Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Jobs in Across India - USIEF
Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Job Description
These fellowships are designed for Indian faculty and researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers in India. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will provide opportunities to talented faculty and researchers to strengthen their research capacities. Postdoctoral fellows will have access to some of the finest resources in their areas of interest and will help build long-term collaborative relationships with US faculty and institutions. These fellowships are for eight to twenty-four months.
Applications are invited in the following fields only :
Agricultural Sciences; Bioengineering; Computer Science (with emphasis on cyber security and digital economy); Economics; Education Policy and Planning; Energy Studies; International Law; International Security and Strategic Studies; Materials Science (with emphasis on environmental applications); Neurosciences; Public Policy; Public Health; Study of India (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Study of the U.S. (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Urban and Regional Planning (with emphasis on smart cities and waste management); and Women’s and Gender Studies.
Eligibility Requirements : Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree within the past four years. Candidates must have obtained their Ph.D. degrees between July 15, 2013 and July 16, 2017. Candidates are required to upload your Ph.D. degree certificate/ provisional Ph.D. degree certificate in online application.
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About Company
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) was established under a bilateral agreement on educational exchange signed between India and the U.S. on February 2, 1950. On July 4, 2008, United States Ambassador David C. Mulford and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon signed a historic new Fulbright agreement, making them equal partners and thereby strengthening educational exchanges between India and the United States. USIEF is administered by a bi-national Board of Directors consisting of ten Members, five Americans - nominated by the U.S. Ambassador and five Indians - nominated by the Government of India. The U.S. Ambassador to India and Indian Foriegn Secretary are the Honorary Co-Chairs of the USIEF Board