Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER Kolkata) Invites Application for Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2022

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER Kolkata) Kolkata Last Date: 20th January, 2022
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Vacancy Circular No:

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata)
invites applications for recruitment of Junior Research Fellow

Junior Research Fellow

Job Location:

IISER Mohanpur Campus
PO: BCKV Campus Main Office Mohanpur
, Kolkata, 741252 West Bengal
Last Date: 20 January 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

IISER Kolkata Vacancy 2022
IISER Kolkata Vacancy 2022 Recruitment 2022 Details
Job Role Junior Research Fellow
Education Requirement
Total Vacancy 1 Post
Job Locations Kolkata
Age Limit Not more than 28 years as on 31st March, 2022.
Experience 1 - 3 years
Salary 31000(Per Month)
Posted on 10 Jan, 2022
Last Date To Apply 20 Jan, 2022

Educational Qualification: M.Sc

A position for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) is available in the research group of Dr. Neelanjana Sengupta, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Biological Science, IISER Kolkata. The research work involves the use of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and advanced computer simulation methodologies to study biomolecular systems under extreme thermodynamic conditions.

A) Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

1. Title of project: Response of diverse protein states to thermodynamic extremes: Computational investigations of the pressure-temperature stability

2. Funding agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

3. Principle investigator: Dr. Neelanjana Sengupta, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences

4. Remuneration: A maximum amount of Rs. 31,000 per month + HRA

5. Tenure: 12 months, with possibility of renewal upon satisfactory performance

6. Basic Eligibility Criteria:

a) M.Sc or equivalent degree, in either Physics, Chemistry, Biophysics or Bioinformatics, with minimum 65% marks, or minimum CGPA of 8.0.

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

7. Additional experience (highly desirable): Experience in computational biophysics; Strong desire to continue as a PhD student.

Pay Scale:
INR
31000(Per Month)

Age Limit: Not more than 28 years as on 31st March, 2022.

Selection Procedure

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

How to Apply:

Eligible candidates should send their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), self-attested copies of marksheets and certificates from Std. XII onwards, and a brief covering letter explaining their motivation and academic plan for the next 5 years, via email ONLY to 

1. [email protected]

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

3. All information should be compiled, zipped and attached to application email. Individually attached documents are not acceptable.

4. The full contact information (address, mobile number, landline number if any) should be provided with the CV.

Last date for receiving applications: January 20th, 2021


Important Dates:

Published on: 10 January 2022

Last date for application is: 20 January 2022

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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About Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER Kolkata)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education), Government of India. IISER Kolkata is designed to reach the prestigious position in the global setting that IISc, IIMs and IITs presently enjoy. IISER Kolkata is an autonomous institution awarding its own degrees. The central theme of the IISER Kolkata is to integrate education with research so that undergraduate teaching as well as doctoral and postdoctoral research work could be carried out in basic sciences.

The basic idea of IISER is to create research Universities of the highest calibre in which teaching and education will be totally integrated with the state of the art research. These Universities are devoted to Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching in sciences in an intellectually vibrant atmosphere of research. One of the important objectives of creating these Universities is to make education and careers in basic sciences more attractive by providing opportunities in integrative teaching and learning of sciences and break the barriers of traditional disciplines.


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