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Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme at IGIDR, Mumbai - 2012

Overview: The Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) Program has been instituted in IGIDR as part of its outreach activities. Its objective is to support high quality

research by scholars with a doctoral degree and an outstanding academic record. Up to three fellowships are available per year. The fellowships are granted

for an initial period of one year, which can be extended by a maximum of one more year.

Eligibility: Applicants should be Indian nationals preferably under 40 years of age, and should have obtained a Ph.D. degree in the broad areas of Economics

or Energy and Environment Policy. Candidates who have completed their Ph.D thesis in the last six months; and/or employed as Junior faculty in academic

institutions; and/or have strong publication records are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application: Completed application should include:

? Curriculum vitae, including the list of publications, if any.

? Synopsis of the applicant's Ph.D. thesis, (if need be, the applicant should be prepared to send a copy of the thesis).

? Proposed plan of Post-doctoral work at IGIDR (not exceeding 3 pages).

? One `Writing Sample' which could be an article or a scholarly paper published/presented in academic journals/conferences or extracts from the applicant's

past academic work.

? Two recommendations, of which one should be from the applicant's dissertation supervisor, and

? Photocopy of the Ph.D. degree certi? cate or a certi? cate from the applicant's university registrar/head of the department stating that the applicant has been

provisionally awarded the Ph.D. degree.

? In case of junior faculty, applications should be routed through proper channel. An advance copy of the application may be sent to IGIDR for consideration.

Selection: The PDF Committee will select the candidates based on an evaluation of their application and an interview conducted at IGIDR.

Fellowship: Post-Doctoral Fellows will receive a consolidated amount of Rs.35,000/- (Rupees Thirty Five Thousand Only) per month and a contingency grant

of up to Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand Only) per year for research related expenses against submission of bills. The fellowship is payable up to a

maximum of twenty-four months. They will also be provided campus accommodation depending on availability. In case of junior faculty who come on leave

and whose salary exceeds the fellowship amount, IGIDR may consider salary protection up to the scale of lecturer/assistant professor subject to the discretion

of the Director.

Responsibilities: The Post-Doctoral Fellows would be independent to pursue their research plan, and are expected to produce at least two working papers

per year, and give at least two seminars at IGIDR each year based on the work done by them at IGIDR. In addition, the fellows are expected to comply with

any other work assigned to them by the Director. They would be provided of? ce space and have full access to library, computing and other facilities of the

Institute. Please note that Post-Doctoral Fellows are full-time ? xed term positions that are no way related to the entry-level faculty positions at IGIDR.

Application Deadline & Noti? cations: Applications can be sent by email or by post to reach IGIDR by 31st July 2012. Letters of recommendation should

be sent by the concerned persons directly to IGIDR via email/post. The subject head for email and top of the envelope for post should indicate APPLICATION

FOR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2012. Candidates for interview will be noti? ed by email / post by 31st August 2012. Interviews are

scheduled to be held during the second half of September 2012. Awardees are expected to join the Institute by 1st November 2012.

Address for Communication:

Ms. Martha Lobo

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme 2012

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

Gen. A. K. Vaidya Marg, Goregaon East, Mumbai 400065

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +91-22-28416585

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