Deadline: |
31 July 2020
Location: |
India
(Fully Funded)
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TWAS-SN Bose Posdoctoral Fellowships are tenable at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata, India, for studies towards postdoctoral research in the physical sciences for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months.
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Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Chemical Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physics
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English
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EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
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Minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 months
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Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
- Be a maximum age of 45 years on 31 December of the year of application.
- Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
- Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in India or any developed country.
- Be regularly employed in a developing country (other than India) and hold a research assignment there.
- Hold a PhD degree in physics, mathematics or physical chemistry.
- Be accepted by a department of the S.N. Bose National Centre.
- Provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English.
- Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship.
- Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship.
- Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
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(Fully Funded)
- S.N. Bose will provide a monthly stipend to cover living costs and food.
- Free on-campus accommodation will be provided.
- The monthly stipend does not cover comprehensive health insurance. The Centre does however deduct a small contribution towards a Contributory Medical Scheme. The benefits are partial reimbursement of Doctor’s fees, medicines and/or hospitalization costs, if any, and only for costs incurred in Kolkata.
Notes:
- The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
- The reimbursement structure is along the lines of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) of the Government of India.
- All SN Bose-TWAS fellows must have their own “Medical Insurance” before joining the programme to cover medical emergencies.
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First Step: Applicants must submit an Acceptance Letter from a department of the S.N. Bose National Centre when applying, or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance the application will not be considered for selection.
- Applicants must accompany their request for a preliminary acceptance letter with copy of their CV and a research proposal outline.
- See sample preliminary acceptance letter.
Contact Details
- TWAS Fellowships Office
ICTP campus, Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39 040 2240 314
Fax: +39 040 2240 689
E-mail: [email protected]
- S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Dean (Academic Programme)
JD Block, Sector 3, Salt Lake City
Kolkata 700098, India
Tel: +91 33 2335 5706
Fax: +91 33 2335 3477
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Second Step: Applications for the TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme can ONLY be submitted via the online portal.
- Click here to create new account. You will receive an email with the link to activate your account.Follow the link and complete your registration.
- Read here a few helpful hints about how to fill in this Online Form.
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