Job Title: Postdoctoral Position in the Department of Physics, IIT Bombay
Job Category(s) : Post-doctoral fellow
Job Description : Job description:

Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, intends to appoint one postdoctoral position in theoretical aspects of gravity, cosmology and gravitational waves. The post is funded by the ANRG-Advanced
Research Grant. The researchers are expected to have experience with gravitation, Black hole physics and gravitatiional waves.

Ph.D. in Physics with a focus on Gravity. The candidate should have shown high-quality research experience in the relevant research areas. The researchers are expected to have experience with
gravitation, Black hole physics and gravitatiional waves. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for this post. Candidates awarded Ph.D. recently, or research scholars
who have submitted their thesis and waiting for the examination are strongly encouraged to apply.

Tenure: 1 year extendable for one more year
Consolidated Salary Rs. 61000 + HRA (as applicable) per month
Deadline: 29 May 2026

Informal inquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan (shanki[AT]iitb.ac.in).

Interested candidates, please apply
(I) through the application portal: Web Portal given in the advertisement below under URL
(ii) Send the CV (with the date), research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to
shanki [At] iitb.ac.in with the subject “Application for ANRF-ARG Post-doctoral Position – Candidate name.”

Application deadline : 2026-05-26
Institutional URL with the announcement : https://ep.iitb.ac.in/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9Q0Q4QTdDRUFERjI0MUZEMTkwRENDRkVBQzJDNkMyMTMmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA&sap-theme=sap_corbu&sap-client=300&sap-language=EN#
Announcement Brochure/Poster/Notification : N/A
Name of the Contact Person : Shankaranarayanan S
Affiliation of the Contact Person : IIT Bombay
Email of the Contact Person : shanki@iitb.ac.in
Other Remarks : Uploading of the application on the URL given above is essential.