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Events Outside IUCAA 2022 - 23

  1. Introductory workshop on Active Galaxies
    Date: August 10 - 11, 2022
    Place: Farook College, Calicut
    Coordinators: Naseef Mohammed | G. Dewangan
  2. High energy emission from Active Galactic Nuclei
    Date: August 12 - 14, 2022
    Place: Farook College, Calicut
    Coordinators: Naseef Mohammed | G. Dewangan
  3. Workshop on UVIT Data Analysis on Galaxies
    Date: August 24 - 26, 2022
    Place: The Cochin College, Kerala
    Coordinators: Sathya Narayanan K | Kanak Saha
  4. One Day Seminar On Astrophysics
    Date: August 30, 2022
    Place: Aquinas College, Edakochi, Ernakulam, Kerala
    Coordinators: Joe Jacob | R. Misra
  5. Seminar on Current Status of Cosmology
    Date: September 19 - 21, 2022
    Place: SGT University, Delhi- NCR
    Coordinators: M. Sami | R. Misra
  6. Workshop on “Science and Technology in Astronomy Research (STAR 2022)”
    Date: October 15 - 18, 2022
    Place: Pt. R.S. University, Raipur
    Coordinators: Nand Kumar Chakradhari | R. Misra
  7. NORTH-EAST MEET OF ASTRONOMERS (NEMA VIII)
    Date: November 21 - 23, 2022
    Place: Manipur University, Manipur
    Coordinators: Yugindro Kangujam | A. Meitei | R. Misra
  8. Seminar in GR and Astrophysics
    Date: November 21, 2022
    Place: ICARD, North Bengal University, Silguri
    Coordinators: Bikash Paul | R. Misra
  9. Seminar in GR and Astrophysics
    Date: November 22 - 23, 2022
    Place: Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU), Cooch Behar
    Coordinators: Ranjan Sharma | R. Misra
  10. Workshop of General Relativty and Cosmology
    Date: November 24 - 26, 2022
    Place: GLA University, Mathura
    Coordinators: Anirudh Pradhan | Aseem Paranjape
  11. Introductory Workshop on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Women Students
    Date: December 06 - 08, 2022
    Place: Department of Physics, Mar Thoma College, Kerala
    Coordinators: Sheelu Abraham | Annu Jacob
  12. International Workshop on Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (IWCMDA-2023)
    Date: January 06 - 08, 2023
    Place: Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer
    Coordinators: Ram Kishor | Kanak Saha
  13. Beginning Astronomy: Start a data-driven journey
    Date: February 02 - 04, 2023
    Place: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
    Coordinators: Debbijoy Bhattacharya | Souradeep Bhattacharya | Preetish Mishra | Chayan Mondal | R. Misra
  14. Advances in Astrophysics and Space Science Research
    Date: February 13 - 15, 2023
    Place: Christ Deemed to be University, Bangalore
    Coordinators: Shivappa B. Gudennavar | R. Misra
  15. Research In Astronomy: Opportunities And Challenges-VIII
    Date: February 17 - 19, 2023
    Place: Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET), Kerala
    Coordinators: Rinku Jacob | R. Misra
  16. Online lecture series on 'Octonions, standard model, and unification'
    Date: February 24 - December 15, 2023
    Place: Archive Trust for Research in Mathematical Sciences and Philosophy, Oxford, England
    Coordinators: Tejinder P. Singh | Michael Wright (ATRMSP, Oxford)
  17. Workshop on Sun and space weather- impacts on terrestrial environment
    Date: March 15 - 16, 2023
    Place: University College, Trivandrum
    Coordinators: P. R. Prince | Nishant Singh
  18. Workshop on Python Programming in Astronomy, Astrophysics & Cosmology
    Date: *April 07 - 08, 2023
    Place: G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
    Coordinators: Saibal Ray | Praveen Kumar Dhankar | Bhagwat Thakran
  19. Summer School in Theoretical Physics - 2023
    Date: *May 29 - June 09, 2023
    Place: St. Xavier's College, Ahemdabad
    Coordinators: Gurudatt Gaur | R. Misra
  20. Beginning Astronomy v2: Start a Data-driven Journey
    Date: *July 06 - 08, 2023
    Place: Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala
    Coordinators:Hum Chand | Ranjeev Misra | Souradeep Bhattacharya | Preetish Kumar Mishra | Chayan Mondal | Megha Anand
  21. Workshop on Python Programming
    Date: *July 20 - 22, 2023
    Place: GLA University, Mathura
    Coordinators: Saibal Ray | R. Misra
* Dates yet to be finalised

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

IUCAA invites applications from highly motivated researchers for its Project Post-Doctoral Programme. [ click here for project details ]

Please click here to apply.

We have now stop accepting applications for Post-Doctoral Programme programme

Important information:
  • The last date for receipt of applications is July 05, 2026
  • The last date for submitting referees' reports is July 07, 2026
  • Selected candidates will be informed before the end of August 2026

Up to eight positions are available in selected research areas, the details of which can be accessed at the IUCAA website.

The institute offers Project Post-Doctoral positions, details of which are as follows:

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
 1.

Non-IUCAA Funded Postdoctoral Positions (ANRF-NPDF, Ramanujan Fellowship, INSPIRE Faculty Fellows etc.):

Candidates who wish to apply for any of the above-mentioned Postdoctoral schemes and wish to be hosted at IUCAA may apply here.

 As per the chosen scheme As per the chosen scheme As per the chosen scheme
 2. 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 detailed list of currently offered projects)		 INR. 67,000/- INR. 40,000/- per year

*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).

Research areas at IUCAA:
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Cosmic Magnetic Fields
  • Cosmic Microwave Background 
  • Cosmology and Large-Scale Structure 
  • Dark Matter and Dark Energy 
  • Diffuse Matter in Space 
  • Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy 
  • Gravitational Waves 
  • High Energy Astrophysics 
  • Instrumentation for Astronomy 
  • Interstellar Medium 
  • Observational Astronomy (Optical, UV, X-ray, and Radio) 
  • Quantum Metrology and Sensing
  • Solar Physics 
  • Solar System and Stellar Physics

Please click here to apply.

 

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

Events at IUCAA 2023 - 24

  1. GW Open Data Workshop (ODW) by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration
    Date: April 18 - 20, 2024
    Coordinators: Apratim Ganguly | Sanjit Mitra
  2. Pune-Mumbai Cosmology Meeting at IUCAA
    Date: February 23 - 24, 2024
    Coordinators: Surhud More | Aseem Paranjape
  3. OSMU24 (Octonions, Standard Model, and Unification) [Online]
    Date: February 16 - December 13, 2024
    Coordinators:T. P. Singh | D. Tripathi
  4. Teacher Training Workshop, OAE, India
    Date: February 16 - 17, 2024
    Coordinators: Surhud More | Moupiya Maji
  5. Data Science Meeting
    Date: December 12 - 14, 2023
    Coordinators: S. More | A. Mahabal
  6. Radio Astronomy Winter School
    Date: December 11 - 22, 2023
    Coordinators: R. Dutta | D. J. Sakia
  7. Indo-French School (IFAS 8) on Spectroscopy and Spectrographs
    Date: November 06 - 12, 2023
    Coordinators: K. Saha
  8. Workshop on astronomy-themed experiments
    Date: August 08 - 12, 2023
    Coordinators: D. J. Saikia | V. Paliya