IISER Bhopal Recruitment 2022 for Project Associate 1

Vacancy Circular No:

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal)
invites applications for recruitment of Project Associate 1

Project Associate 1

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Educational Qualification: M.Sc

Applications are invited from Indian nationals to work as ‘Project Associate 1’ in a research project entitled “Understanding the regional micro-climate impact on Karakoram-Himalayan glaciers and quantifying the role of Western Disturbances in governing their mass balance: past and future, a climate model assessment” sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.

Project No. SERB/EES/2021049

1. Name of position: Project Associate 1

2. No. of position: 1 (One)

3. Duration: For one year, extendable up to the duration of the project subject to satisfactory performance.

4. Location: Dr. Pankaj Kumar’s group (Climate & Glacier Modelling Lab), EES Department.

5. Essential: Masters degree in Meteorology/Atmospheric Science or any disciplines related to Environmental Science from a recognized University/ Institution. Good experience in the field of regional or global modelling of the climate or Earth system, preferably experience with limited-area climate models and their coupling with other earth system model components.

6. Desirable:

a. A Ph.D. degree in Meteorology/Atmospheric Science or any disciplines related to Environmental Science from a recognized University/ Institution.

b. Familiarity with the analysis of data sets from climate models. Knowledge in appropriate programming languages such as FORTRAN, Python and R; shell scripting.

c. Working experience in Linux/Unix environments.

d. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, as well as a record of peer reviewed publications in order to demonstrate the skill to publish the work in scientific journals.

e. Handling of a large volume of data and conversant with data format like NetCDF, HDF, GRIB etc. Ability to work in groups.

7. Salary: 31,000/- + Admissible H.R.A