Opportunities

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.

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

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.

Candidates are invited to apply for postdoctoral positions at the ISRO sponsored AstroSat Science Support Cell (ASSC) hosted at IUCAA. The position requires 50% of the time for ASSC activities which include answering questions in the help desk, maintaining publication records among other activities. The remaining 50% may be spent on individual's research. Candidates with experience in AstroSat data analysis will be preferred.. [ Click here for project details ]

 

The positions are till March 31st 2027 and are not extendable. The application deadline is October 09, 2026 and the successful candidate will be required to join on or before November 1, 2026. During the time of joining, the candidate must either have a Ph.D. degree or submitted the Ph.D. thesis to the University.

Please click here to apply.

Important information:

• The last date for receipt of applications is October 09, 2026
• The last date for submitting referees' reports is October 11, 2026

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

Please click here to apply.

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

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.

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 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 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 (current) and Aditya-L1 (upcoming), as well as in future projects including LIGO-India and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

Successful candidates will normally be expected to commence their fellowship in January 2026 or later.

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) 
• Solar Physics 
• Solar System and Stellar Physics