POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT KERALA SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS

Holders of INSPIRE faculty, NBHM postdoctoral fellowship, N-PDF or any other external postdoctoral fellowship are welcome at Kerala School of Mathematics. Please write to the Director, KSoM for further details.

Research Associateship at KSoM

Kerala School of Mathematics (KSoM) invites applications for the position of Research Associate (RA). This position will be offered to selected young researchers who have completed their PhD degree or submitted their PhD dissertation in Mathematics or related areas. Apart from their research activities, a Research Associate at KSoM is expected to teach at least one course each year at the MSc level. The Research Associates at KSoM need not be affiliated to individual faculty members.

The fellowship for Research Associateship will be given as below:

  • Submitted PhD thesis and yet to defend: Rs. 54,000/- per month + HRA
  • Defended PhD thesis: Rs. 58,000/- per month + HRA
  • Defended PhD thesis & 1-year RA/PDF experience: Rs. 61,000/- per month + HRA
  • Defended PhD thesis & 2-year RA/PDF experience: Rs. 67,000/- per month + HRA

A contingency grant of Rs. 40,000/- per year will be given to every Research Associate.

The fellowship will be tenable for a period of one year initially, at the end of which the RA will be required to give a talk on the work done in that year and submit a report. An extension of the position will be based on a review of the work done by the RA. The term of Research Associateship can be up to a maximum of two years.

The following documents are needed for completing the online application for the Research Associate positions

  • Curriculum vitae
  • A synopsis of the candidate’s PhD thesis
  • Copies of published papers, if any.
  • Research proposal and
  • At least two references (the referees will be contacted directly by KSoM)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar talk and the final selection will be done after the talks.

 

Click here to submit your application for Research Associateship at KSoM.