String Theory in India

More about string theory activities in India can be found here.

Indian String Theorists

  • Names of string theorists working in Inida can be found here .
  • Upcoming activities in String Theory and Related Areas

    2018

    • School on String Field Theory and String Phenomenology, February 5-9, 2018 (HRI Allahabad)
    • Workshop on String Field Theory and String Phenomenology, February 11-15, 2018 (HRI Allahabad)
    • We would like to invite you to participate in a workshop on String Field Theory and String Phenomenology, to be held at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad from February 11-15, 2018. Note that the workshop begins on a Sunday. This will be preceded by a school on the same topic from February 5-9. You are most welcome to attend this as well. Please confirm your intent to attend by sending an email to hristring@hri.res.in. The school lectures should be accessible to senior graduate students. For graduate students, we require a letter of recommendation sent to the same id by their thesis advisors. We hope to be able to cover all local expenses of participants, but will not be able to cover travel expenses. Deadline for accepting the invitation/application for students: 31 October 2017.

      -- Anirban Basu, Dileep Jatkar, Anshuman Maharana, Satchitananda Naik and Ashoke Sen

    • Saha Theory Workshop: Modern Aspects of String Theory, February 19 - 23, 2018, (SINP, Kolkata )
    • Contact : Dr. Arnab Kundu, Theory Division, SINP, Kolkata.

    • SERB-THEP Main school in 2018 : March 19 — April 7, 2018 at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
    • SERB-THEP Preparatory school in 2018 : July 2 — 29, 2018 at University of Hyderabad..
    • SERB-THEP Main school in 2018 : November 25 — December 15, 2018 at IISER Pune.
    • Indian String Meeting 2018 : December 16 — December 21, 2018 at IISER Pune.

    2017

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    Post-doctoral positions

    • String theory Group at IISER Pune.
    • We have an open postdoctoral position in the String Theory group at IISER Pune. This is a prestigious position to be funded by a private endowment to IISER. The position is initially funded for one year and can be extended to a second (and maybe third) year, depending on the continued availability of funds and the performance of the candidate.
      For details contact Dr. Sachin Jain (sachin.jain@iiserpune.ac.in)
    • String theory post-doctoral position at IISER Bhopal.
    • Applications are invited from motivated individuals for a postdoctoral position in theoretical high energy physics to work on a DST sponsored project, as detailed below:
      Eligibility:
      • Essential: A PhD degree in the area of string theory from a recognized university/institute.
      • Desirable: Candidates with prior working experience and good knowledge in AdS/CFT, super-symmetric gauge theories, unitary matrix models will be given preference.
      Duration: The initial offer will be for ten months and can be extended to a second year, depending on the continued availability of funds and the performance of the candidate.
      How to apply: Interested candidates are requested to send their
      • CV (including name, date of birth, address for communication, phone number, email id),
      • details of educational and scientific accomplishments,
      • list of publications,
      • a copy of the PhD certificate (provisional or original),
      • names of two referees (at least) with email addresses
      to Suvankar Dutta over email (suvankar@iiserb.ac.in). The subject line must contain “Postdoc application”.
      Last date of application: October 01, 2017.

    Contact

    For any query and suggestion please contact the undersigned. Please send an email to update any string theory or related activities in your institute/organisation.

    Suvankar Dutta
    Office No. 113, Academic Block I
    Department of Physics, IISER Bhopal
    Indore By-pass Road, Bhauri
    Bhopal - 462066 (MP), India

      suvankar@iiserb.ac.in
      +91-755-699 1233