Ramanujan Fellowship - Physics

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The Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, invites applications from Indian /Indian-origin scientists (currently working outside India and below the age of 40 years) seeking nomination for the Ramanujan Fellowship. Applicants with excellent academic records, who are eager to pursue innovative research and teaching, and are working in the following research areas are encouraged to apply:

1. Soft Matter / Biophysics (Theory and Experiment)

2. Quantum Information Theory and/or allied Many-body Physics

3. Cosmology

4. Quantum Condensed Matter (Theory)

Subject to satisfactory performance during the fellowship period and availability of positions, the department may absorb the Ramanujan Fellow as a permanent faculty member.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Physics and relevant allied disciplines with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in Physics with a good academic record throughout. The candidate should have demonstrated research capabilities through publications in reputed journals and conferences relevant to the above research themes. Adequate post-doctoral research experience is desirable.

Application Procedure:

Please submit and mail the following documents as a single PDF file to the Head of the Department of Physics at [email protected] and to Ms. Kishmish Gurbani at [email protected]

1. Detailed Curriculum Vitae

2. Summary of the research proposal for the Ramanujan Fellowship application

3. Three most significant publications (in PDF format)

4. A teaching statement

5. Name and contact information of at least three referees

If you have any specific queries about this position, please contact the Executive Assistant to the Head of the Department of Physics, Ms. Kishmish Gurbani ( [email protected] ).

Application Deadline: This is a rolling advertisement; requests for nomination may be sent throughout the year.

About the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE)

The Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (https://snu.edu.in/home) is a student-centric, multidisciplinary and research-focused university offering a wide range of academic programs at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university was set up in 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a philanthropic body established by Mr. Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL. The University is on a quest to become a globally acclaimed centre for learning and innovation in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, humanities,  social sciences, and management. The core of the university consists of select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities worldwide.

The Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence has been selected as one of the Institutions of Eminence by the Government of India. In the NIRF (Government of India National Institutional Ranking Framework), the University has been the youngest institution in the 'Top 100' overall list. In NIRF-2025, it ranked 57 in the 'University' category. Shiv Nadar University has been accredited with a Grade ‘A’ by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). It is also among a select group of greenfield institutions in the country that was awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.

About the Physics Department at SNIoE

The Department of Physics at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE) strives to integrate teaching with research to bring the excitement of discoveries to the classroom and to involve undergraduate students in research from an early stage of their academic journey. The research topics in the department of physics span from few atoms to the beginning of the universe to the whole saga of materials of technological and societal importance. In particular, the department is committed to equip all the students, scholars, and faculty members to meet and solve the challenges that contemporary society faces in energy, electronics, environment and economic developments via theoretical or computational or experimental research or a combination of them. The department also encourages active collaborations to pursue interdisciplinary research across the university and the globe. Detailed descriptions of research interests of Physics faculty members and other relevant information may be found at: https://snu.edu.in/departments/department-of-physics/