Latest SRF, SRF (Ext), RA August 2009 Notification (24th Aug 2009)
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CSIR SRF, SRF (Extended), RA Fellowships 2009 Notification:
INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR SRF, SRF(EXTENDED) & RA
Only online applications followed by hard copy will be entertained (Advt No. 2009/I)
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Group of COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR), New Delhi, provides opportunities to bright young men and women in the form of Senior Research Fellowships (SRFs)/ SRF (Extended)/ Research Associateships (RAs) for training in methods of research under the expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in universities, laboratories and institutes of Government Departments and recognised laboratories of industry in various fields of science and technology.
Preference will be given to the research topics relevant to R&D programmes of CSIR Laboratories, in the new and emerging fields of science and in the areas of importance for development of scientific and technological capability of the country. The Fellowships/Associateships are tenable in all the universities and deemed universities/IITs/postgraduate colleges/government research establishments including those of CSIR, R&D establishments of recognised public sector, industrial firms and other recognised institutions. Only bonafide Indian citizens are eligible for the award. The award is for fixed tenure and does not imply any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment by CSIR to the beneficiary. CSIR reserves the right to determine the place in India best suited to provide necessary facilities in the areas of science in which the awardee is to specialise. Selected Fellows and Associates will have to devote their full time to the approved research programmes. Fellows and Associates are not permitted to take up any other remunerative jobs/assignments during their tenure.
A. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
An applicant should have Msc/BE/BTech or equivalent degree, and should have completed at least two years of post MSc/BE/BTech research experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship/associateship or from date of registration for Ph.D.
OR
Should have MTech/ME or equivalent degree in engineering/technology.
OR
Should have MBBS/BDS or equivalent with one year internship.
OR
Should have BPharm/BVSc/BSc(Ag) or equivalent degree and should have completed at least three years research experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship/associateship or from date of registration for Ph.D.
OR
Should have MPharm/MVsc/MSc(Ag) or equivalent degree and should have at least one year research experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship / associateship or from date of registration for Ph.D.
Documents in support of research experience and Ph.D. registration should be attached.
Only those candidates having at least 60% marks in master’s degree or in BPharm,BVSc,BSc (Ag),MBBS/BDS or equivalent degree under essential qualification are eligible to apply.
Those who have been awarded PhD/MD/MS/MDS degree or have submitted their thesis for the award of PhD/MD/MS/MDS degrees are not eligible for the position of SRF. Those who are eligible for RA will not be considered for SRF.
EMPLOYED CANDIDATES:
These fellowships are held on a full time basis. Therefore simultaneous employment elsewhere is not permitted. However, those desirous of pursuing higher studies, but employed presently, whether temporary or permanent may apply with an undertaking that if selected, they will resign the job before taking up the fellowship. The application will be rejected if the undertaking is not enclosed.
STIPEND:
For Science disciplines: Rs. 14000/- per month for Ist, 2nd and 3rd year. For Medical/Vaterinary/Pharmacy, Engineering and equivalent disciplines: Rs. 14000/-p.m. for the Ist and 2nd year and Rs. 15,000/-p.m. for the 3rd and 4th year. In addition, each SRF will receive a contingent grant of a maximum Rs. 20,000/-p.a. The grant will be provided to the University/Institution with which the SRF will be affiliated. SRFs will be given Rs. 3000/- (lump sum) extra on submission of Ph.D thesis in e-form. For details regarding format, etc. of e-thesis please contact CSIR’s Unit for R&D of Information Products at http://www.urdip.res.in/.
TENURE:
SRF will be tenable initially for a period of two years. The term is extendable by one year on the basis of assessment of the progress already made. Those who have held or are holding equivalent fellowships awarded under various schemes of all India grant giving agencies such as DST, DBT, ICMR, UGC, ICAR etc. may apply subject to the condition that the total tenure inclusive of CSIR fellowship shall not exceed three years. Those who have already availed ,or would have availed by 31st March 2009 ,equivalent fellowship etc. for 3 years need not apply. The combined tenure of JRF, if any, and SRF will not exceed five years. SRF will be terminated from the date of PhD viva voce or completion of tenure whichever is earlier. Those who are already holding equivalent fellowship should specify the reason for applying. The application is likely to be rejected if the reason is not specified.
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B. SRF (EXTENDED)
All those candidates who have submitted their PhD/MD/MS/MDS thesis can apply under this category. All such candidates must submit necessary documents issued by the University, as proof of their having submitted the thesis. In the absence of such documents, application will be rejected. The applicant must have at least one publication in standard refereed journal as listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) etc. The selected candidates will be offered SRF (Ext) for one year only at a stipend of Rs. 15,000/-p.m. This tenure will be counted in case candidate applies and gets selected for CSIR,RA after getting PhD degree. Candidates applying for SRF (Ext), who are expected to obtain PhD degree by the time of the date of interview, may submit their research proposal as applicable to RA. Only those candidates, who bring the proof of PhD degree at the time of interview will be considered for RA.
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C. RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1. The applicant should have PhD before the last date of application (in a science or engineering subject)/or MD/MS/MDS (in medical science subject) or ME/MTech/MPharm/MVSc with three years research and development experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship or associateship or from date of registration of PhD.
- The candidate must have at least one research publication in standard refereed journal as listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR), etc.
Employed candidates, whether temporary or permanent, and also those who have already availed higher fellowships like Senior Research Associateships etc. will not be considered for RAship.
STIPEND:
The stipend of RA will be one of the following.
Rs. 16,000/- p.m.
Rs. 17,000/-p.m.
Rs. 18,000/-p.m.
In addition, each RA will receive a contingent grant of a maximum of Rs. 20,000/-p.a which will be provided to the concerned University/Institution.
TENURE:
RA will be tenable initially for one year. It may be extended further at the discretion of CSIR based on three members assessment committee report. The total tenure of RA is fixed for 3 years. Those who have held or are holding equivalent Associateships under various schemes of all-India grant giving agencies such as DST , DBT, ICMR, UGC, ICAR etc. may apply subject to the condition that the total tenure of RA including that of CSIR shall not exceed three years. Those who have already availed equivalent grant of any kind for three years need not apply.
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D. OTHER CONDITIONS/INFORMATION
AGE LIMIT:
Senior Research Fellow : Maximum 32 years as on the last date of application.
SRF Extended : Maximum 33 years as on the last date of application.
Research Associate : Maximum 35 years as on the last date of application.
Age limit is relaxable by five years for women candidates, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs and physically handicapped on production of suitable certificates from the competent authority.
SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR SRF/RA:
Selection will be made through interview of candidates short-listed on the basis of their academic records, experience and assessment of research work already carried out and published by the candidates, by discipline-wise high level expert committees. The candidates called for interview will be paid single second class rail fare to and fro by the shortest route. Merely fulfilling of the essential qualifications will not entitle a candidate for being called for interview. CSIR reserves the right to call or not to call a candidate for interview.
E. CANDIDATES APPLYING UNDER THE CODE GLOBE 32
Candidates applying under this code will have to work in any one of the two areas given below:
(a) Global Change
Candidates applying for these positions will have to work in following areas:
1. Modeling-
· Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling
· Dispersion modeling
· Impact Assessment Modeling in the areas of climate change, agriculture, human health, sea level rise, water resources, vulnerable ecosystems etc.
2. Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements
· Measurement of atmospheric trace gases and particulate matter
3. Inventorization
· Inventorization of emissions and sinks off atmospheric trace gas species and particulate matter at different spatial levels.
Qualifications:
For SRF: Masters in Physics / Chemistry/ Earth Sciences /Meterology/ Statistics/ Engineering Sciences with at least 60% marks and two years research experience.
For RA: Ph.D. in atmospheric Sciences/areas related to global change with at least one publication in journal listed in Journal Citation Report (JCR) etc.
Place of work: The selected candidates can be placed in any institute in India including monitoring laboratories established at sites like Ladakh/Sundarbans/Darjeeling/Port Blair etc.
(b) Radio Science
Candidates applying for these positions will have to work in following areas:
· Radio Remote Sensing of Geospace Environment and Biological System.
· GPS Programmes and Ionospheric Tomography
· CAWSES
· Radio Communication technologies for applications in difficult terrains or special areas (e.g. rural communication)
Qualifications:
For SRF: Masters in Physics/Mathematics/Statistics/Meterology/ Electronics and Radio Communication/Radio Physics and Electronics/Engineering Sciences with at least 60% marks and two years research experience.
For RA: Ph.D. in Radio Communication/Tropospheric Propagation/Mathematical Modeling of Geospace Environment/other areas of Radio Science with at least one publication in JCR, etc.
Place of work: The selected candidates can be placed in any institute in India including monitoring laboratories established at sites like Ladakh/Sundarbans/Darjeeling/Port Blair etc.
Note: Since the place of work and area of work will be decided by the selection committee based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience and aptitude, no project proposal is to be submitted and the application is to be signed only by the applicant without getting it forwarded by any university/institute.
F. CANDIDATES APPLYING UNDER THE CODE STS 71
Only those candidates desirous of working on one of the following broad topics may apply under the Code STS 71:
· R & D Management (Planning, Priorities, Evaluation etc.)
· S & T interface with global economic agenda such as Food, Energy, Ecology and Environment, Poverty alleviation, Natural hazards.
· Studies relating to Technology forecasting, Technological change and Technology Management.
· Studies on policies and new approaches to innovation promotion and management of innovation: technology delivery systems.
· Studies relating to IPR, database access and indigenous knowledge system issues.
· S & T interface with Society, Polity and Production sectors.
· S & T and women and Development.
· Societal impact in the open economy era.
Candidates applying under this code should have essential qualification as applicable to other codes with an exception that degree at the master level can also be in management, social sciences, commerce, etc.
G. FELLOWSHIP IN TRANS DISCIPLINARY AREA CODE TDR/81:
The objective of fellowship in Trans disciplinary area is to encourage research in new and emerging areas like bio-informatics, geo-acoustics, nano-biotechnology, etc. where boundaries between disciplines are transcended and knowledge and perspectives from different disciplines are integrated.
Trans disciplinary research brings together two or more disciplines to generate new knowledge through collaborations outside the limits of one’s own discipline.
A maximum of 25 fellowships will be awarded under this category.
Candidates applying under this code should have essential qualification as applicable to other codes.
H. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES
The candidates should carefully read these instructions before submitting their applications:
i. A candidate can apply in only one subject code. Code number of the subject should be carefully selected (given in Appendix I) and indicated against the appropriate column. It should be directly related to past education and experience and future area of study. Identification of irrelevant code or code not matching with the proposed topic of research
ii. Details from the time of obtaining the qualifying degree till the last date of application should be mentioned clearly in column 18 of application form. Unaccounted period, if any, may lead to rejection.
iii. All the necessary documents i.e. office orders in support of the research experience mentioned in column 18 of application form and proof of PhD registration should be attached, otherwise application will be rejected. No testimonial will be accepted as proof of research experience.
iv. Candidates should be prepared to produce original certificate, PhD registration, research experience (office orders), reprints & letter(s) of acceptance about papers under publication, NET, GATE certificate at the time of interview and later when required
v. Applications will be processed on the basis of information provided in the online application. (If the information given in the application form does not tally with the originals at the time of verification of documents, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for interview and no TA shall be paid to such a candidate). Applications/ documents received after the last date will not be entertained.
vi. Those who have already applied three times and not called or selected need not apply.
vii. Date of interview will not be changed on request from candidates.
viii. Misrepresentation or hiding of facts shall lead to disqualification.
ix. While every effort is made by CSIR to have committees with wide-ranging expertise, it may not be possible in all areas to get experts in fields in which the candidate desires to work. Therefore, complaints of rejection on this account will not be entertained by CSIR after the interviews.
x. Decision of CSIR on all matters including calling for interview, selection, recommendation and placement etc. shall be final. No correspondence in the matter will be entertained
xi. Canvassing if any form will be a disqualification. No interim enquiries will be attended to.
xii. The candidates are advised in their own interest to apply early enough to ensure timely receipt of their application by the CSIR on or before the closing date.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION
Candidates after successfully submitting application online are required to take print out of the Application Form and paste his/her recent photograph in the space provided and send (as the topmost page) along with the following documents
(i) Demand Draft of specified fee ( in favour of Head HRDG, EMR Payable at Delhi. )
Category Fee
General Rs. 400/-
Other backward classes Rs 200/-
SC/ST/physically challenged Rs 100/-
Mention your Acknowledgement no. , name and address on the back of Demand Draft.
(ii) Detail description of proposed research topic giving an outline of the problem (about 1000 words) to be addressed, its importance , objective(s), technical programme and yearwise plan of work.
(iii) Attested copies of school leaving certificate, degrees, marksheets, Proof of PhD registration, Proof of PhD Submission (for SRF Extended), NET, GATE,etc.
(iv) Attested copies of documents in support of research experience. Only office orders will be accepted as proof of experience. Testimonials will not be accepted for this purpose.
(v) Attested copies of research papers published, accepted for publication.
(vi) Testimonial from Guide/ Supervisor.
(vii) Undertaking to resign in case of employed candidates in the event of award of fellowship(for SRF)
(viii) Attestations by the proposed Guide/Supervisor and the Head of the Institute at the space provided in the hard copy of the Application Form
to Deputy Secretary, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012. so as to reach latest by 15th December 2008 . The subject code in which applied should be clearly and boldly written on the envelope.
Since the application is to be forwarded through proper channel, it will be advisable to apply well in time.
Applications received after the last date or incomplete applications will be rejected. No interim correspondence will be entertained. The decision of CSIR on all aspects of selection process will be final. No refund of application fee can be made under any circumstances.
Appendix I
SUBJECT CODE (column 2 of Application form)
Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
MEDIC 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Immunology, Microbiology & Physiology of Living Systems
LIFE 12
General Biology, Genetics & Molecular Biology
GEN BIO 13
Organic Chemical Sciences
CHEM 21
Inorganic & Analytical Chemical Sciences
CHEM 22
Physical Chemical Sciences
CHEM 23
Material Sciences
CHEM 24
Earth, Ocean, Environmental, Atmosphere & Planetary Sciences
EARTH 31
Global Change Science*
GLOBE 32*
Aeronautical, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgical & other Engineering Sciences
ENG 41
Agro-Bio,Physico-,Chemico-,& Food-Textile Technology
ENG 42
Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation & Computer Engineering Sciences
ENG 43
Mathematical (Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics) Sciences
MATH 51
Astronomy/Astro Physics/Atomic Physics/Molecular Physics
PHYS 61
Nuclear Physics/Particle Physics
PHYS 62
Solid State Physics/Material Sciences
PHYS 63
Electronics/Applied Physics
PHYS 64
Science & Technology Studies **
(R&D Management & Planning, MIS, Manpower Planning etc.)
STS 71**
Trans Disciplinary Research***
TDR 81***
* Applicants under this code should read the relevant para E above before filling up the application form.
**Applicants under this code should read the relevant para F above before filling up the
application form.
***Applicants under this code should read the relevant para G above carefully before filling up the application form.
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