Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India

www.cessi.iiserkol.in, www.cessi.in

 Managerial Secretary

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, Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Udaipur Solar Observatory (Physical Research Laboratory) and Inter-University Center of Astronomy and Astrophysics. CESSI is an academic research and training organization focussing on the space and astrophysical sciences. For more information see: www.cessi.in.

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

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks is mandatory. Candidates with a combination of the following skills will be preferred: Excellent spoken and written English skills, Proficiency in computer applications such as email, MS Office package (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), MBA or Company Secretary degree or certification.

Emoluments and Tenure 

The position is contractual with a minimum consolidated pay package of INR 20,000 to INR 35,000 based on prior experience and demonstrated skills. Probationary period is 6 months, following which the appointment is extendable by periods of one-year 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, some 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 and CESSI reserves the right of not filling up the position if suitable candidates are not found.

 Application Procedure

 1. You will need a functional (personal) email-id for your application.

 2. Please have your picture (soft copy, preferably in JPG format) ready.

 3. Please read the eligibility criteria above carefully.

 4. Application package: A CV in PDF or DOC format with at least the following information: 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 your school examinations until your highest degree, e) list of technical or professional skills or qualifications, f) a brief statement (less than 500 word) summarizing your motivation for applying to this position, g) any other items that you may like us to know about you. You must send in a complete application as a single file. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

 5) Email your application file (named surname_firstname.pdf or .doc) by the deadline of September 18^th, 2016 with the subject “CESSI SECRETARY: SURNAME FIRSTNAME” and copy to both these email addresses:

 cessi AT iiserkol.ac.in

 prosenjit.lahiri AT iiserkol.ac.in

 Replace the ATs with symbol.

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.

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