DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
Advertisement No. VSSC-228
Invites Applications for JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (JRF) : 6 positions
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) invites applications for JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (JRF) tenable at Space Physlcs Laboratory (SPL) of VSSC from motivated candidates below the age of 28 years, as on 09/07/2007, possessing First Class M.Sc. degree and with an aptitude for research.
SPACE PHYSICS LABORATORY (SPL). VSSC
Space Physics Laboratory(SPL) conducts basic research in different disciplines of Atmospheric and Space Sciences. The disciplines include Boundary Layer Physics, Physics and Chemistry of Aerosols, Clouds and Radiation, Atmospheric Dynamics, Upper Atmospheric and Ionospheric Physics, Planetary Atmospheric Physics, etc. Well-equipped laboratories and major experimental facilities have been built exclusively for carrying out research in these fieids. The selected students will be working in the areas of Atmospheric and Space Sciences under the guidence of SeniorScientists of SPL on projects, which would lead to a PhD Degree. Selected candidates should be willing to work anywhere in India (including remote places) and on ship cruises to collect the required data.
Interested candidates should visit the web site http://www.vssc.gov.in/ for the necessary information and guidelines. Applications will be received on-line only. The period for registering applications is from June 18, 2007 to 1700 hours 0f July 09, 2007.