INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA

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Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Position

 

Applications are invited from the citizens of India for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position for the sponsored project in the Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Kolkata. This temporary position is initially for a period of one year and tenable only for the duration of the project. The requisite qualification, experience, etc. are given below:

Project Title

Flexible Transparent Polymeric Sheet for Underwater Stealth Applications

Reference Number

TR/0569/CARS/128; Dated: 09-11-2021

Funding Agency

DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur, Government of India

Temporary Position(s)

Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Number of vacancies

1

Salary

Rs. 31,000/- per month (Consolidated)

Coordinator / PI

Dr. Priyadarsi De

Department

Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Kolkata

Project and Job description

Study the effect of various parameters on the optical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate). Candidates having research experience in polymer synthesis and characterization will be preferred.

Qualifications

M.Sc./MS in Chemistry with 1st class or equivalent.

Qualification in at least one of these exams: CSIR-UGC NET (including LS); GATE; national-level exams conducted by DST /DBT /DAE /DOS /DRDO /MHRD /ICAR /ICMR /IIT /IISc /IISER.

Age limit

Upper age limit: 28 years as on the day on which the application is made. The upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to scheduled castes/tribes/OBC, women and physically handicapped candidates.

Application Fee

Nil

Application Procedure

A detailed CV along with the list of referees must be emailed to p_de@iiserkol.ac.in latest by 20th February 2022.

Subject Line (other subject line may not be considered): Application for JRF(DRDO) position

Interview

Short-listed applicants will be invited (via email) for an online oral interview

Conditions

The candidate has to make logistics provision for the online interviews. The decision of the selection committee will be final. The selected candidate may be terminated with a 30-day notice before completion of tenure, if performance till date is not deemed satisfactory.

More Information

For further information, write to Dr. P. De at   p_de@iiserkol.ac.in