FMU Research Multi-Post Materials Recruitment 2026

FMU Research Associate and Research Assistant Recruitment 2026: Overview

Fakir Mohan University (FMU) is recruiting Research Associates and Research Assistants for its Centre of Excellence in Bioresource Management and Energy conservation Material Development at Vyasa Vihar, Balasore. The centre operates under the Odisha State Higher Education Council (OSHEC). These are project appointments, with work linked to the centre's research programme.

Posts and Disciplines

• Research Associate: This role focuses on developing hybrid nanocomposite materials for efficient electrochemical energy storage devices. It connects the centre's materials research with research publication.
• Research Assistant: This role supports project research through fieldwork, computer analysis, instrument-based analysis and laboratory work at the centre.

Post-wise Duties

Research Associate

You will work on hybrid nanocomposite materials for electrochemical energy storage devices. The notice also expects you to publish at least one paper each year on work carried out at the centre, in a WSC-indexed journal as stated in the advertisement.

Research Assistant

You will carry out fieldwork and laboratory research for the project. Your work also includes computer analysis and instrumental analysis, so the role spans both collecting research inputs and analysing them.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: Your appointment ends with the project. Neither post gives you a claim to absorption at Fakir Mohan University.
• Performance: The university can end your appointment at any point if your performance is unsatisfactory.
• Interview communication: If shortlisted, you will receive the interview message by email. The university will not send a separate printed call letter.
• Travel: You must meet your own interview expenses; the university will not pay travel or other allowances for attending.
• University's discretion: The university may reject individual applications or the full set without giving a reason. It will not consider applications received late.

Application Submission Notes

Send the application package by post to The Registrar, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Nuapadhi, Balasore 756089, Odisha. The notice also asks you to email the application alone to centreofexcellence.fmu@gmail.com; this email copy accompanies the postal submission. Use Annexure I for Research Associate or Annexure II for Research Assistant.

• Develop hybrid nanocomposite materials for electrochemical energy storage as Research Associate.
• Publish at least one paper annually on the centre's work in a WSC-indexed journal as specified for Research Associate.
• Carry out project fieldwork as Research Assistant.
• Perform computer analysis for the project as Research Assistant.
• Conduct instrumental analysis as Research Assistant.
• Handle laboratory research needed for the project as Research Assistant.