We have vacancies for Ph.D. students in the following areas:
1. Functional Polymeric Materials for Radiative Cooling Coatings - preferred background in Chemical/Materials Engineering, or Physics
2. Energy Harvesting and Sensing - preferred background in Physics or Materials Chemistry
3. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes - preferred background in Chemical/materials Engineering or Materials/Polymer Chemistry
As an emerging group, The Ram Lab at ICER@IISc constantly seeks young, enthusiastic, and passionate researchers. Please go through the group's research interests, and if you'd like to pursue any of these, feel free to contact the PI at ramf@iisc.ac.in.
Postdocs/Research Associate: Currently, only externally funded positions are available. We will be happy to host you in our lab. Please write to PI with your CV and a one-page research proposal that includes a problem statement, and approach to solve. Please check these fundings for postdoc positions:
1. National Post Doctoral Fellowship
2. C.V. Raman Fellowship for African Researchers
3. CSIR Research Associateship
4. INSA JRD-TATA Fellowship (for nationals of developing nations other than India)
5. WISE Post-Doctoral Fellowship (WISE-PDF)
6. DST National Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nano Science and Technology
7. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship
8. UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women Candidates
PhD and MTech Research: Candidates with fellowships are welcome to approach. Write to PI with a CV and motivation to join the group with the research interest.
ICER@IISc may also directly recruit Ph.D. and M.Tech. Research students based on performance in the IISc entrance exam and interview. For more information, here, here, and here.
Prime Minister's Research Fellowship is a highly competitive fellowship for exceptional candidates via direct or lateral entry.
Please also check UGC Students Corner for more updates on scholarships and fellowships.
More fellowships and scholarships are listed at the India Science, Technology, and Innovation Portal. Please visit for more information about fellowships and scholarships for graduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students.
Interns: We are happy to host for a short research stay (>2 months). Please write to the PI for further discussion.
Indian Science Academies run the Summer Research Fellowship Program for Students and Teachers, and we will happily host students and teachers. More information about SRFP can be found here.