IIT Madras Post Doctoral Fellowship 2011 Eligibility Application Form

Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship at IIT Madras

Scheme

It is proposed to offer a number of Institute PostDoctoral Fellowships (PDF) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.(IIT Madras). It is a temporary research position which may be offered for those who seek to choose research as a profession. The research work during the postdoctoral period can be in areas that are of interest, both to the postdoctoral fellows and the Institute.(Institute henceforth refers to IIT Madras) The presence of the postdoctoral fellows at the Institute will further enhance the research culture and output of the Institute and help promote interdisciplinary research. It is a transition phase which can also help a fresh doctorate transform into an independent researcher before taking up a research career.

Eligibility

- Candidates with a Ph.D. Degree or who have submitted their theses for the Ph.D degree in appropriate disciplines and with consistently good academic record and research potential can apply for the PDF positions in any case within five years after completion of Ph.D.

- A detailed research proposal has to be submitted along with the application.

- At least two letters of recommendation/reference from peers regarding the research capabilities and other attributes of the applicant must be submitted along with the application.

- The candidates selected for the PDF will be pursuing independent research at the Institute. However, they will be attached to an appropriate Department depending on the postdoctoral research and will be associated with a faculty member of the department who will essentially perform the role of a collaborator.

- Candidates who obtained their doctoral degree from IIT Madras can also apply for the PDF. However, it is desirable that such candidates if selected will be associated with a faculty member other than their Ph.D supervisor/s.

Age Limit

The age limit for applicants for the PDFs will be maximum of 35 years (relaxable by 5 years for women and reserved category).

Duration:

The duration of the fellowship will be initially for a period of 2 years, extendable for a further period of one more year based on the progress of the PostDoctoral fellow and the recommendation of the Department.

Fellowship Grant

Fellowship Amount : Rs.30,000 35,000/ p.m. Consolidated

Accommodation : Suitable campus accommodation as per IIT norms if available may be provided.

Contingency Grant : A contingency grant of Rs.1,00,000/per annum will be provided to the postdoctoral fellow for research purposes.

Medical benefits / Insurance : On par with Ph.D. students

Permission for Conference : Either National or International Conference can be permitted provided funds available in the contingency grant of the concerned doctoral fellow.

Responsibilities

Apart from the research pursued by the PostDoctoral Fellow , the services of the PostDoctoral Fellow will be utilized by the department upto 6 hours per week for academic assistance in the departmental work including teaching, handling of tutorials and laboratory work.

Leave

The PostDoctoral Fellow will be eligible for leave with fellowship not exceeding 30 days in a year for each completed year of the fellowship. The leave can be availed on a prorate basis for the duration (on a 6 months’ basis) of the Fellowship completed.

Postdoctoral Performance Assessment Committee(PAC)

The performance of the postdoctoral fellow will be assessed by the Performance Assessment Committee (PAC) consisting of the Head of the Department,(HoD) or his representative as the Chairperson, the collaborator faculty member, two faculty members (need not necessarily be from the same Department) in the area of research carried out by the fellow. If the HoD happens to be the collaborator faculty member, then one of the other two members of the Committee will assume the chairperson role. The PAC will meet every year to assess the performance of the postdoctoral fellow. The candidate should present a progress report detailing the research work carried out and research findings supported by reprints/preprints/manuscripts of the papers published/accepted for publication or communicated/ research reports for this purpose.

Termination:

If the PostDoctoral Fellow wishes to leave the programme before the end of the tenure, he/she can do so with prior approval of the PAC giving one month’s notice. The fellowship may be terminated by the Institute if the performance/conduct of the fellow is unsatisfactory after giving one month’s notice to the PostDoctoral Fellow.

Applications are received throughout the year. Invitation for interview will be sent by the respective departments if found suitable after scrutinizing the application.

For details visit:
http://www.iitm.ac.in/post-doctoral-fellowship-at-iit-madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959.

The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. The IIT system has seven Institutes of Technology located at Kharagpur (estb. 1951), Mumbai (estb. 1958), Chennai (estb. 1959), Kanpur (estb. 1959), Delhi (estb. 1961), Guwahati (estb. 1994) and Roorkee (estb. 1847, joined IITs in 2001).

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