Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2019

To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Be a resident and citizen of India
• Have obtained a PhD degree in the fields of Economics or Energy and Environment Policy
• Be under 40 years of age
• Have obtained at least 55% marks or equivalent in his/her Master's degree

Note: Applicants having completed PhD thesis within last 2 year and/or working as junior faculty in educational institutions and/or have strong publication records will be given preference.

• The selected students will get a fellowship amount of INR 70,000 per month for one year.
• The fellowship can be extended to another year if the researcher's progress is satisfactory.
• Working scholars/junior faculty, who will be joining the fellowship on a leave from their job and earning more than the fellowship amount, can get salary protection up to the scale of lecturer/assistant professor, subject to the discretion of the Director.
• On-campus accommodation.

The following documents are required for application:

• Research details/synopsis of PhD thesis
• CV
• List of publications (if any)
• A proposed plan of post-doctoral work at IGIDR (not exceeding three pages)
• Writing Sample (articles/scholarly papers published in academic journals/extracts of past academic works)
• Recommendations (two)
• PhD Degree Certificate (photocopy)
• Approval from the parent institution of the candidates (if applicable)

Follow the step mentioned below to apply:

Step 1: Click here and visit the application page.
Step 2: Fill in your email ID and click Log in.
Step 3: Sign in with your Login ID.
Step 4: Fill in all the details and click "Next".
Step 5: Upload research details, CV, proposed plan of post-doctoral work at IGIDR, writing sample, recommendations and PhD degree certificate.
Step 6: Finally submit the form.

• Last date for online application: August 12, 2019
• Notification for shortlisted applicants for interview: August 26, 2019 
• Interview date: Second/third week of September (shortlisted candidates will be notified by email)
• Notification of final selection of candidates: Last week of September 2019 
• Joining date: October 7, 2019