Rolling Advertisement for Faculty Positions

(In accordance with 7th CPC Pay Structure)

IISER Bhopal invites applications for faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in the following Departments:

Natural Sciences Stream:

Department of Biological Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Department of Physics

Engineering Sciences Stream:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences Stream:

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Economic Sciences

Selection Process:

Faculty positions at different levels are recruited in various Departments through Rolling Advertisement. Positions are also advertised in newspapers. The applications received in respective Departments are shortlisted by the Department Faculty Advisory Committee (DFAC) on the basis of application, seminar, input from faculty members of the concerned area of specialization, and recommendation letters. Institute Faculty Affairs Committee (IFAC) reviews the whole thing and takes the decision to call a candidate for an interview. The eligibility criteria shall be as on date of the IFAC meeting. Only the shortlisted candidates will be informed by the Institute, about the schedule of interviews as and when conducted.

A copy of an application in the prescribed format should be sent to the Head of the respective department(s):

S.No.	Department	E-mail Address
1.	Biological Sciences	E-mail : hod_bio@iiserb.ac.in
2.	Chemical Engineering	E-mail: hod_che@iiserb.ac.in
3.	Chemistry	E-mail: hod_chm@iiserb.ac.in
4.	Earth and Environmental Sciences	E-mail: hod_ees@iiserb.ac.in
5.	Economic Sciences	Email: hod_eco@iiserb.ac.in
6.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences	E-mail: hod_eecs@iiserb.ac.in
7.	Humanities and Social Sciences	E-mail: hod_hss@iiserb.ac.in
8.	Mathematics	E-mail: hod_maths@iiserb.ac.in
9.	Physics	E-mail: hod_phy@iiserb.ac.in

1) Assistant Professor Grade II:
Eligibility criteria	Ph.D. with a first class or equivalent at the preceding degree and a very good academic record throughout.
Salary Structure	Level 10 with initial pay of Rs. 70,900/-. After one year of post Ph.D experience, the candidates shall be placed in Level 11 with an initial pay of Rs. 73,100/-, subject to evaluation of performance and antecedents.
2) Assistant Professor Grade I:
Eligibility criteria	Ph.D. with a first class or equivalent at the preceding degree and a very good academic record throughout. Minimum 3 years of industrial/ research/ teaching/ experience, excluding however, the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D.
Salary Structure	Level 12 with initial pay of Rs. 1,01,500/-. Candidates possessing the degree of Ph.D in the relevant discipline and with regular service of 3 years' at Level 12 shall be considered for moving to Level 13A1 with an initial pay of Rs. 1,31,400/-, subject to evaluation of performance and antecedents.
3) Associate Professor:

Eligibility criteria	Ph.D. with a first class at the preceding degree and a very good academic record throughout. Minimum 6 years of teaching/research experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor/ Senior Scientific Officer/ Senior Design Engineer.
Salary Structure	Level 13A2 with an initial pay of Rs. 1,39,600/-.

4) Professor:
Eligibility criteria	Ph.D. with a first class at the preceding degree and a very good academic record throughout. Minimum 10 years of teaching/research experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor.
Salary Structure	Level 14A with an initial pay of Rs. 1,59,100/-.

Other perquisites/ allowances common to all the above mentioned posts.

In addition to Pay (as mentioned above), other allowances like DA, HRA, TA, Telephone reimbursement, and Employers contribution towards NPS shall be as per the GoI norms from time to time. For further queries you may please contact Head of the concerned Department.

Moving expenses of 1,25,000/- (for candidates from abroad) &75,000/-(for candidates within the country).

Every faculty member of IISER Bhopal will be entitled to a fund of 1,00,000/- every financial year on reimbursement basis, under Cumulative Professional Development Account (CPDA) scheme which may be revised from time to time as per GoI/ BoG approved norms. CPDA will be available to meet expenses for participating in both national and international conferences, paying membership fees for professional bodies and buying books.

Reimbursement of telephone bills to faculty members up to a ceiling of 1,500/- per month.

Leave Travel Concession (LTC) by Air for home town and elsewhere in India as per Govt. of India rules along with leave encashment facility.

Children Education Allowance as per rules.

Reimbursement of medical expenses of self and dependent family members as per Institute rules.

General information about the posts advertised:

1. The Institute reserves the right to (i) relax eligibility criteria in exceptional cases; (ii)

consider anyone who has not formally applied in response to this advertisement, and (iii) fill the position at lower/higher level than that advertised.

2. In addition to the regular pay, all permanent posts carry House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance and other allowances as per institute rules. Central Government employees will be covered by New Pension Scheme (NPS) of Govt. of India.

3. The qualifications prescribed should have been obtained after attending regular courses from recognized Universities/Institutions.

4. Relaxation in age, educational qualification and/or experience will be considered in case of exceptionally meritorious candidates, with the prior approval of the Competent Authority.

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

6. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-servicemen, etc. will be as per Govt. of India norms.

7. Candidates working in government departments, public sector undertakings and Government funded institutions should apply through proper channel.

8. The eligibility criteria indicated are bare minimum and a mere fulfilment of the same will not entitle the candidates to be called for an interview. If numbers of applications received are large, the Institute may restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to a reasonable limit on the basis of qualification and experience higher than that of the minimum prescribed in the advertisement.

Based on the qualifications of the candidates and the need of the department concerned, applications received will be processed through duly constituted selection committees at regular intervals.

Dean, Faculty Affairs

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