Applications are invited from researchers with outstanding track record for a Vaidya-Raychaudhuri Post-doctoral Fellowship in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The duration of the fellowship is typically for two to three years, but is extendable up to a maximum period of five years based on performance. The fellowship will carry a remuneration of Indian Rs. 55,000/- per month for the first two years and Indian Rs.65,000/- per month in the subsequent years. There will be a contingency grant of Indian Rs.2,00,000/- per year throughout the tenure. The fellowship also includes rent free accommodation on campus as well as medical and other benefits. Facilities required for research are provided institutionally. A post-doctoral fellow with excellent performance will be considered for a tenured position.
At IUCAA, Solar Astrophysics is one of the prime research areas. IUCAA hosts the Max-Planck Partner Group on Coupling and Dynamics of Solar Atmosphere of MPS, Goettingen. It is the PI institute for the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) on board the Aditya-L1 mission, the first observatory from space of the Indian Space Research Organisation (IUCAA) to study the Sun. The SUIT instrument will image the Sun in near ultraviolet wavelength (2000 – 4000 Angstroms) using 11 filters (8 narrow-band and 3 broad-band) and will address questions related to the coupling of the solar atmosphere and the variations of solar spectral irradiance relevant for Earth’s atmosphere.
Other research areas at IUCAA are:
• Cosmology and large scale structure
• Galactic and extragalactic astronomy
• General relativity
• Gravitational waves
• High energy astrophysics
• Instrumentation for astronomy
• Optical, UV, X-ray, and radio astronomy
• Quantum gravity, including string theory
• Virtual observatory
Having broad research areas on campus, IUCAA provides vibrant atmosphere for research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Facilities at IUCAA include a network of state-of-the-art computers, high performance computing clusters, high speed internet connections, mirror sites of important databases, a very well equipped instrumentation laboratory, and a library with exhaustive collection of books and periodicals.
IUCAA operates a 2 m optical telescope, IUCAA Girawali Observatory (IGO), at Girawali which is about 80 km from IUCAA campus. IUCAA is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), which is a 10m class telescope suited for imaging and spectroscopic observations of faint and distant objects. Support is also available for guest observing from other international facilities.
Further information can be obtained from the IUCAA website (http://www.iucaa.in).
Interested applicants may apply online at: http://www.iucaa.in/pdf
ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
The last date for submission of applications is October 31. Candidates will be informed of the result by the end of December. Successful candidates are normally expected to commence their fellowship by August in the following year.