IITGN Early-Career Fellowship, Rs. 1,00,000 per month (Rs. 90,000/- plus Rs 10,000/- HRA)
Designation/Position- Early-Career Fellowship
IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India invites application for Early-Career Fellowship from eligible and interested candidates
About- The IIT Gandhinagar Early-Career Fellowship (IITGN-ECF) offers young scholars the opportunity to work on exciting challenges or research problems in a creative and interdisciplinary ecosystem. Fellows in the program will have access not only to their assigned department, but to the entire research infrastructure and facility of the Institute, which prizes interdisciplinarity.Table Of Contents
Research/Job Area- Various
Location- IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Eligibility/Qualification–
The fellowship is for applicants with aspirations for an academic career.
The applicants should have successfully defended the doctoral thesis from an institution in India or abroad on or after 1st January 2021 and their research work should be rated highly with supporting scholarly publications.
The candidates who have already submitted their doctoral thesis or are planning to submit their thesis in the next couple of months are also welcome to apply. Indian Citizens or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders are eligible.
Job/Position Description-
The Early-Career Fellowship Programme demands outstanding academic track record with limited opportunities for the year 2021. While the expectation from the candidates is very high, the Institute is committed to providing necessary support along with a conducive environment to achieve the goals.
Fellows are expected to reach higher scales in their research outcome with significant impact, and that will be supported through exposure to networking for collaborative research, student mentoring, external grant writing, engaging in transformative projects and missions, pursuing entrepreneurial endeavours, etc.
The selected candidates will work with an IITGN faculty member on a well-identified research problem that could lead to a significant scholarly contribution through scholarly publications. The expectation also includes involvement in guiding student projects, conducting scholarly activities and attending international workshops. Fellows will prepare themselves to be a fine scholar and an academic leader for tomorrow and aspire to join the top academic institutions in the country.
- ✦ Fellows will receive Rs. 1,00,000 per month (Rs. 90,000/- plus Rs 10,000/- HRA).
- ✦ A professional development grant of up to Rs. 2.00 Lakh per year will be made available that also supports international travel to attend conferences, workshops, training programmes, etc.
- ✦ Fellows can submit individual proposals for financial support to conduct seminars, workshops and other scholarly activities.
- ✦ The Fellowship will be awarded initially for one year. In case of outstanding performance, the Fellowship may be extended for another one year (that is, total Fellowship duration of two years).
Selection
✦ As part of the application process, the applicants will develop a research proposal in a prescribed format in collaboration with a faculty member at IITGN. The plan will outline their research and professional objectives and must be endorsed by the proposed faculty collaborator. The applicants are strongly encouraged to directly contact the faculty collaborator.
✦ The applicant will also submit a personal statement describing their aspirations and the expectations from themselves during this Fellowship.
✦ The candidates from IIT Gandhinagar can apply to work with a faculty collaborator other than their PhD supervisor on a topic of their mutual interest.
✦ The applicant will provide names and contact information of THREE referees who can objectively assess the candidate’s potential towards this Fellowship.
✦ Applicants are free to apply to ANY discipline and can submit only ONE application.
✦ Faculty members may endorse more than one proposal.
How to Apply-
Potential candidates are requested to submit their applications online.
Contact: ecf@iitgn.ac.in
