Job Description

Advertisement For IISER Tirupati – The University of Melbourne Joint Ph.D. program

IISER Tirupati, an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Program in Biology/Chemistry (two positions) for the Joint-PhD program with The University of Melbourne.

The broad areas of research, important dates, and eligibility criteria in each department are as follows:

BIOLOGY/CHEMSITRY

Titles: 1. Innovative Strategies for Climate Resilient Crops: Integrating Priming and Silicon-induced Conditioning as Sustainable Solutions Through Physiological and Molecular Approaches.

2. Developing Regional Crop Digital Twin for Precision Agriculture Using Satellite and Ground Based Sensing.

Important Dates:

• Opening date of online application                                         : 25.03.2026
• Closing date of online application                                          : 20.04.2026
• Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview            : 30.04.2026
• Interview of shortlisted candidates                                         : To be decided
• Announcement of interview results                                        : To be decided
• Joining date for Joint Ph.D. Program                                      : Last week of July 2026.