IUCAA Post-Doctoral Positions

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

Please click here to apply.

Important information:
  • The last date for receipt of applications is September 22, 2025
  • The last date for submitting referees' reports is September 24, 2025
  • Selected candidates will be informed before the end of October 2025.

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

The institute offers three categories of Post-Doctoral 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
 1. Project Post-Doctoral Positions:

These Postdoctoral fellows will be working closely with an IUCAA faculty member on a specific project/research problem.		 Two years* 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).

 

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