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Events at IUCAA 2022 - 23

  1. Meeting on space based gravitational wave observatories

    Date: July 15 - 16, 2022

    Coordinators: Sanjit Mitra

  2. Discussion Meeting on AstroSat Calibration

    Date: August 23 - 24, 2022

    Coordinator: AstroSat Science Support Cell

  3. Indo-French School (IFAS7) on Spectroscopy and Spectrographs

    Date: November 21 - 27, 2022

    Coordinator: Kanak Saha

  4. Constancy of the fundamental "constants?"

    Date: December 01 - 02, 2022

    Coordinators: Subhadeep De | Sowgat Muzahid

  5. GEANT4 Physics Applications Workshop

    Date: December 05 - 09, 2022

    Coordinators: Gulab Dewangan | Shriharsh Tendulkar (DAA, TIFR)

  6. IUCAA - NCRA Radio Astronomy Winter School - 2022

    Date: December 13 - 23, 2022

    Coordinators: Prakash Arumugasamy | Jameer Manur | Subhashis Roy (NCRA, Pune)

  7. The Cosmic Crowd in the Universe

    Date: December 19, 2022

    Coordinators: Kanak Saha | R. Misra | T. D. Saini (IISc)

  8. National Workshop on Galactic inflows and outflows on all Scales (GALFLOWS)

    Date: February 02 - 05, 2023

    Coordinators: Dipanjan Mukherjee | Sowgat Muzahid

  9. Workshop on Fabricating Horn Antenna

    Date: April 03 - 06, 2023

    Coordinators: D. J. Saikia | Jameer Manur

  10. Workshop on astronomy-themed experiments

    Date: August 08 - 12, 2023

    Coordinators: D. J. Saikia | V. Paliya

  11. Indo-French School (IFAS 8) on Spectroscopy and Spectrographs

    Date: November 06 - 12, 2023

    Coordinators: K. Saha

  12. Radio Astronomy Winter School

    Date: December 11 - 22, 2023

    Coordinators: R. Dutta | D. J. Sakia

  13. Data Science Meeting

    Date: December 12 - 14, 2023

    Coordinators: S. More | A. Mahabal

IUCAA Post-Doctoral Positions

Applications are invited from highly motivated candidates for Post-Doctoral Positions at IUCAA, Pune.

The institute offers three categories of postdoctoral positions:
Sr. No.   Name of Position  Tenure  Monthly Remuneration
(in INR)		  Contingency Grant
(in INR)
 1. Vaidya-Raychaudhury Post-Doctoral Positions:

A very limited number of Vaidya-Raychaudhury Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded every year to candidates with exceptional CV and proven track record.

The selected candidates are expected to carry out independent research of high quality, in area(s) of their interest.

Vaidya-Raychaudhury Post-Doctoral Fellows with excellent performance may also be considered for a tenured position at IUCAA, Pune.		 Five Years INR. 85,000/- during the first two years and INR. 95,000/- in the subsequent years INR. 2,00,000/- per year
 2. Regular Post-Doctoral Positions:

A few Regular Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded every year to candidates who are expected to carry out independent research of high quality, in area(s) of their interest.		 Two years* INR. 67,000/- INR. 40,000/- per year
 3. Project Post-Doctoral Positions:

These Postdoctoral fellows will be working closely with an IUCAA faculty member on a specific project/research problem.		 Two years* Typically, equivalent to a Regular Post-Doctoral Fellow. However, it depends upon the project.
(Please click here for a detailed list of currently offered projects)

*Extendable up to a maximum of three years based on performance.

 
Candidates who have submitted/defended their Ph.D. thesis and have excellent CVs are eligible to apply to any or all of the above categories.

 

Included Benefits:
Rent-free accommodation is provided on campus, subject to availability. Alternatively, a House Rent Allowance (HRA) is paid as per the prevailing rules of the Institute/ funding agency. Postdoctoral fellows can also avail of medical and other benefits as per IUCAA/Government of India norms. IUCAA also provides other on-campus facilities such as recreation and sports centre, medical and counselling services as well as childcare facilities.

 

Facilities at IUCAA:
Facilities at IUCAA include a network of state-of-the-art computers, high-performance computing clusters, high-speed internet connections, mirror sites of important databases, a very well-equipped instrumentation laboratory, and a library with an exhaustive collection of books and periodicals. IUCAA operates a 2 m optical telescope, IUCAA Girawali Observatory (IGO), at Girawali, which is about 80 km from the IUCAA campus.
IUCAA is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), which is a 10m class telescope suited for imaging and spectroscopic observations of faint and distant objects. IUCAA is a major participant in space-based Indian astronomy missions AstroSat and Aditya-L1, as well as in future projects, including LIGO-India and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT).

 

We have now stopped accepting applications for Post-Doctoral Positions.

We are currently accepting applications for the following Post-Doctoral Positions.
  • Vaidya-Raychaudhuri Post-Doctoral Position
  • Regular Post-Doctoral Position
  • Project Post-Doctoral Position [Click here for Project details.]
    • AstroSat Science Support Cell (ASSC)
    • Gas-galaxy co-evolution using optical/NIR spectroscopy and imaging
    • Intergalactic / circumgalactic medium (IGM/CGM)
    • Gravitational Wave Astronomy
    • Gravitational Wave Instrumentation
    • High-redshift galaxies in the Hubble Frontier Fields and GOODS field
    • High-resolution spectroscopy and chemical abundance analysis
    • IUCAA Rubin LSST
    • Intergalactic medium (IGM) and circumgalactic medium (CGM)
    • MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS)
    • Neutron star modelling and Gravitational Wave data analysis
    • Optical fiber based distributed acoustic sensing
    • SUIT Project
    • Solar Astrophysics
    • Spectral and timing analysis of X-ray binaries and AGN
    • Stellar variability and distance indicators in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies

Please click here to apply.

Important information:
  • The last date for receipt of applications is November 17, 2024 [Extended].
  • The last date for submitting referees' reports is November 17, 2024 [Extended].
  • The selected candidates will be informed by the end of March 2025.

 

(IUCAA strives to provide a diverse and inclusive environment. Applications are encouraged from women and other underrepresented groups.)

Events Outside IUCAA 2023 - 24

  1. Conference on Blazars and Restless Active Galactic Nuclei (COBRA): A High Energy View
    Date: July 24 - 26, 2024
    Place: Presidency University, Kolkata
    Coordinators: Ritaban Chatterjee (Presidency) | Vaidehi Paliya (IUCAA)
  2. Introductory Workshop on Active Galactic Nuclei and Blazars
    Date: July 22 - 23, 2024
    Place: Presidency University, Kolkata
    Coordinators: Ritaban Chatterjee (Presidency) | Vaidehi Paliya (IUCAA)
  3. Workshop on Relativistic Cosmology: Theoretical and Data Analysis Techniques
    Date: July 15 - 17, 2024
    Place: Center of Excellence for Astrophysics and Cosmology (CEAC), G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
    Coordinators: Praveen Kumar Dhankar (GH Raisoni College) | Surhud More (IUCAA)
  4. Summer School in Theoretical (Astro) Physics
    Date: June 03 - 08, 2024
    Place: St. Xavier's College, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad
    Coordinators:Gurudatt Gaur (CUHP) | Sanjit Mitra (IUCAA)
  5. High Performance Computing in Science
    Date: May 22 - 24, 2024
    Place: University of Kashmir, Srinagar
    Coordinators: Manzoor Malik (University of Kashmir) | Sanjit Mitra (IUCAA)
  6. Introductory workshop on Astrophysics and Cosmology
    Date: May 02 - 04, 2024
    Place: Department of Physics, Integral University Lucknow, UP
    Coordinators: M. Shahalam | A. Paranjape
  7. Frontiers in Physics XVIIth
    Date: *March 2024
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: R. Dhabade | D. Tripathi
  8. Workshop on Advancement in AGN, Galaxy, Cluster and IGM Research
    Date: March 29 - 31, 2024
    Place: Dharamshala Campus of Central University of Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, H.P.
    Coordinators: H. Chand | S. Muzahid
  9. Workshop on Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
    Date:March 18 - 20, 2024
    Place: Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh
    Coordinators: J. Yadav (CUH), A. Paranjape (IUCAA)
  10. Workshop on ‘Gravity, Cosmology and Raychaudhuri’s Equation’
    Date: March 13 - 14, 2023
    Place: Jadavpur University, Kolkata
    Coordinators: A. Mukherjee | S. Mondal | R. Misra
  11. Workshop on SUIT Science and Data Analysis
    Date: March 06 - 07, 2024
    Place: Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam
    Coordinators: G. Ahmed | J. Sarkar | D. Tripathi
  12. Conference on Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology
    Date: February 29 - March 01, 2024
    Place: Malda College, Malda, W. Bengal
    Coordinators: D. Das | B. Paul | R. Misra
  13. X-ray workshop -- Astrosat and XpoSat
    Date: February 26 - March 01, 2024
    Place: Department of Physics, Providence Women's College, Malaparamba, Kozhikode
    Coordinators:  Gireesh V. | Jeena K | R. Misra
  14. Two-day Exhibition: Evolution of Astronomy
    Date: *January 2024
    Place: Fergusson College, Pune
    Coordinators: R. Dhabade | D. Tripathi
  15. RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - RAM-IX
    Date: January 04 - 10, 2024
    Place: Manipal Academy of Higher Education
    Coordinators: D. Bhattacharya | R. Misra
  16. Pedagogic workshop on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology: A Faculty Enrichment Programme
    Date: January 04 - 10, 2024
    Place: Gauhati University
    Coordinators: S. Kalita | S. Muzahid | D. J. Sakia
  17. Workshop titled “Gravitation: Theory and observation”
    Date: January 03, 2024
    Place: Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, Cooch Behar
    Coordinators: R. Sharma | K. Saha
  18. Beginning Astronomy v3: Start a Data-driven Journey
    Date: December 11 - 13, 2023
    Place: IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
    Coordinators: Mayukh Pahari | Shantanu Desai | Ranjeev Misra | Souradeep Bhattacharya | Chayan Mondal | Megha Anand
  19. Meghnad Saha Memorial Workshop on Solar Astronomy Focused on “Aditya -L1 Mission”
    Date: December 04 -06, 2023
    Place: Allahabad University, Allahabad
    Coordinators: V. K. Tiwari | U. Kushwaha | D. Tripathi
  20. Workshop on GRAVITATIONAL WAVES and LIGO INDIA
    Date: November 27 - December 01, 2023
    Place: Goa University, Goa
    Coordinators: R. R. Raut | S. Mitra | A. Ganguly
  21. North-East Meet of Astronomers (NEMA)-IX
    Date: *November 20 - 22, 2023
    Place: Mizoram University, Mizoram
    Coordinators: Lalthakimi Zadeng | R. Misra
  22. Pedagogic workshop on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
    Date: *November 06 - 10, 2023
    Place: St. Stephen's College, Delhi
    Coordinators: G. Sethi | V. Paliya | D. J. Sakia
  23. Seminar on “Radio Astronomy Fundamentals for Engineering Students”
    Date: October 28, 2023
    Place:RSET, Kakkanad, Kerala
    Coordinators: R. Jacob | J. Jacob | N. Gupta
  24. Statistical techniques in Astrophysics and Cosmology Using Python
    Date: *October 16 - 23, 2023
    Place: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
    Coordinators: T. R. Seshadri | V. Madhurima | P. Muruganadam
  25. INDO-SOUTH AFRICA WORKSHOP ON ASTROPHYSICS
    Date: *September 27 - 29, 2023
    Place: CTP, JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
    Coordinators: Sushant Ghosh | Tabish Qureshi
  26. Himalayan Meet of Astronomers
    Date: *September 25 - 26, 2023
    Place: Kashmir University, Srinagar
    Coordinators: N. Iqbal | Hum Chand
* Dates yet to be finalised

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