Technical Assistant jobs in Bhopal at IISER Bhopal

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ADVT #: EES/RSR/2020-21/02

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the posts of “Technical Assistant” for a research project entitled ''National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme COALESCE: CarbOnaceous AerosoL Emissions, Source apportionment and ClimatE impacts” funded by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

The project is organized around a three tier structure involving 17 Institutions with IISER Bhopal as an Associate Institute.

Name of the post: Technical Assistant/ Number of posts: 02

Nature and Duration: Temporary post upto March 31, 2021, extendable to one year if the project is extended.

Salary: Rs. 21,000 pm + HRA

Qualification: BE / B.Tech in Environmental, Chemical or relevant engineering disciplines. BS/MS or MSc in Earth & Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Atmospheric Science or equivalent. BS/BSc in Earth & Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Atmospheric Science or equivalent with 2 years of experience.

The candidate should preferably have a fundamental knowledge of atmospheric aerosols, specifically aerosol chemistry, its chemical analysis methods and optical characteristics. Experience in method development, operation and maintenance of any one of the following instruments (preferably for aerosol samples) is mandatory. Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) Spectrometer . Ion Chromatography (IC) . Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) . Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (TD- GC-MS) . Thermal Optical Organic Carbon/Elemental Carbon (TOT/TOR OC/EC) Analyzer

Desirable: This position will be centered on aerosol field sampling, chemical analysis and field surveys. Prior experience in operating field instruments such as particulate matter air sampler, nephelometer, aethelometer, optical particle counter are highly desirable. The position requires excellent English communication (oral and written) skills.

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) were created in 2006 through a proclamation of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to promote quality education and research in basic sciences.