CeNSE strongly encourages women faculty candidates to apply.

We invite applications for faculty positions. The candidates should have an excellent academic and research record with at least 3 years post-PhD research experience. We pursue interdisciplinary research across several disciplines with a focus on materials, device and systems for (a) Nanoelectronics and photonics, (b) Lab-on-chip and biomedical devices, (c) Photovoltaics and energy storage systems, (d) Sensor systems, integration and packaging. We seek candidates in the existing areas of research and the following. a) Materials Scientists or solid-state chemists with a background in structure property correlations. Expertise in oxides will be an added advantage; b) Meta Materials; c) Nano-bio technology; d) Neuromorphic devices; e) Transmission Electron Microscopy of device structures; f) Molecular Electronics; g) Additive Manufacturing; h) Energy Storage. The applications with a detailed CV, research and teaching plan and list of references should be sent to fsc.cense@iisc.ac.in with a copy to fsc.cense@gmail.com.

Please prepare your application packet in a single pdf file containing 

1. Your cover letter with bulleted areas of interest
2. CV with list of publications
3. Research Plan
4. Teaching Plan
5. Please make sure to submit the attached document along with the Application Packet  Click here to download
6. 3 most important publications or patents and email to fsc.cense@iisc.ac.in with a copy to fsc.cense@gmail.com and regr@admin.iisc.ernet.in.

Detailed information for prospective faculty candidates

1. Advertisement from institute: Visit http://www.iisc.ernet.in/info-fac/prospfac-howtoapply.shtml
2. The prospective faculty application process.
   1. Short listed candidates are invited to give a seminar and a one to two day long interaction with the faculty.
   2. CeNSE faculty then discuss the candidature and make a decision on whether or not to recommend hiring of the applicant as a faculty to the Institute. These decisions to short list and recommend are based on multiple factors that include the long term plans of the Centre and the area of expertise of the candidate. They are by no means a reflection on the quality of the candidate's curriculum vitae.
   3. The Institute then appoints a committee with two external members, the Chairperson of CeNSE, The Faculty Search Committee Chariperson and the Director of the Institute. The candidate is required to appear for an interview in front of this committee either personally or through video conferencing.
   4. If approved by this committee, the decision is sent to the Institute council for a final approval. A letter is then issued to the candidates by the Institute council. The process of hiring takes about 3 to 6 months. CeNSE is aware of the stress involved during such times and we keep in constant touch with the candidate. Candidates are also welcome to check on the status of the application by writing to us.
3. It is recommended that prospective faculty plan on joining CeNSE in the months of April or November. This is because the student hiring process happens in June and December. That way the new  facultymembers can get started with the academic process of guiding students and hence their research soon after joining without wasting much time.
4. While it is understood that prospective faculty members are typically very deeply involved in a particular specialized area of research they are expected to demonstrate in depth understanding in an associated generic area. This would also be the area in which their ability to teach a course will be evaluated.
5. At the presentation, typically 60 minutes including discussions, prospective faculty members are requested to spend time demonstrating their depth of knowledge in the generic area while talking about the specialization. They can also consider briefly discussing (1-2 slides) if whether their expertise can complement current CeNSE research, be of relevance to India (not mandatory) and what their teaching plans might be (1 slide).
6. CeNSE is home to a world class device fabrication clean room and a micro and nano characterization facility. Information can be found at www.cense.iisc.ac.in on these facilities. Faculty candidates are encouraged to arrive in CeNSE a day prior to their presentation so that they can visit and get a first hand feel for the experimental facilities here. During their talk and interaction, they are encouraged to discuss as to how they would leverage the existing facilities for their planned research.  
7. Faculty members are also encouraged to give thought to 
   1. their requirement for short term and long term funding and infrastructure so that it can be discussed during the visit.
   2. their plans on relocating to India.

Project Assistant in the Area of NEMS.  more info..

The National Nanofabrication Centre, Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering is inviting applications for the position of Technology Manager to be a part of Cleanroom operations. The Technology manager will be responsible for the deposition facilities and will manage facility personnel, new process development, training and consumable requirements. The technology manager will also be required to give inputs for external and student projects as required and be an active part of the equipment maintenance. The Technology manager will be reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

Specific duties include

• Guide a team of engineers working on operating and maintaining chemical vapour deposition and physical vapour deposition systems at NNFC
• Guide a team of engineers maintaining wet etch and chemical clean systems
• Ensure that training schedules, SOP and tool monitoring trends on the tools are maintained
• Work with bay managers to ensure consumable availability
• Develop new processes as an when required for external and internal projects and also actively work to improve tool and personnel capabilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters in Science or Engineering with strong domain experience in a cleanroom facility.
• Experience in developing and visualizing process flows.
• Familiarity with characterization equipment’s including microscopy and metrology

Employment & Remuneration:

• Contractual employment with consolidated pay commensurate with qualification and experience. For deserving and qualified candidates, a starting salary of 70,000/month will be offered.

Please send your resume (PDF only) electronically to: nnfc.cense@iisc.ac.in to reach us before December 31st, 2018.

National Nanofabrication Centre Internship Programme . more info..

Looking for a Project Associate with strong interest in functional oxide devices. Candidates must have experience in fabricating oxide devices using pulse-laser deposition. Experience with ferroelectric devices is a plus. Ideal candidate will have background in Electronics Engineering, Physics or Materials Science. The goal of the project is to demonstrate next-gen memory pixels using ferroelectric tunnel junctions.

Interested candidates should send their C. V. to savasthi@iisc.ac.in.

Immediate opening for Postdoctoral fellow position is available to work on Biosensors. The duration of the position can be upto 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. Candidate should be willing to design the experiments based on project requirement, work in a multidisciplinary group interacting with Biologists, Chemists, Engineers and Clinicians. Candidate should be familiar in handling biological samples such as  blood and urine. Interested candidates can send their detailed CV to navakant@iisc.ac.in with a copy to navakant@gmail.com. The subject line of the email should be "Biosensors Postdoc Position".

Desired qualifications:  PhD in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology with previous degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology.

Skill sets required: Good understanding of Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, Electrochemistry, Protein Glycation, Mass spectroscopy, UV Spectroscopy, Cell culture.

Candidates with excellent academic and research record are encouraged to submit applications for the following industry sponsored postdoctoral positions. Applications will be encouraged throughout the year based on availability of positions (Unilever Postdoctoral Fellow IBM Postdoctoral Fellow). CeNSE is a platform for interdisciplinary research across several disciplines with focus on micro-nanoscale science and engineering. Applicants from all research fields relevant to micro-nanoscale science and engineering are encouraged to apply. The research topics are not tied to the interests of the sponsors and will be entirely decided by the fellow and the faculty. The applications for the postdoctoral positions including detailed CV, research plan, publications and list of references should be sent to pdoc@cense.iisc.ernet.in with a copy to pdoc.cense@gmail.com. Incentives offered Rs. 4 Lakhs / annum in salary + Rs. 1 Lakh / annum contingency. Research facility usage and supplies up to Rs. 10 Lakhs / annum.

Qualifications: M.Sc. in life sciences. The candidate must have proven experience in mammalian cell culture (preferably primary cell culture). Duties will include establishing the tissue culture laboratory, ordering equipments and chemicals, standardize neuronal cell culture and routine maintenance of cultured cells. Interested candidates should send their C.V. to sks@mbu.iisc.ernet.in before April 10.

Immediate opening available for Project Assistant position to work in the area of Point of Care Biosensors: 
Qualifications and Requirements for the candidate::

• M.Sc./B.Tech. degree in Chemistry (Inorganic/Organic/Physical chemistry) Biochemistry, Biotechnology with emphasis on Biosensors with experience of 0-2 years.
• Strong Background in organic, inorganic, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry and basic knowledge of biochemistry, sensor modeling and simulation.
• Familiarization with characterization techniques such as UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, Electrochemical characterization techniques such as Cyclic Voltametry and Amperometry.
• Ability to communicate and present technical information to audience with scientific and non-scientific backgrounds; ability to produce quality documentation.

Responsibilities :

• Develop new sensing chemistry for electrochemical biosensors, design of experiments for testing and validating the formulations.
• Improving the sensor accuracy and repeatability of existing platform.
• Organize and perform pilot studies, in collaboration with other group members and clinicians for field study and data gathering experiments.
• Interface with manufacturing team to scale-up production technology. Interface with electronics and software team to interface test strips with electronics handheld device.

Interested candidate can send the resume to navakant@iisc.ac.in and navakant@gmail.com with subject : "Biosensors Project Assistant".