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Invitation of applications seeking nominations for Ramanujan, Ramalingaswami and Wellcome Trust Fellowships

Applications along with a detailed proposal are invited from bright and eligible Indian nationals intending to seek nominations from the IUST (as a host institute) to apply for the Ramanujan, Ramalingaswami, and Wellcome Trust Fellowships. Interested candidates with a proven/outstanding track record of high-quality research in the fields of Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change or Engineering are eligible to apply. Candidates shall be screened based on the merit of the proposal and the publications. If required, the prospective candidates shall be invited for an online/offline presentation to interact with the University Selection Committee. The short-listed candidates will be provided with a host-institution endorsement certificate for applying to the Ramanujan Fellowship. If selected, the University will provide all necessary administrative and basic R&D infrastructural facilities for the duration of the fellowship. However, the rest of the terms and conditions will be as per the fellowship norms set by the awarding agency. The university has a policy in place for the permanent absorption of the fellows as Assistant Professors on Non-Plan budget at the end of fellowship tenure, provided that the Fellows meet the eligibility requirements as required for the post of Assistant Professor in the university and will have to appear before a duly constituted Selection Committee.

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must possess a Ph.D. in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change or any branch of Engineering with post-doctoral professional experience, good-quality publications, and high academic record. Only candidates (Indian nationals) who are working abroad are eligible to apply for the Ramanujan and Ramalingaswami fellowships. In the case of the Ramalingaswami fellowship, candidates who have returned to India within one year (two years for female candidates) from the closing date of the advertisement and are currently unemployed are also eligible to apply.

How to apply: Please send the complete fellowship application as per the format of the funding agency and PDFs of your 5 most significant publications to the email id [email protected]. For any queries, please contact [email protected]. The last date for sending applications is 30th January 2024.