to the availability of funds and the satisfactory performance of the Fellow, periodically evaluated by an Expert Review Committee.
There is no provision for an official accommodation for the selected candidates.

Expectations

The Fellow may initiate a novel research project with a promising outcome or research work culminating in high-quality peer-reviewed research publications/patents /prototypes, etc., under the guidance of a mentor from the University Departments/Centres or IoE Schools.
The research proposal must establish an intellectual inquiry that can progress according to the plan she/he has outlined and also a product/patent/policy/research publication(s).
In addition to research assignments, the fellow may have to undertake teaching/ design and execute courses and any other responsibility as assigned by the IoE.

Number of Fellowships and Specializations

Total Number of Maharishi Kanad Post-Doctoral Fellowships: 50

There is a mandatory fee (non-refundable) of Rs.2000/- for each application. However, women applicants and those belonging to SC, ST, and Differently-abled categories are required to pay an application fee of Rs. 1000/-.

How to Apply-

The application fee has to be paid online using the following link http://fee.du.ac.in/index.php/fee/fee-payment-miscellaneous/register. While making the payment under the head Fee, select the Category “Maharishi Kanad Postdoctoral Fellowship” from the drop-down menu.
The last date for receipt of application is two weeks from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News.