Recruitment for Post-Doctoral Fellow on externally funded projects

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram is a premier autonomous Institution established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country.

The Institute invites applications for the following project positions on contract basis:

Name of Post	Post-Doctoral Fellow
Name of Project	Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Bioactive Macrocycles.
Funding agency	DST-SERB, India
Minimum Educational qualification ( as prescribed by the funding agency)	PhD (candidates submitted thesis also eligible)
Preference	Candidate must have worked in any areas of Synthetic Organic Chemistry involved Multistep Synthesis, Total Synthesis of Natural Products, Asymmetric Total Synthesis, and Asymmetric Catalysis.
Number of posts	One
Fellowship amount	36000 per month + HRA
Tenure of the post	1 year (will be extended based on performance)
Age	Under 32 (relaxation based on CV and experience)
Last date	8 April 2017
How to apply	Application includes CV (must include research experience, publications list and at least three referees) along with work summery (less than 10 pages), sent by email to Dr. Rajendar Goreti rajendar@iisertvm.ac.in

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email on details of interview date, time and venue and it will also be put up on the website www.iiisertvm.ac.in .

A printed copy of this application form, signed by the applicant, recent passport size photograph, photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support of age, qualification, experience etc. will be collected at the time of interview. Applicants must bring all certificates (original + one copy) at the time of interview for the purpose of verification.

General Information

1. Appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the research project.

2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Thiruvanathapuram.

3. Appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project

4. The qualification prescribed should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.

5. The prescribed educational qualifications are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitled candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, the Project Leader/ Principal Investigator may restrict the number of candidates to be called for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field at the time of applying.

6. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.

7. Selected candidates will have to join duty at the earliest on receipt of the offer.

8. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.