Current Openings

Research Opportunities

Postdoctoral Positions

National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF) - website

Employment: The applicant should be an Indian citizen.
Age: Below 35.
Educational Qualification: Ph.D/M.D/M.S degree from a recognized University.
Financial Support: (i) Rs. 55,000/- per month (consolidated) and Rs. 35,000/ p.m for candidates who have submitted the thesis but degree not awarded; (ii) Research grant Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum; (iii) Overheads Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum.
Project Duration: 2 years (maximum)
When to apply: August 10, 2023.

WISE Post-Doctoral Fellowship (WISE-PDF) - website

Employment: Candidates in regular employment are not eligible for WISE-PDF. However, women scientists who are temporarily employed in research or academics may apply.
Age: 27-60.
Educational Qualification: Women Scientists having Ph.D. in Basic/ Applied Science or equivalent degree like MD, MS, MDS, etc. are eligible for WISE-PDF
Financial Support: The Programme provides fellowship of the applicant @Rs. 55,000/- per month, Research Grant of Rs. 2.0 Lakh per year and cost of small equipment (up to a maximum of Rs. 3.0 Lakh) along with Institutional overhead charges and House Rent Allowances as per DST norms.
Project Duration: 3 years (maximum)
When to apply: throughout the year.

Tentative projects for the Doctoral and Postdoctoral positions

Statistical mechanics for fracture: disordered systems under external perturbation. [Collaborators: Purusattam Ray (IMSc, Chennai), Soumyajyoti Biswas (SRM AP), Sanchari Goswami (Vidyasagar College)]
Rheology of multi-phase flow through a porous media.
[Collaborators: Alex Hansen (NTNU, Trondheim), Yves Méheust (Univ. Rennes 1, Rennes)]
Earthquake statistics and prediction of upcoming catastrophic events.
[Collaborators: Rajesh Ravindran (IMSc, Chennai), Anuradha Banerjee (IIT Madras), Takahiro Hatano (Osaka University, Osaka)].
Interface propagation, hysteresis and spin dynamics.
[Collaborators: Ran Holtzman (Coventry Univ., Coventry), Martin Weigel (Chemnitz University, Germany), Marco Dentz (IDAEA - CSIS, Barcelona)]
Linear elastic fracture mechanics and damage mechanics.
[Collaborators: Laurent Ponson (CNRS, Paris)]
Opinion dynamics and minority games.
[Collaborators: Soumyajyoti Biswas (SRM AP)]

Please have a look at my Research Interest for further details.