Recruitment Ads

Update (29 September 2016): The deadline for filing applications has been extended. The new deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 4th of October, 2016.

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The Archives and Publications Cell at IISc invites applications for the following positions (what follows is just a summary; please click the links for further details about the position, qualifications, pay, recruitment procedure, etc.):

• Editorial Consultant (One position): Duties will include generating written content (feature articles, profiles, research stories, interviews, etc.), working with and editing such content from other writers, and copyediting and proofreading of documents (articles, brochures, and reports) published by APC and the IIScPress.

  Consultant Fee: Rs. 25,000 to 40,000 depending on the qualifications, experience, and suitability of the candidate.

• Trainee Writer (Two positions): Duties will include generating written content (feature articles, profiles, research stories, interviews, etc.), and helping with editing and proofreading of documents published by APC and the IIScPress.

  Consolidated Emoluments will be in the range of Rs. 15,000 to 18,200/- per month depending on qualifications and experience.

The deadline for sending the applications is Thursday, the 29th of September, 2016.

CONNECT (Volume 2, Issue 2)

The second issue of the second volume of CONNECT is available for download: CONNECT May 2015

Recruitment Ads

The Archives and Publications Cell at IISc invites applications for the following positions (what follows is just a summary; please click the links for further details about the position, qualifications, pay, recruitment procedure, etc.):

• Editorial Consultants: Duties will include generating written content (feature articles, profiles, research stories, interviews, etc.), working with and editing such content from other writers, and copyediting and proofreading of documents (articles, brochures, and reports) published by APC and the IIScPress.

  Consultant Fee: Rs. 25,000 to 40,000 depending on the qualifications, experience, and suitability of the candidate.

• Project Trainees: Duties will include generating written content (feature articles, profiles, research stories, interviews, etc.), and helping with editing and proofreading of documents published by APC and the IIScPress.

  Consolidated Emoluments will be in the range of Rs. 15,000 to 18,200/- per month depending on qualifications and experience.

• Summer Interns who will participate in, and help with, various activities at APC which include archiving of documents, digital archiving, and generating written content (articles, profiles, interviews, etc.).

  Stipend: The Summer Interns will be paid a stipend of Rs. 5,000 per month.

The deadline for sending the applications is Friday, the 8th of May, 2015.

CONNECT (Volume 2, Issue 1)

The first issue of the second volume of Connect is available for download: CONNECT (January 2015).

CONNECT (Issue 2, March 2014)

CONNECT_March_2014

Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science: One Hundred Years of Bonding

We are delighted to announce the launch of the exhibition entitled

Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science
One Hundred Years of Bonding

Curated by Ms. Sowmithri Ranganathan of APC, the Exhibition features a display of rare archival photographs, equipment and memorabilia showcasing the evolution and growth of Chemical Sciences at IISc. We are pleased to have been able to run this Exhibition during the Eurasia-13, the 13th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences, which starts on the 14th of December 2014.

The Exhibition is now open at the Reception Hall in the Main Building of the Institute. It is open to the Institute community during 10:a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on all working days between the 12th and 31st of December, 2014.

November issue of Connect

We are happy to announce that the November 2014 issue of Connect is available for download: Connect: Vol.1 Issue 6.

IISc in the News: The Pins and The Beads

G.S. Mudur in The Telegraph: Tiny brass pins or a flock of birds. A story featuring recent research from Prof. Ajay Sood’s group.

In his physics laboratory, Ajay Sood watches hundreds of tiny brass pins spontaneously align themselves into flower-shaped patterns in experiments where he’s coaxed non-living matter to behave like flocks of birds flying in synchrony.

The millimetre-sized tapered pins, initially scattered in a disordered manner on a smooth metal surface, jump into action when the surface vibrates and align themselves within seconds into a highly-ordered pattern, as if each pin knows exactly where to go.

IISc in the News: Links

1. The New Indian Express: ‘IISc’s Alumni are Global Achievers’. Papiya Bhattacharya interviews IISc Director, Prof. Anurag Kumar.

2. Deccan Herald: IISc experts warn of more PES-like flooding. Besky Khanna cites work by Prof T V Ramachandra (CES) on the health of lakes in and around Bangalore.

3. The Hindu: IISc, ISRO on Mission Monsoon. Divya Gandhi on a Prof. P.N. Vinayachandran’s (CAOS) project “to understand the processes taking place over the ocean, where most cloud formations happen.”

4. The Hindu: IBM, IISc chip in for smart water management in city. Afshan Yasmeen and Divya Gandhi on a recent paper in Procedia Engineering entitled “Analytics Driven Water Management System for Bangalore City” co-authored by M.S. Mohan Kumar and U. Manohar (Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning).

Connect (September 2014)

Connect

Volume 1, Issue 5 (September 2014)

Greetings!

In this issue of Connect, Maneesh Kunte explores the history of crystallography at the Institute, S. Vijaya tells us about the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), K. Suguna showcases the X-ray Diffraction facility on campus, now faculty introduce themselves, Karthik Ramaswamy tells us about the early stages of planning and construction of the Main Building, and Manu Rajan profiles researchers who have recently won awards. We also feature an interview with the well-known astrophysicist T. Padmanaban from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), and much more.