Engagement of Contractual Lecturers in University of Kashmir, India
Designation/Position- Faculty Recruitment
University of Kashmir, India invites application for Faculty Recruitment Position from eligible and interested candidates
About- The University of Jammu and Kashmir was founded in the year 1948. In the year 1969, it was bifurcated into two full-fledged Universities: the University of Kashmir at Srinagar and the University of Jammu at Jammu. The University of Kashmir is situated at Hazratbal in Srinagar. It is flanked by the world-famous Dal Lake on its eastern side and Nigeen Lake on the western side. The Main Campus of the University spread over 247 acres of land is divided into three parts – Hazratbal Campus, Naseem Bagh Campus and Mirza Bagh Campus (serving residential purposes). Additional land has been acquired at Zakura near the main campus for further expansion of the University. The tranquil ambiance of the Campus provides the right kind of atmosphere for serious study and research.
Research/Job Area- Various
Location- University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Eligibility/Qualification/Job/Position Description-
Online applications are invited from the eligible candidates for the engagement of contractual lecturers purely as academic arrangement for the Session-2024 at Main Campus & Satellite Campuses. The hard copy of the downloaded application form completed in all respects along with relevant documents should be submitted in the office of the concerned Deans of the Schools.
- The applicants/candidates shall be required to deposit fee of Rs 250/= per application form and Rs 100/= extra for every additional application form through online mode only.
- The engagement shall be purely on temporary basis for the academic session-2024 and will be terminated by the end of academic session or till the position is filled on substantive basis whichever is earlier.
- School of Arts, Languages & Literature:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Urdu | PGD-UR-13 | Literary Theory &Criticism, Specialization in Art & though of Iqbal & Ghalib, Biographical Literature, Development of Urdu in J&k, Urdu Mass Media. |
| 2. | English | PGD-EG-19 | xxx |
| 3. | Hindi | PGD-HI-14 | Hindi Fiction, Grammar, Hindi Natak, Bhasha Vigyaan& Modern Poetry. |
| 4. | Persian | PGD-PN-7 | Good proficiency in Modern language. Good command on Translation from Persian to Urdu or English & vice versa. Good command on Pretorics & Prosody. |
| 5. | Linguistics | PGD-LN-7 | Field Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Academic writing Interdisciplinary Linguistics & Kashmiri Language &Linguistics. |
| 6. | Kashmiri | PGD-KR-10 | Literary Theory, History of Kashmiri Literature, Mystical Poetry, Narrative Poetry, Linguistics Modern Poetry & Fiction. |
| 7. | Iqbal Institute of Culture & Philosophy | PGD-II-8 | Essential: PG in Urdu, Persian, English, Arabic, Philosophy, Islamic Studies, Education & Sociology. Desirable & Specialization: Ph.D in Iqbal Studies. |
| 8. | Arabic | PGD-AR-10 | Having a good command on Arabic to English Translation and vice-versa. Linguistics, Balagh, Quranic Sciences, Classical Poetry & Criticism. |
| 9. | Foreign Languages | PGD-FL-7 | French Language & German Language. |
| 10. | English (South Campus) | SCU-EG-10 | xxx |
| 11. | Urdu (South Campus) | SCU-UR-7 | xxx |
| 12. | English (North Campus) | NC-EG-9 | American Literature, New Literatures in English, Indian Literature in English, Feminism & Women’s Writing & Translation Studies. |
| 13. | English (Kupwara Campus) | KPU-EG-5 | xxx |
| 14. | Arabic (Kupwara Campus) | KPU-AR-1 | xxx |
- School of Social Sciences:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | History | PGD-HS-11 | History of Medieval Kashmir. History of Medieval India. History of Modern Kashmir. World History. |
| 2. | Library & Information Science | PGD-LS-8 | Open Source, Information Retrieval, Collection Development, University Libraries, Reference Management Software. |
| 3. | MERC | PGD-ME-8 | Desirable: Teaching Experience. Field experience in AV/Print/Multimedia. Specialization: Print Media-Reporting and Editing. TV Journalism. Online Media. Urdu Journalism. Rural Affairs Reporting. Still Photography. |
| 4. | Sociology | PGD-SO-8 | xxx |
| 5. | Political Science | PGD-PS-11 | Political Theory, Research Methodology, Indian Political Thought, Political Ideologies & Regional Integration. |
| 6. | Public Administration | PGD-PS-12 | xxx |
| 7. | Islamic Studies | PGD-IS-14 | xxx |
| 8. | Archaeology (Centre of Central Asian Studies) | PGD-CA-29 | xxx |
| 9. | Sheikh ul Alam Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies | PGD-SC-9 | Essential: Good Academic record with Ph.D degree in any discipline in the School of Social Sciences and/or School of Arts, Languages & Literature. A Master’s degree in any of the disciplines in the Schools of Social Sciences and/or School of Arts, Languages & Literature with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade point. Published research work of good quality preferably with Multidisciplinary aspect. Desirable: Knowledge of Sufism, Rishism & Shaikh-ul Aalam Studies. Sound knowledge of Kashmir Culture, History & Language. |
| 10. | Gender Studies (Centre for Women’s Studies & Research) | PGD-WSC-4 | Eligibility: Discipline of Social Sciences having specialization on women issues/Gender issues in their field of research. Desirable: PG in Gender Studies/Women’s Studies (Ph.D, NET, JRF). |
| 11. | Anthropology (Institute of Kashmir Studies) | PGD-KS-3 | Essential: PG in Anthropology or allied subjects with NET. Desirable: Ph.D & Teaching Experience in Anthropology or allied subjects. Specialization: Sociology Anthropology, Biological Anthropology & Archaeology Anthropology. |
- School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Chemistry | PGD-CH-22 | Physical Chemistry. Organic Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry. |
| 2. | Statistics | PGD-ST-5 | xxx |
| 3. | Physics | PGD-PH-9 | Nano Physics. Nuclear Physics (Theory). High Energy Physics. Theoretical Physics. |
| 4. | Mathematics | PGD-MA-13 | Equation/Differential Geometry/Algebra/Linear Algebra/Function Analysis/Applied Mathematics. |
| 5. | Mathematics (South Campus) | SCU-MA-5 | Algebra, Partial Differential Equations, Differential Geometry. |
| 6. | Physics (Kupwara Campus) | KPU-PH-10 | xxx |
| 7. | Chemistry (Kupwara Campus) | KPU-CH-3 | xxx |
| 8. | Mathematics (Kupwara Campus) | KPU-MA-3 | xxx |
- School of Education & Behavioral Sciences:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Psychology | PGD-PY-6 | xxx |
| 2. | Education, M. Ed & Integrated B.Ed-M.Ed | PGD-ED-16 | Specialization: Educational Technology/ICT & Education. Development of Indian Education. Population & Gender Studies. Curriculum Development. Statistics in Education. Essential for Integrated B.Ed-M.Ed: PG in (Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology). PG in Education. iii) NET/SET or Ph.D. PG (English) with 55% marks, NET/SET or Ph.D in Education or English. Specialization: Philosophical Foundations of Education. Sociological Foundations of Education. Psychological Foundations of Education. Teacher Education. Pedagogy in English. |
| 3. | Education & M. Ed (South Campus) | SCU-ED-9 | xxx |
| 4. | M.Ed (North Campus) | NC-TE-6 | Education Statistics. Education Philosophy. Education Research. |
| 5. | M.PEd | PGD-PE-10 | Desirable: Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Sports Management, Health Education. Specialization: Training of Athletic events, KhoKho, Badminton, Softball, Handball, Kabaddi & Basketball. |
- School of Law:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Law | PGD-LA-17 | xxx |
| 2. | Political Science (Law) | xxx | |
| 3. | Economics (Law) | xxx | |
| 4. | Sociology (Law) | xxx | |
| 5. | English (Law) | xxx |
- School of Earth & Environmental Sciences:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Geography | PGD-GR-16 | Remote Sensing, Physical Geography, Human Geography &Social Geography. |
| 2. | Disaster Management | Disaster Management/Geography/Geology. | |
| 3. | Earth Sciences | PGD-ES-6 | xxx |
| 4. | Geo-informatics | PGD-GEO-9 | Essential: M.Sc/M.Tech level in Geo-informatics/GIS/ Remote Sensing. OR M.Sc in Geology/Applied Geology with PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS. Desirable: Ph.D in Geo-informatics/Remote Sensing & GIS. OR Ph.D in Geology/Applied Geology with PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS. |
| 5. | Environmental Sciences | PGD-EV-3 | Essential: PG in Environmental Sciences. |
- School of Applied Sciences & Technology:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Home Science | PGD-HO-5 | Human Development. Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition. |
| 2. | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PGD-PM-7 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry. |
| 3. | Information Technology | PGD-IT-6 | M.Sc. IT with NET/SET/Ph.D OR MCA with NET/SET/Ph.D OR B.E/B.Tech (CSE/IT) with M.E/M.Tech (CSE/IT). OR M.E/M.Tech (CSE/IT) (without undergraduate Engineering degree) & with one year teaching experience at PG level. |
| 4. | Electronics & Instrumentation Technology | PGD-EL-18 | Ph.D in Electronics/Electronic Engineering or Equivalent with 55% marks at PG level. OR M.Sc in Electronics with 55% marks at PG level and NET/SET. OR M.Tech in Embedded Systems/Electronics and Communication/VLSI/Equivalent with 55% marks. |
| 5. | Food Science & Technology | PGD-FT-8 | xxx |
| 6. | Computer Sciences | PGD-CS-17 | xxx |
| 7. | Computer Sciences (South Campus) | SCU-CS-2 | MCA or Sciences with NET/SET/Ph.D OR M.Tech in Computer Science Engineering or relevant. |
| 8. | Computer Sciences (North Campus) | NC-CS-7 | Artificial Intelligence. Theory of Computation. Machine Learning. Network Security. Organizational Behaviour. |
- School of Business Studies:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Commerce | PGD-CM-5 | xxx |
| 2. | Management Studies | PGD-MG-13 | MBA/MBA-FM/IMBA: Finance/Marketing/HRM/Operations Management. IT: MCA/M.Sc IT/MBA-IT/M.Tech (Computer Sciences). Specialization: Finance/Marketing/HRM/ Operations Management/IT. |
| 3. | Economics | PGD-EC-17 | xxx |
| 4. | Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Studies | PGD-TH-6 | xxx |
| 5. | Management Studies (South Campus) | SCU-BM-11 | Finance. Marketing. Human Resource Management. Information Technology (IT). |
| 6. | Management Studies (North Campus) | NC-BM-19 | MBA (Marketing/HR/Finance/IT) with NET/SET or Ph.D. MBA-FM with NET/SET or Ph.D. MCA /M.Sc. IT with NET/SET or Ph.D. |
- School of Engineering:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Civil Engineering (IOT, Zakura) | ZCU-ZCU-2 | B.E/B.Tech and M.Tech in Civil Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D |
| 2. | Mechanical Engineering (IOT, Zakura) | B.E/B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D | |
| 3. | Electrical Engineering (IOT, Zakura) | B.E/B.Tech/B.S and M.E/M.Tech/M.S or Integrated M.Tech in relevant branch with first class or equivalent in any one of the degrees. OR B.E/B.Tech/B.S in relevant branch with first class or equivalent & direct Ph.D after the Bachelor’s degree from an Institution of National importance with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D Specialization: Power Electronics, Power Systems, Power Engineering, Power Systems Control, Electrical Control Systems. | |
| 4. | Electronics & Communication Engineering (IOT, Zakura) | B.E/B.Tech and M.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D | |
| 5. | Computer Science Engineering (IOT, Zakura) | B.E/B.Tech and M.Tech in Computer Science Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D | |
| 6. | Engineering Chemistry (IOT, Zakura) | ZCU-ZCU-2 | Essential: M.Sc Chemistry with 55% & NET/Ph.D. |
| 7. | Engineering Physics (IOT, Zakura) | Essential: M.Sc Physics with 55% & NET/Ph.D. | |
| 8. | Engineering Mathematics (IOT, Zakura) | Essential: M.Sc Mathematics with 55% & NET/Ph.D. | |
| 9. | Management Studies (IOT, Zakura) | Essential: MBA with 55% & NET/Ph.D. | |
| 10. | Computer Science Engineering (North Campus) | NC-CE-12 | Essential: M.Tech (CSE) or equivalent. Desirable: Ph.D |
| 11. | Electronics & Communication Engineering (North Campus) | Essential: M.Tech (ECE) or equivalent. Desirable: Ph.D | |
| 12. | Mechanical Engineering (North Campus) | Essential: M.Tech (ME) or equivalent. Desirable: Ph.D | |
| 13. | Engineering Chemistry (North Campus) | Desirable: Ph.D (Chemistry) | |
| 14. | Engineering Physics (North Campus) | Desirable: Ph.D (Physics) | |
| 15. | Engineering Mathematics (North Campus) | Desirable: Ph.D (Mathematics) |
- School of Open Learning:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Mathematics (CDOE) | PGD-DD-14 | xxx |
| 2. | Urdu (CDOE) | Working knowledge of In-page software. | |
| 3. | Economics (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 4. | Commerce (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 5. | Islamic Studies (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 6. | English (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 7. | Kashmiri (CDOE) | Working knowledge of Kashmiri software. | |
| 8. | Education (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 9. | B.Ed (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 10. | B.Ed Jammu Chapter (CDOE) | xxx | |
| 11. | Diploma in Urdu Journalism (CDOE) | xxx |
- School of Biological Sciences:
| S. No. | Subject | Post ID | Desirable Qualification/Specialization |
| 1. | Biochemistry | PGD-BC-8 | xxx |
| 2. | Clinical Biochemistry | PGD-CB-1 | xxx |
| 3. | Microbiology (CORD) | PGD-CD-12 | Industrial, Food, Agricultural & Environmental Microbiology. |
| 4. | Bio-Technology | PGD-BT-4 | Cancer Biotechnology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Genomics & Transcriptomics Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology. |
| 5. | Bio-Resources | PGD-BOR-2 | Essential: Zoology/Botany/Biotechnology/Bio-resources. Specialization: Entomology, Animal Resources, Animal & Tissue Technology, Immunology, Parasitology, Bioinformatics. |
How to Apply-
Online application
Last Date for Apply– 24 January 2024
| Submission of online application form | 16-01-2024 |
| Last date for submission of online application form | 24-01-2024 |
| Last date for submission of hard copy | 25-01-2024 |
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