NISER Recruitment 2021 for Research Associate

Vacancy Circular No:

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)
invites applications for recruitment of Research Associate

Research Associate

Number of Vacancy: 2 Posts

Educational Qualification: M.Phil/Ph.D

Experimental High Energy Physics group in the School of Physical Sciences, NISER invites applications from Indian/Foreign citizens for two Research Associate (RA) positions under the project “Indian participation in the ALICE experiment at CERN” funded by DAE and DST, Govt. of India

1. Post Name: Research Associate

2. No. of Post: 02

3. Essential Qualifications: Ph.D degree in Experimental Nuclear/Particle Physics

4. Research Areas: The experimental high energy physics group at NISER is involved in various physics analysis using the data collected by ALICE at LHC-CERN and STAR at RHIC-BNL. Our main interest lies in the study of hadronic resonances production, vector meson polarization, fluctuations, understanding the QCD phase structure and search for QCD critical point and Chiral Magnetic Wave (CMW) effect etc.

a. A research proposal in any of these areas is highly encouraged. However, the candidate can also propose an independent research problem that echo with the group interest. We are also involved in the physics simulation of Forward Calorimeter (FoCal) which is a part of ALICE detector upgrade for Run4. NISER will actively be involved in the FoCal Detector R&D. Based on the group interest, the candidate will be working in any of the following areas:

i) Physics analysis of ALICE or STAR data

ii) Detector R&D and simulations of FoCal

5. Desirable: Experience in data analysis and/or detector hardware of high energy physics experiments.

6. Fellowship: As per existing rules of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India and based on post Ph.D. experience. Research Associate – I: `47,000/- per month; Research Associate – II: `49,000/- per month and Research Associate – III: `54,000/- per month.

7. The above positions are purely temporary for a period of one year and extendable to a maximum tenure of three years upon satisfactory academic performance. It would, therefore, not confer any right/ claim, implicit, or explicit for consideration/ absorption against any NISER post.