Associateship, Scientists Pool Scheme, CSIR 16708 views

Senior Research Associateship (Scientists Pool Scheme), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Objective

The Senior Research Associateship (SRA ship) is primarily meant to provide temporary placement to highly qualified Indian scientists, engineers, technologists, and medical personnel returning from abroad, who are not holding any employment in India. Persons, who have not been abroad and possess an outstanding academic record and have not been able to secure regular employment, are also eligible for selection. Bonafide Indian citizens only are eligible to apply.

The Senior Research Associateship is not a regular appointment but is a temporary facility to enable the Associate to do research/teaching in India while looking for a regular position.

Duration: The Associateship is for a period of three (03) years only. There is no provision for extension beyond three years.

Age Limit: The maximum age limit as on the date of receipt of the application in CSIR is forty (40) years.

Minimum Qualifications: The minimum qualifications, experience, and publications required for consideration for selection to
Senior Research Associate (SRA) position are:

1. Ph.D. degree
2. Relevant Published work in reputed journals 

Subject Areas:

1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Chemical Sciences
3. Earth, Atmospheric,
4. Ocean & Planetary Sciences
5. Life Sciences
6. Materials Science
7. Mathematics,
8. Statistics,
9. Operations Research and Computer Science
10. Physical Sciences
11. Pharmaceutical/ Veterinary Sciences
12. Pharmaceutics/ Veterinary Sciences
13. Engineering Sciences
14. Medical Sciences

APPLICATION: The applications should be published in the Prescribed proforma. There is no “last date” for sending the completed application form. Applications are received and processed continuously

PLACEMENT:  Selected candidates are placed in public-funded universities and other institutions of higher education, national laboratories, other R&D organizations, central and state government departments, public sector undertakings, and State Councils of Science and Technology.