Applications are invited through e-mail for the appointment of Research Associate in DBT fellowship under the supervision of Professor Santanu Bhattacharya in the School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, IACS by November 2, 2019.

Name of the post: Research Associate

Number of post: One (01)

Research Area: Synthesis, characterization and application of suitable semiochemical loaded organogels

Essential Qualifications: A candidate should have a first or high second class M. Sc. degree in Chemistry with minimum average of 55% marks in B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. examination along with good overall academic record and publications with Ph.D. degree/Thesis submitted for Ph. D. degree in Chemistry/Chemical Biology. Expertise on small molecular gelators is preferable.

Age limit: 34 years, Age relaxation is applicable as per Govt. rule.

Fellowship: Rs. 47000/- per month + 24% HRA as per rules of DBT.

Tenure of Fellowship: Initially for one year and extendable for one more year (at the fixed rate of fellowship as per the sanctioned letter of grant) subject to satisfactory performance as assessed by the Progress Monitoring Committee. The tenure will be counted from the date of joining or till the end of the project tenure, whichever is earlier. The position is purely temporary, and the candidate will not have any right to claim (explicit or implicit) to any permanent post in the Institute.

No TA will be admissible for attending the interview. Interview via video based facility such as Skype however is permissible for candidates applying from abroad subject to the availability of requisite connections.

The candidates may apply only via email to dofficeab@iacs.res.in with complete Curriculum Vitae (mentioning e-mail address, date of birth, contact number, permanent residential address), a list of publications, a research statement, two letters of recommendation and self attested scanned copies of all the certificates/credentials. The letters of recommendation may be sent directly to dofficeab@iacs.res.in by the referees.

Applications by e-mail should reach within November 2, 2019. The subject line of the e-mail should be Full Name of the Candidate followed by “Application for RA/SB/SAIS/OCTOBER/2019”. Shortlisted candidates will be informed via email about the interview schedule.

Acting Registrar