NCRA TIFR CEFIPRA POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP MODELLING AND OBSERVING PULSARS

1. The candidate has to have a Ph.D. degree in astronomy, astrophysics, or a related discipline or must be awaiting the award of the Ph.D. degree after submitting the doctoral thesis to a university.
2. A strong background in analyzing and interpreting X-ray/gamma-ray observations of pulsars (e.g from instruments like XMM-Newton, Chandra, NuSTAR, Astrosat, and Fermi) and/or expertise in numerical and computational aspects of relativistic plasma astrophysics will be given preference.

Stated amount: 300,000

1. The monthly salary of Post-Doctoral Fellows at NCRA-TIFR depends on experience after the doctoral degree.
2. Candidates are required to have at least a provisional Ph.D. degree when taking up the position.
3. For candidates who have received their doctoral degrees, the monthly salary ranges from INR 58,000 to INR 67,000, depending on experience.
4. Post-doctoral fellows are also entitled to a contingency grant of INR 40,000 per year.
5. All project post-doctoral positions are tenable for a maximum of 3 years, with continuations subject to a yearly review. Number of Fellowship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

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1. Applications containing a curriculum vitae, a research plan, and the names and e-mail addresses of three or more referees should be sent to the Dean, NCRA-TIFR Faculty, at the e-mail address deannf@ncra.tifr.res.in, by May.
2. Applicants should also request their referees to send in recommendation letters by the same deadline.
3. All enquiries should also be made to this e-mail address. All applicants will automatically be considered for all available Post-Doctoral Fellowships at NCRA-TIFR.

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1. First All the application form will be evaluated.
2. After evaluation, eligible candidates will be shortlisted for the scholarship.
3. Shortlisting of candidates will be done by authorities. Other Info
4. The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), at Pune, India, is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to work on pulsar search and timing studies with the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). The successful candidate will work with Professor Bhaswati Bhattacharyya and collaborators.
5. The diversity of properties of pulsars in the Milky way makes it important both to carry out sensitive surveys for new discoveries, and to follow up individual pulsars with detailed timing studies to understand their properties. Professor Bhattacharyya has been leading a GMRT survey for millisecond pulsars (MSPs) with the upgraded GMRT, targetting gamma-ray sources identified by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope.
6. This GMRT survey has already resulted in the discovery of 8 new MSPs, with one of the highest pulsar discovery rates so far. The project will involve (1) pulsar search analysis using the CPU-based high performance system at NCRA-TIFR, (2) employing machine-learning based candidate classification to investigate candidate pulsars, and (3) follow-up observations to localise the pulsars and time them. With the upgrade of the GMRT, the enhanced survey sensitivity will allow the discovery of a population of faint pulsars that was not possible with earlier surveys.
7. Prior exposure to pulsar studies, experience in processing pulsar data at radio wavelengths, and familiarity with tools like PRESTO, TEMPO, etc would be beneficial. Knowledge of shell scripting and programming is desirable.
8. Research activities at NCRA-TIFR are centred on low frequency radio astronomy, with faculty members pursuing research in diverse areas of astrophysics (see http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in). NCRA-TIFR operates two large observational facilities, the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and the Ooty Radio Telescope.