The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune is a premier institute dedicated to research and teaching in the basic sciences. It was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (renamed Ministry of Education in August 2020). In 2012, IISER Pune was declared as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament.

The institute invites applications from Indian nationals for the following post purely on temporary and contractual basis under funded project:

No. of posts: 01 (One)

Title of the Project:  “Agro and Plastic Waste Processing for Energy Applications”

Funding Agency: Private

Minimum Educational Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech. in subjects related to Environmental Science and Technology / Chemical Engineering/ Biotechnology

Preference: Candidates having good knowledge about waste-to-value strategies and some experience in software-based analysis will be preferred.

Job Requirements: Incumbent is expected to carry out work on processing and conversion of Agro and Plastic waste to Materials useful in Energy Applications and perform related software-based analysis

Tenure of the appointment: Initially for a period of six months extendable for further period subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project

Consolidated emoluments per month: Rs. 35,000/- +‍24% (House Rent Allowance)

Age as on last date of application: 35 years, Age relaxation commensurate with educational qualification/s and/or experience/s of the applicant may be considered for candidates having qualifications and experience higher than the advertised with the prior approval of the competent authority.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should send the application by email in the prescribed format available below advertisement by email (convert into PDF Format) addressed to phy_app@iiserpune.ac.in on or before 29.02.2024. Please mention “Application for the post of Project Associate and Advt. No. 07/2024” in the subject line of the email.

List of shortlisted candidates for the selection process with date, time, and other details will be put up on the institute website below this advertisement and candidates will be informed by e-mail only.

The following will be collected and verified at an appropriate stage:
a) Photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support of age,
educational qualifications, experiences etc.
b) Recent passport size color photograph.

General Information/details about the post:

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

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

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

4. The prescribed date for determining the upper age limit, educational qualifications or experience shall be the last date for submitting applications.

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

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

7.  The number of posts may vary depending upon the requirements during the selection process.

8. The experience requirement may be relaxed based on the cohort of applications received, with the prior approval of the competent authority.

9.  In case, a selected candidate does not join or resigns after joining the post, waitlisted  candidate/s may be offered the position.

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

11. No interim inquiries/correspondence/communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.

12. Bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for.

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