Recruitment of Research Scientists in IITM,Pune

EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ORGANIZATION 

Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India 

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY, PUNE-411008 

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Opportunities for Talented Young Scientists in Climate Science/Engineers 

>> The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, an autonomous research organization, 

fully devoted to cutting edge research in various aspects of climate science is looking for recruiting bright 

talented candidates of Indian origin to fill 20 Research Scientist positions, including one Scientist ‘D’ for 

Library, Information and Publication Division, 01 Scientist ‘D’/Engineer (Computer Engineer) for HPC and 

01 Scientist ‘C’/Engineer (Mechanical) at this Institute. 

>> Its activities include training to post graduates and motivate them to take up research careers in 

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences required to improve the skill of weather and climate prediction systems. A Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR) has been established at IITM to address all science issues related to Climate Change and Indian monsoon; and the Centre for Advanced Training on Earth System Science and Climate has started its academic session from August 2011 and the first batch of 20 trainees will be passing out soon. To cater to the modelling needs, a High Performance Computing (HPC) Centre has been set up with peak performance of 70.2 TF and will be upgraded further in the near future. The Institute has excellent infra-structural facilities and also has the state  of the art equipments for field observations.  It has MoU with University of Pune for carrying out work leading to the award of M.Tech. and Ph.D. Degrees in Atmospheric Sciences and allied  subjects.  

>> For details of the posts please visit the Institute’s website http://www.tropmet.res.in. Aspiring 

candidates please submit your applications, separately for Scientific Positions and Engineer,/Scientist in the 

proforma with detailed CV, a list of publications and other relevant papers to the Administrative Officer of 

this Institute by 31 May 2012.