About the Program
Promoting international collaboration has always been one of the priorities of Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The institution holds long-term engagements/agreements with universities in Australia.
IITM’s most recent effort in strengthening this tie further is the launch of the “IITM VISITING RESEARCHERS PROGRAM”. This program is designed to harbour collaboration and mobility of academicians with the aim of bringing new vitality and vibrancy to the research efforts of IITM.
This will also provide a chance to live and experience the culture of the ever-fascinating and Incredible India.
Program Objectives:
- Providing long term research engagements with IITM researchers.
- To offer an opportunity to co-supervise PhD students.
- Undertaking collaborative research with faculty leading to joint publications.
- To benefit the visiting international researcher in the form of knowledge exchange and global mobility.
- Alignment with IITM research areas.
- To teach a module in a course.
- Leveraging the benefits of IITM Research Park.
Program Outline:
Duration:
Selected academicians are expected to spending 4-24 weeks at IITM.
Financials:
Funds are capped up to AUD 4500 per application for this program.
Key Dates:
Last date for the submission of applications is 07 December 2019.
Eligibility
- Visiting researchers should be continuing academicians employed at the international partner university with the aim of visiting IITM
- Visiting researchers need to identify a host IITM faculty.
Eligible Expenditure
- The funds allocated per application is up to AUD 4500 and it may be used for accommodation/ subsistence/ meals or living allowance or honoraria.
- The applicants are requested to bear their own travel expenses.
Expectations from the visiting researcher :
- The visiting professor will teach or co-teach his/her colleague’s classes.
- They will deliver a formal lecture on his/her expertise which is open to the community.
- The visiting professor will meet with various academic departments to discuss potential future projects.
- Professors are highly encouraged to participate in a community outreach activity.
- An online/virtual activity will be organized by the professors to give students from both groups the opportunity to interact. This activity could take place anytime during the semester.
Application Details
Process:
The applicants are requested to complete the online application form submit it along with the Passport copy
and CV.
Selection Criteria:
Recipients of the IITM Visiting Researchers Program will be selected according to the following
criteria:
- Scope of the visit to seed excellent collaboration, new engagement and/or research.
- Outcomes particularly with respect to international grants, joint publications or other research collaborations.
- Fit within existing research in IITM or alignment with IITM’s strategic goals.
- Undertake collaborative research with faculty or staff.
Selection will be undertaken by a sub-committee set-up exclusively for this program.
CONTACT PERSON
NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Ms. Rupa S. Pandit
Designation: Associate program administrator
IOE Initiatives
Email: projects@ge.iitm.ac.in
Telephone: 044-2257 8869
