BHU invites application for Postdoctoral fellowships for foreign Nationals, PIOs, OCI

BHU has invited application for various postdoctoral fellowships for foreign nationals, persons of Indian origin (PIOs), and overseas citizens of India (OCI). Read below to know how to apply:

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has started the admission process for various postdoctoral fellowships for foreign nationals, persons of Indian origin (PIOs), and overseas citizens of India (OCI).

Recently, BHU has been granted the status of an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India. The IoE-tag brings with it greater freedom from regulatory control and flexibility in appointments. The IoE allows institutions to hire foreign faculty and scholars, and on terms that are different from the existing regulations.

Working on these protocols, the varsity has announced Malviya Postdoctoral Fellowships. “This programme offers up to 100 positions in all disciplines of Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and other professional disciplines,” says the official statement. 

The duration of the fellowships will be for three years and can be extended further by two years after evaluation by the review committee. The fellowships have been named after BHU’s founder, Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The candidates must be less than 35 years of age.
• Should have a postgraduate doctoral degree (PhD) from the 500 top institutions (THE or Q-S ranking). They should have a very good academic record throughout or a postdoctoral experience of three years from the 500 top institutions.
• Candidates should have published their works in high impact journals, evidencing their research capability.

Fellowship:

The selected candidates will receive a fellowship of Rs 1 lakh per month (or approximately $1500 per month). In addition, the candidate would be entitled to an annual research grant of Rs 3 lakh. Accommodation may be available at nominal rent on the BHU campus.

Documents Required:

• Candidates have to submit a proposed research plan in approx 500 words.
• Candidates have to also submit a curriculum vitae (in a format available at the website) with a list of all publications.
• Candidate has to submit PDF files of at least two and up to five publications with a list of his/her contributions.
• Consent letter from a BHU faculty member willing to host may be attached.
• A recommendation letter of thesis supervisor or PDF advisor is also required.
• The candidates are required to send all the documents in PDF format to Coordinator, IoE Cell, BHU at ioecell@bhu.ac.in by May 30.

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