The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa and regional centres at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 38 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The institute has grown today into a large oceanographic laboratory of international repute. The focus of research has been on observing and understanding the special oceanographic features that the North Indian basin offers. The inferences from this research have been reported in about 5,000 research articles so far.

NIO invites applications to pursue doctoral (Ph.D.) studies in oceanography.

Eligibility:

Candidates with Masters of Science (in any field of specialization) having valid National Level Fellowships such as NET-JRF/SRF of CSIR-UGC and DST’s INSPIRE Fellowship or any other equivalent fellowships and Project Assistants in CSIR-NIO  with a minimum of one year experience are eligible to apply.

Project Assistants from CSIR-NIO wishing to apply should submit a Statement Of Purpose (SOP) and recommendation of the Guide (Project Leader with whom the student is presently working as Project Assistant) directly to the coordinator.

Seats available: 15. Selection will be through an interview of shortlisted applicants.

Last date to apply: 20th May, 2011

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Contact details:
Dr. V. K. Banakar,
Scientist-G & AcSIR-Coordinator,
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography,
Dona Paula, Goa-403 004
Tel: (0832) 2450361
email: banakar@nio.org
website: http://nio.org/