Direct SRF and RA recruitment: CSIR 1617 views

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting applications from to bright young men and women in the form of direct Senior Research Fellowships (SRFs) and 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.

Study areas:

• Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics, Immunology, Microbiology & Physiology of Living Systems
• General Biology, Genetics & Molecular Biology
• Organic Chemical Sciences
• Inorganic & Analytical Chemical Sciences
• Physical Chemical Sciences
• Material Sciences
• Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere & Planetary Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Aeronautical, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering Sciences
• Agro-Bio, Physico-, Chemico-, Food-, Leather & Textile Technology
• Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation & Computer Engineering Sciences
• Mathematical (Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics) Sciences
• Astronomy/Astro Physics/Nuclear Physics/Particle Physics/Plasma Physics
• Atomic & Molecular Physics / Optics / Spectroscopy / Quantum Informatics/ Theoretical Physics
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Material Physics
• Science & Technology Studies (R&D Management & Planning, MIS, Manpower Planning etc.)
• Trans Disciplinary Research

Senior Research Fellowships

Qualifications:

• MSc/BE/B. Tech or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in Science Citation
• Indexed (SCI) Journal and should have completed at least two years of post-MSc/BE/B. Tech research
• experience as on the last date of application, as evidenced from fellowship/ associateship or from date of registration for PhD OR
• Tech/ME or equivalent degree in engineering/technology with at least 60% marks OR
• BE/B. Tech or equivalent degree with at least 60% marks and two years research experience as on the last date of application OR
• MBBS/BDS or equivalent with at least 60% marks and one year internship OR
• BPharm/BVSc/BSc(Ag) or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal 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 PhD OR

Research Associateships:

Qualifications:

• PhD (in a science or engineering subject) or MD/MS/MDS (in medical science subject) or ME/MTech/MPharm/MVSc with three years R&D experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship or associateship or from date of registration of PhD
• PhD (science/engineering) thesis submitted is also eligible for RA’ship. Selection in such cases will be subject to the condition that PhD viva-voce done & declared qualified for award of PhD/awarded PhD degree before the expiry of the validity of the award offer.
• The candidate applying for Research Associateship must have at least one research publication in standard refereed journal as listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR).

Age limit:

• Senior Research Fellow (SRF) : Maximum 32 years as on the last date of application.
• Research Associate (RA) : Maximum 35 years as on the last date of application

Applications:

• 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 to Scientist-In-Charge, EMR-I, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, so as to reach latest by August 2^nd, 2019 :
• Proposed research topics giving an outline of the problem
• Self-attested copies of school leaving certificate, degrees, marksheets, Proof of PhD registration, Proof of PhD Submission/PhD Viva-Voce/PhD degree, NET, GATE, etc.
• Attested copies of documents in support of research experience.
• Self-attested copies of research papers published, accepted for publication.
• Testimonial from Guide/ Supervisor.
• Undertaking to resign in case of employed candidates in the event of award of Senior Research fellowship/Research Associateship (SRF/RA).
• Attestations by the proposed Guide/Supervisor and the Head of the Institute at the space provided in the hard copy of the Application Form