Name of the Organisation : The Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (iucaa.ernet.in)
Name of the Fellowship : Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Location : Pune
Website : http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/index.html
Post-Doctoral Fellowships :
Applications are invited for post-doctoral fellowships in Astronomy and Astrophysics, for durations which are typically for two to three years, but are extendable up to a maximum of five years based on performance. The fellowship includes a remuneration, contingency grant, rent free accommodation on campus as well as medical and other benefits. Facilities required for research are provided institutionally. Post-doctoral fellows with excellent performance will be considered for a tenured position.
Research areas at IUCAA :
** Cosmology and large scale structure
** Galactic and extragalactic astronomy
** General relativity
** Gravitational waves
** High energy astrophysics
** Instrumentation for astronomy
** Optical, UV, X-ray, and radio astronomy
** Quantum gravity, including string theory
** Solar Astronomy
** Virtual observatory
Facilities at IUCAA include a network of state-of-the-art computers, high performance computing clusters, high speed internet connections, mirror sites of important databases, a very well equipped instrumentation laboratory, and a library with exhaustive collection of books and periodicals.
IUCAA operates a 2 m optical telescope, IUCAA Girawali Observatory (IGO), at Girawali which is about 80 km from IUCAA campus. IUCAA is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), which is a 10m class telescope suited for imaging and spectroscopic observations of faint and distant objects. Support is also available for guest observing from other international facilities. Further information can be obtained from the IUCAA website.
A few positions are available specifically for IGO, ASTROSAT, and instrumentation related research work. Applicants interested in these positions should mention their interest specifically.
Application Procedure :
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications, and research plans, and arrange for three confidential reference letters to be sent independently.
All the relevant material should reach IUCAA by October 31. Candidates will be informed of the result by the end of December. Successful candidates are normally expected to commence their fellowship during the following year.
Applications and enquiries should be sent by post or e-mail to :
The Administrative Officer (Core Programmes)
IUCAA,
Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind,
Pune 411 007, India.
Last Date : October 31 of Every Year
Contact Us :
E-mail : snk@iucaa.ernet.in
Phone : (91) 20 – 25604100, 25691414
Fax : (91) 20 – 25604699
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