RFRAC – IITT Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme is aimed at recruiting excellent researchers of any nationality who wish to continue their research career in India in the areas of Agriculture/ Food Technology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture/ Life Sciences/ Engineering and Technology. The duration of the program will be 9 Months.
RFRAC – IITT Post Doctoral Fellowship is aimed to identify motivated young researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of science and engineering.
The fellows will work under a mentor and it is hoped that this training will provide them a platform to develop as an independent researcher. This programme aims to promote high quality, innovative research and to support the best scientific talents.
· The applicant must have obtained Ph.D. degree from a recognized University.
Those who have submitted their Ph.D. thesis and are awaiting award of the degree are also eligible to apply. + Interview on Research Aptitude and Attitude.
· Initial Screening: Applications will be initially screened based on academic qualifications, research experience, and the quality of the research proposal.
· Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for an interview by a panel of experts. The interview will assess the candidate’s research potential, the feasibility of the proposed research.
· Final Selection: Final selection will be based on the candidate’s performance in the interview and the recommendations of the expert panel.
· The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of 9 Months.· The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below:
Fellowship
Rs. 10,000/- per month (consolidated) for 9 Months
Overheads
Rs. 10,000/- one time
· There is no provision for providing research personnel support under this scheme. The Fellow is expected to undertake the research objectives by himself/ herself during the entire duration of the fellowship.
· The application form along with a research proposal highlighting the objectives of the research work to be undertaken should be submitted online through the website www.iittonline.co.in
· The applicant must identify a suitable Mentor under whom the proposed research would be carried out.
· The selection will be based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee that will be constituted by the Board.
· Application Fee Rs.2500/-
· Processing Charges for the Post Doctoral Programme will be Rs.2,00,000/-
For successful online submission of the application the following points may be noted:
· Details including Project Title (max 500 characters), Project summary (max 3000 characters), Keywords (max 6), Objectives of project (max 1500 characters), Expected output and outcome of the proposal (max 1500 characters) should be provided online at the time of submission of the application.
· Work Methodology and Research plan has to be uploaded in single PDF file not more than 3 pages (max 10 MB).
· The fellowship is tenable only in India and can be implemented in any of the recognized academic institutions, national laboratories and other recognized R & D institutions. The host institution should provide necessary administrative and infrastructural support.
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