[News] MAX PLANCK POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT ICTS, BANGALORE

[P. Ajith]

Dear colleagues,

Please see below an advertisement for a postdoc position at ICTS. I would
appreciate if you could bring this to the attention of potential
candidates.

Thanks,
Ajith

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*MAX PLANCK POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
THEORETICAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE*

Applications are invited for a Max Planck Partner Group Postdoctoral
Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) of
the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bangalore. This
fellowship is supported by the Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical
Relativity at ICTS, working in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute
for Gravitational Physics, Hannover.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applications are invited from highly motivated young scientists with a
proven track record. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Physics
Astrophysics or Astronomy  with excellent track record.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:
The initial appointment will be for two years, with possibility of
extension up to a third year, based on the scientific activity of the
Fellow. The position carries a monthly salary of Rs. 60,000 and a housing
allowance of Rs. 15,000. Fellows can also opt for free Institute
accommodation in lieu of the housing allowance. Fellows receive health
insurance and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year. Fellows will also
have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research grants
offered by the ICTS as well as the national funding agencies.

ASTROPHYSICAL RELATIVITY AT ICTS:
The ICTS Astrophysical Relativity group (
https://www.icts.res.in/research/astrorel) includes Parameswaran Ajith
(faculty), Bala Iyer (Simons visiting professor), Nathan K
Johnson-McDaniel, Arunava Mukherjee, Sumit Kumar, Haris M K (postdocs),
Abhirup Ghosh, Ajit Kumar Mehta (graduate students) and several visiting
undergraduate students. K. G. Arun, Sascha Husa, Mark Hannam, Badri
Krishnan and Tarun Souradeep are visiting associates. The group’s research
interest include gravitational-wave source modeling, data analysis
including parameter estimation, tests of general relativity using
gravitational-wave observations and astrophysics. The group is an active
member group in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the IndIGO
consortium. The group hosts a 1000 core LIGO Tier-3 grid computing cluster
and has access to other high-performance facilities at ICTS. We organize
several ICTS programs every year, including the annual ICTS summer schools
on gravitational wave astronomy.

The Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity was established in
2015 in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational
Physics in Hannover, Germany. The fellows have the opportunity to spend
extended periods at the Max Planck Institute.

ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science with a mandate to foster
excellence in the basic sciences through its programs and to be a node for
scientific information and values. Apart from hosting a large number of
visitor-driven academic programs, ICTS runs world-class in-house research
programs in three broad areas: spacetime physics, complex systems and
mathematics. ICTS hosts strong visitors and associates programs, a highly
competitive graduate school as well as a devoted postdoctoral program that
forms an integral part of the in-house research. A state-of-the-art
residential campus is ready to provide vibrant academic environment.
Located in Bangalore, the garden city of India, with pleasant and moderate
climate, ICTS maintains close ties with the world-class scholastic ambience
of the city.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates can apply online with their CV, list of publications,
a research proposal (not more than two pages) and a covering letter (PDF).
The applicants also need to arrange at least three recommendation letters
to be uploaded here. The nominal deadline is Dec 02, 2016; but applications
will be considered until the positions are filled. The nominal starting
date of Sep 1, 2017 is negotiable. Informal queries may be addressed to
ajith[AT]icts.res.in




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P. Ajith, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Survey No. 151
Shivakote, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Bangalore North 560089, India.
Tel. +91 80 4653 6210, Fax: +91 80 2360 8199
http://home.icts.res.in/~ajith  http://www.icts.res.in/research/astrorel
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