ISI Research Associate Statistics and Mathematics 2026

ISI Research Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is recruiting a Research Associate for its Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit, Kolkata. The appointment combines teaching and research in statistics or mathematics within the unit. This is a contractual research appointment, with the associate category decided according to your qualifications and experience.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial tenure: Your appointment starts with a one-year term from joining. Extension depends on your performance and the availability of funds, and the institute may also end the appointment earlier.
• Maximum term: A satisfactory performance review can support continuation, but the research associateship cannot run beyond two years under this notice.
• Future employment: The appointment gives you no right to a permanent job at ISI or to continued work on another project. Keep this condition in mind when considering the engagement.
• Accommodation: The notice links the housing arrangement to whether the institute can provide hostel accommodation. The applicable housing allowance is recorded separately with the pay details.
• Travel: ISI will not reimburse travel or daily expenses for attending the interview or joining the post.
• Appointment decision: The institute may decide not to fill the position. Meeting the minimum requirements alone does not create a claim to appointment.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application to the Head of the unit at headstm@isical.ac.in, using Application for RA as the email subject. Address the cover letter to the Professor-in-Charge, Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division, Indian Statistical Institute.

Your referees should send their letters directly to the same email address. Their subject line should read Reference letter for <name of the candidate>, so the unit can associate each letter with your application.

• Contribute to teaching in Statistics or Mathematics.
• Carry out research in Statistics or Mathematics.