| Job Title: Ph.D. Opportunities in the Areas of Space Sciences at SPL, ISRO/VSSC Job Category(s) : PhD Job Description : Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, conducts front ranking research in different disciplines of Atmospheric, Space, and Planetary Sciences. SPL is also involved in major space and atmospheric science programmes of the country, such as Chandrayaan, Mars Mission, ISRO-Geosphere Biosphere Programme, etc. SPL has a very vibrant research fellowship programme, with strength of about 30 students at any time of the year. Well-equipped laboratories and major experimental facilities are available exclusively for these studies, besides access to the scientific data from ISRO’s and other satellites. SPL also co-ordinates major experimental campaigns, at national and international level, using balloons, aircrafts, rockets, and research ship cruises, and is a leading contributor to India’s polar research programme. SPL offers excellent and challenging research opportunities in various areas like Boundary Layer Physics, Physics/Chemistry/Dynamics of Lower, Middle, & Upper atmosphere, the coupling processes, Ionospheric Physics, Land-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions, Atmospheric Aerosols, Trace Gases, Clouds, Meteorology, Space Weather phenomena and Lunar & Planetary Explorations and Modelling. Applications are invited from highly motivated and research-oriented candidates for the position of JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (JRF) in SPL, Thiruvananthapuram. Application deadline : 2026-05-05 Institutional URL with the announcement : https://www.vssc.gov.in/advt339.html Announcement Brochure/Poster/Notification : N/A Name of the Contact Person : Director SPL Affiliation of the Contact Person : SPL, VSSC Email of the Contact Person : directorspl@vssc.gov.in Other Remarks : N/A |