Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF), Management at IIM Mumbai

About the position

IIM Mumbai invites applications for its Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF) scheme. The fellowship is open across several Academic Areas and Centres, including Operations and Supply Chain Management, Analytics and Decision Science, Economics and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources, and Public Policy. Each Fellow will be assigned a faculty mentor from a relevant discipline. The tenure is one year in the first instance, extendable up to a maximum of three years, and 10 positions are available under this scheme.

Eligibility

1. Candidates must hold a PhD degree or have successfully defended their thesis and are awaiting formal award.
2. Applicants should be fresh PhD holders or PhDs with less than two years of post-doctoral or research experience.
3. Preferably below 38 years of age on the date of application. Age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD categories as per Government of India norms.
4. Candidates who have obtained their PhD from IIM Mumbai are not eligible for this fellowship.

Fellowship / pay

Fellowship amount: ₹80,000 per month for the 1st year; ₹90,000 per month for the 2nd and 3rd year, subject to review. Contingency grant: ₹1,00,000 for the 1st year (non-lapsable) for laptop, books, data, software, publication charges, or research travel; ₹50,000 from the 2nd year onwards. Institute housing (subject to availability) or HRA as per norms. Conference support: financial support for one international conference (typically after 12 months) during the tenure, and one national conference per year as per Institute norms, provided publications are in Q1 journals and Web of Science.

How to apply

1. Prepare the application in the format given in Annexure-I of the notice.
2. Write directly to admin.fa@iimmumbai.ac.in with the application.
3. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present a seminar followed by an interview.
4. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.