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The Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI) is a multi-institutional Center of Excellence funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. CESSI is located at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata and involves collaborating faculty from IISER Kolkata, IISER Pune, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pune), Indian Institute of Astrophysics (Bangalore), Udaipur Solar Observatory-Physical Research Laboratory (Udaipur), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (Nainital), Indian Space Research Organization (Bangalore) and Raman Research Institute (Bangalore). CESSI is involved in national and international astronomy and space science projects, outreach programs, research and academic training activities. For more information, please see: www.cessi.in.

CESSI is seeking a Managerial Secretary who will play an integral role in managing day to day activities, perform administrative duties typical of an academic organization, help liaison between faculty and students at CESSI and other CESSI affiliated academic institutions and play a role in sustaining outreach activities of the Center. Job duties will include but not be limited to assistance in the organization of seminars, conferences, travel, financial and human resource book-keeping and overall management and outreach.

Minimum Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks is mandatory

Desirable Additional Criteria

Candidates with a combination of the following skills will be preferred:

Excellent spoken and written English skills Proficiency in computer applications such as MS Office package, including Excel Experience in handling basic financial accounting Experience in graphic and poster design

Emoluments and Tenure

The position is contractual with a maximum consolidated pay package of INR 22,000 per month. Probationary period is 2 months. Selected candidate should ideally join around 01 September, 2022. The appointment is extendable on contractual basis based on suitable performance and availability of funding.

Selection Procedure

CESSI will short-list the candidates based on their applications. Short-listed candidates may be asked to furnish additional information and/or reference letters. Based on their application and any additional information submitted, short-listed candidates will be called for interview to CESSI at a pre-determined date. All communications will be over email and candidates will be informed of the interview date and time over email. Note that meeting the basic requirement is not a guarantee for short-listing. The decision of the interview committee would be final and CESSI reserves the right of not filling up the position if suitable candidates are not found following the interview process.

Application Procedure

The applicants should upload a complete CV in PDF format providing a) Name and complete contact details, b) embedded photograph, c) date of birth, d) educational qualification and performance (including year of degree, institution and marks) starting with school examinations until the highest degree, e) list of technical or professional skills or qualifications, f) a brief statement (less than 500 word) summarizing motivation for applying to this position, g) prior work experience, if any, h) current salary drawn if employed, i) names, designation, contact details (email and phone) of two independent references, j) embedded copy of Aadhar Card or Voter ID or Driving License, k) any other information that the candidate deems relevant.

A complete application must be submitted as a single PDF file. Incomplete applications may be rejected. This must be done through our on-line portal, following instructions therein. Short-listed candidates will be informed and called for an in-person or remote interview, based on which final selection will be made.

Deadline for Applications: 07/08/2022

Online Application and Further Information: click here

Contact: cessi at iiserkol.ac.in

Note: Please check www.cessi.in often for updates and notifications. Link to short-listed candidates for interview will appear at the main CESSI webpage. Candidates will also be notified by email. If you are short-listed for interview, you will need to bring in your original certificates on the day of the interview for verification of information furnished in your CV.