Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow to work on a 2-year DST-NSM funded research project in the area of HPC applications in Computational Materials Science. The hired fellow is expected to carry out code development on HPC architectures and should have interest in software development and parallel computing. The initial appointment will be for one year with extension based on satisfactory performance. Only students with a good academic record who have cleared or have appeared for NET/SET/GATE/PET/M Phil or an equivalent exam should apply.

• Eligibility: M.Sc. in Physics with Condensed Matter Physics/Materials Science, Solid state physics, Quantum mechanics and Statistical mechanics courses from a well reputed educational institute with at least B grade or 55\% marks, good programming skills with Fortran or C/C++ on Unix/Linux and experience in numerical methods.
• Desirable : Research experience in computational materials science, Good understanding of calculus. Experience in plotting data with visualization softwares. Experience with writing shell scripts, python programming and parallel programming will be an added consideration.

Emoluments

• Rs. 31000 + HRA as per DST norms

How to Apply

Candidates appearing for final year degree examination in May-2021 are encouraged to apply. Candidates should submit soft copy of application with CV, relevant certificates and arrange two letters of reference to be e-mailed to vaishali@unipune.ac.in.

Resume should include, in the least: full name, contact information (address, email, and a phone number if available), date of birth, category, educational qualification, and relevant experience. Cover letter should emphasize the relevance of your background, qualification, training, and experience to the requirements of the post.

Do not send documents/attachments in MS Word format. Please send PDF or PS documents to ensure complete portability and readability on Linux systems. An application is likely to be rejected if we cannot read/print it properly in a typical Linux environment.

Selection

The department reserves the right to shortlist candidates based on merit and qualifications. Short listed candidates shall be notified the date of interview by e-mail and should be able to appear for interview at their own cost with original documents for verification. Interviews may be held on-line based on the COVID-19 situation.