Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics jobs - JRF Physics

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) is inviting applications for ONE Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position to work on the “Sub-micron Resolution Imaging System to Detect Individual Ions/ Atoms” project at its Precision & Quantum Measurement lab (PQM-lab: https://pqmlab.iucaa.in/). This project is funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS),Govt. of India for three years

1. Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

2. No of Post: 01

3. Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or M. Tech. in Physics / Electronics / Instrumentation / Optical engineering/ other related areas with minimum 60% marks. The candidate must have valid score from CSIR or UGC NETJRF / NET-LS/ GATE/ INAT/ JEST. Final year students waiting for results can also apply. Desirable experience in any of the programming languages like C, C++, Python, Matlab, Mathematica / VHDL/ LabVIEW will be useful.

4. The Offer:

a) The selected candidates will receive a monthly fellowship of Rs. 31,000 + HRA (HRA will be provided only if he/she does not avail IUCAA’s accommodation).

b) Depending on performance in first two years, the candidate can be promoted to Senior Research Fellow (SRF) after two years. In case promoted to SRF, the fellowship will be enhanced to Rs. 35,000 + HRA per month.

c) The finally offered candidate can start to work immediately after the selection or later depending on the pandemic situation / mutually agreeable date. The total tenure of the position is for three years or till the end of the project, whichever comes first, and is renewable annually based on performance.