RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

All the Opportunities within SPL are advertised through VSSC website, hence we request you to keep visiting the "Opportunities" page within VSSC website for the latest updates.

SPL has a broad spectrum of opportunities for doing front ranking research in the areas of Atmospheric, Space and Planetary Sciences. These opportunities can be classified into the following categories.

1) Research Fellows (Doctoral Fellowship):

SPL has a very vibrant research fellow’s program, with a strength of about 20 to 25 students at any time of the year. Every year, SPL recruits 5 to 6 Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) through its own written test and interviews conducted around June-August time period. Online applications for JRFs are sought through advertisements in national dailies around March-April. These positions are meant for candidates having M. Sc. in Physics/applied physics/space physics/meteorology/atmospheric sciences or any other allied field or with M.Sc Physics with specialization in any one of the above subjects including electronics, or M. Tech in Atmospheric/Space/Planetary Sciences/Applied Physics or allied fields. Selected students first undergo coursework, and subsequently work under the supervision of a senior faculty of the SPL. All the students selected for research receive fellowship, which is extendable up to a maximum of 5 years. The fellowship is extended each year after the student passes the review conducted by Academic Committee of the SPL and the external review conducted by the VSSC. 

Applications for the position of JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (JRF) at SPL: 
ADVERTISEMENT NO. VSSC 320 - Dated 25.07.2022

2) Research Associates (Post Doctoral Research Fellowship):

The Research Associate Positions are always OPEN at SPL and the candidates can apply any time of the year.

In addition to the above, SPL hosts INSPIRE faculty and NPDF candidates to carry out their research activities.

PH.D. LIVE REGISTER FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AT SPL 

3) Visiting Scientists (VSs):

SPL has a visiting scientist (VS) program, which either operates through ADCOS VS program, or directly by SPL, where the same guidelines as that of ADOCS RFS (ADREF) are followed. These positions are for senior scientists who have sufficient experience and hold a permanent position elsewhere. Applications can be made any time of the year to the Director SPL. Any enquiry for these positions can be directed to the Director SPL.