[News] ICTS-SIMONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

[P Ajith]

The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), TIFR invites
applications for the ICTS-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships. This program,
funded by a targeted grant to ICTS by the Simons Foundation
<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/>, is aimed at attracting world-leading
young researchers to ICTS as postdoctoral fellows. ICTS provides a
stimulating intellectual atmosphere and state-of-the-art facilities for
academic research. In addition to the vibrant in-house research program,
fellows will also have opportunity to interact with leading scientists from
all over the world through collaborative visits, workshops and conferences,
funded by the program.

*ELIGIBILITY*

Applications are invited from highly qualified young scientists with proven
track record. Candidates must have a PhD degree in physics, mathematics,
astronomy, theoretical physical chemistry, theoretical physical biology and
related fields. Individuals who have submitted their doctoral thesis can
also apply.

*SALARY AND BENEFITS *

The salary will Rs. 60,000 per month and the fellows can also opt for free
Institute accommodation or a house rent allowance of Rs. 15,000 per month.
In addition, Fellows receive health insurance, travel support up to Rs.
200,000 per year and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year for computing
services, publications, relocation, and other direct costs. Fellows will
also have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research
grants offered by the national funding agencies.The initial appointment
will be for two years, with possibility of extension up to a third year,
depending on a review of the scientific activity of the Fellow.

*HOW TO APPLY *

Interested candidates should apply online
<https://www.icts.res.in/opportunities/simons-fall-2018> with their
curriculum vitae, list of publications, a research proposal (not more
than two pages) and a covering letter. Three recommendation letters also
have to be uploaded online by the referees. Nominal deadline is 1 December
2018, but applications will be considered until the positions are filled.
The nominal starting date of 1 September 2019 is negotiable.

*ABOUT ICTS *

ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science with a mandate to contribute to
frontier research by providing a platform devoted to theoretical natural
sciences and interdisciplinary and applied mathematics through its various
programs. The current in-house research program focusses on astrophysical
relativity, numerical linear algebra, computational science, data
assimilation, dynamical systems, non-linear dynamics, fluid mechanics,
mathematical physics and geometry, physical biology, statistical mechanics
and turbulence, condensed matter physics, and string theory (
www.icts.res.in/research). ICTS hosts strong visitors and associates driven
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.

*ASTROPHYSICAL RELATIVITY AT ICTS *


The ICTS Astrophysical Relativity group (
https://www.icts.res.in/research/astrorel) includes faculty members
Parameswaran Ajith and Bala R Iyer, postdocs Haris M K, Rahul Kashyap and
Gayathri Raman (postdocs) and several students. Rana Adhikari, K. G. Arun,
Mark Hannam, Sascha Husa, Badri Krishnan, B.S. Sathyaprakash and Anand
Sengupta 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
1500 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.


APPLY ONLINE: https://www.icts.res.in/opportunities/simons-fall-2018

DEADLINE: 1 Dec 2018

CONTACT: Parameswaran Ajith <ajith at icts.res.in>
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