IISER Tirupati Post Doctoral Research Fellowship PDRF 2020 : iisertirupati.ac.in

IISER Tirupati PDRF

IISER Tirupati invites application for Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) Program 2020-21.

IISER Tirupati has an active Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) Program to enable highly motivated young researchers to conduct research in the frontier areas of Science and Technology.

Who Can Apply?

The following applicants are eligible to apply for the fellowship program
** These positions are open for those with experience of 2 years or less, from the date of award of PhD degree.
** Those who have submitted thesis and are awaiting award of degree, can also apply.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates should contact faculty working in the below mentioned research areas at IISER Tirupati and identify a research project with the mentor to host the Fellowship.

Faculty Details : http://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/people/faculty/

Areas of Research

Mathematics

Applications are invited for PDRFs in Mathematics in the following areas of research:
1. Algebraic Geometry (Prof. D. S. Nagaraj)
2. Number Theory, Complex Geometry (Dr. Anilatmaja Aryasomayajula)
3. Harmonic Analysis, Functional Analysis (Dr. R. Lakshmi Lavanya)
4. Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic Topology, K-theories (Dr. Girja Shanker Tripathi)

Submit your application online :
https://form.jotform.com/200772979164465

Chemistry

Applications are invited for PDRFs in Chemistry in the following areas of research:
1. 2D Materials and Electrochemistry (Prof. Vijayamohanan Pillai)
2. Nanomaterials for Biological Applications (Dr. Jatish Kumar)
3. Spectroscopic Study of Proteins and Nucleic Acid (Dr. Soumit Sankar Mandal)

4. Computational Chemistry (Quantum or Classical) (Dr. Padmabati Mondal)
5. Soft Matter Theory and Simulation (Dr. Rakesh S. Singh)
6. Computational and Quantum Chemistry (Dr. Raghunath O Ramabhadran)
7. Total Synthesis of Natural Products (Dr. Kiran Kumar)

8. Organometallic Chemistry and Sustainable Catalysis (Dr. E. Balaraman)
9. Synthesis and Catalysis (Dr. Gopinath Purushothaman)
10. Organic Homogeneous Catalysis and Main Group Chemistry (Dr. Sudipta Roy)
11. Bioinorganic-Biomimetic-Systems and Catalysis (Dr. Pankaj Kumar Koli)

Biology

Applications are invited for PDRFs in Biology in the following areas of research:
1. Developmental biology (Dr. Ramkumar Sambasivan)
2. Plant stress biology (Dr. Annapurna Devi Allu)
3. Plant development and applied genetics (Dr. Eswar Rami Reddy)
4. Molecular oncology and cell signalling (Dr. Pakala Suresh Babu)
5. Chromosome inheritance and genome stability (Dr. Viji Subramanian)
6. Infection biology and host-pathogen interactions (Dr. Suchi Goel)
7. Cellular and Vascular Biology (Dr. Sanjay Kumar)
8. Spectroscopic Study of Proteins and Nucleic Acid (Dr. Soumit Mandal)
9. Inflammation, immunity and cancer (Dr. V Sivakumar)
10. Bio-Microfluidics and Soft Matter – Experiment (Dr. Dileep Mampallil)

Submit your application online :
https://form.jotform.com/200772292583458

Physics

Applications are invited for PDRFs in Physics in the following areas of research:
1. Hydrodynamics of active matter suspensions – theory and simulations – (Dr. Tapan Chandra Adhyapak)
2. Experimental and phenomenological studies of QCD matter in high energy heavy-ion collisions (Dr. Chitrasen Jena)
3. Bio-Microfluidics and Soft Matter – Experiment (Dr. Dileep Mampallil)

Submit your application online :
https://form.jotform.com/200772213437449

Selection Process

Candidates will be shortlisted based on the quality of their research work and proposal. The final selection will be made based on all the above criteria, specific area of research and performance in interview.

Fellowship Amount

** Rs. 47,000/- p.m + HRA as per GoI rules if the candidate produces the Ph. D. Certificate.
** Otherwise, Rs. 35,000/- p.m + HRA as per GoI rules for those candidates whose Ph. D. degree is awaited.

Note :
However, the candidate must produce a letter from competent authority stating that the thesis has been submitted and the final viva/defence is pending. Nominal research grant will be available under this program.

Terms & Conditions

** The Institute may give exceptions in terms of number of years of experience in case of highly meritorious candidates, with prior approval of the Competent Authority.

** Candidates should provide evidence of having carried out high quality research during or after their Ph. D. program. The award will be initially for one year, with an extension for one more year after review of performance.

** PDRFs have to get associated with a specific research group depending upon the research and facilities /mentorship required to carry-out research

Last Date

Last Date for application for all streams is June 10th, 2020.

Author : Ranjani