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

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER Kolkata) Kolkata Last Date: 28th April, 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

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

Research Fellow

Job Location:

IISER
Mohanpur Campus PO: BCKV Campus Main Office Mohanpur Nadia
, Kolkata, 741252 West Bengal
Last Date: 28 April 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

IISER Kolkata Jobs For Freshers
IISER Kolkata Jobs For Freshers Recruitment 2022 Details
Job Role Research Fellow
Education Requirement
Total Vacancy 1 Post
Job Locations Kolkata
Age Limit Candidates should be below 28 years of age at the time of application.
Experience Fresher
Salary 31000(Per Month)
Posted on 20 Apr, 2022
Last Date To Apply 28 Apr, 2022

Educational Qualification: M.Sc

Applications are invited for the position of Junior Research Fellow (1 position) under a research Project entitled “Analysing temporal trends in regional paleo-metacommunity structures of the post-Miocene marine fossils of the western India using taxonomic and ecological diversities”. The position is funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The JRF position will be awarded for a period of one year (extendable strictly based on the research progress and performance).

1. Position : JRF 

2.  No of post : 01

3. Basic Eligibility Criteria : (i) First class (or CGPA OF 6.0 and above at a scale of 10) in MSc in Geology/Applied Geology/Earth Sciences (ii) Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (including LS) or GATE examination (required criteria).

4. Desirable qualification : The applicant should have a strong background in paleontology and have the ability to conduct fieldwork independently. Candidate having MS thesis work in paleontology will be given priority. A good communication and writing skill in English is also desirable.

5. Tenure : 1 year (extendable strictly based on the research progress and performance)

6. Remuneration : JRF (Rs. 31000/- plus 24% HRA)

7. Principle Investigator : Dr. Subhronil Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata (Email: [email protected] )

8. Funding source : Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Pay Scale:
INR
31000(Per Month)

Age Limit: Candidates should be below 28 years of age at the time of application.

Selection Procedure

Mode of Interview: Online (A Google-Meet link will be shared with the short-listed candidates before the interview). The interview will be recorded. The application itself will be considered as the consent of the applicant to appear for the interview.

How to Apply:

1. A detailed CV prior to the interview must be emailed to [email protected] latest by 28 th April, 2022 (last date of application). No application will be entertained after that.

2. Date/Time of Interview: In between 07-27 May, 2022. The exact date and time of the interview will be notified in due time


Important Dates:

Published on: 20 April 2022

Last date for application is: 28 April 2022

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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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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