Recruitment Notification No.: 11/2025 Advertisement for Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) Strategic Management area

RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION NO. 11/2025

Recruitment for Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)

Application Form

The Post-Doctoral Fellowship is designed to keep in view Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM Indore) goal to create a high-quality research environment. IIM Indore Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) is a research opportunity offered by IIM Indore to Ph.D. degree holders. Its objective is to support high-quality research by scholars holding a doctoral degree and an outstanding academic record. IIM Indore PDF in management aims to identify young, motivated individuals for doing research in different specializations of management. Fellows selected for the Post Doctoral position will conduct academic research jointly with a resident faculty member in their mutual area of interest. A PDF will work with a faculty mentor who is expected to provide ample opportunities to develop the fellow as an independent researcher.

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) in the following area:

• Strategic Management (SM) area

Faculty Mentor – Prof. Punyashlok Dwibedy (Faculty Profile)

Proposed Area of Research:

Product, Process and Business Model Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Quantitative
Methods (Econometric modelling)

Duration: 1 year [can be renewed for the second term, i.e., max 2-years]

Eligibility: Successfully defended FPM/PhD (within 5 years of the application) from a premier institute/university (excluding IIM Indore) with a minimum of 60% marks / 1st division in the master’s degree or degree immediately preceding PhD. Those who have submitted the thesis are also encouraged to apply.

Desirable: Should have a minimum of “B” category (or above) publication in the journal list (ABDC or equivalent).

Stipend:

(a) Stipend: Rs 60,000 per month (consolidated)

(b) Start-up fund: Rs 40,000 one-time [for attending conferences, buying computing devices]

(c) Publication incentive for publishing in high quality journals

Other facilities provided to post-doctoral fellows:

1. Accommodation on campus (if available) at the discounted rate of Rs. 3000.00 per month.
2. Office-space (place to sit and work) if available.
3. Services available to other students (e.g., bus, internet, library, etc.)

Responsibilities:

(a) Must teach at least a 4-credit course / per year of tenure (1 credit= 6.25 hours of teaching) [e.g., an undergrad course, post graduate elective or doctoral level course].

(b) Expect at least one research article in an A (or above) category journal (ABDC or equivalent) per year from the PDF collaboration.

Queries and clarifications should be directed to Dean (Research) Office of IIM Indore (deanresearchoffice@iimidr.ac.in)

Application Package:

• Application form in the required format
• Qualification Certificate
• Updated CV
• PDF Research statement/proposal
• Two reference letters*
• Research papers (pre-prints) published or accepted

Candidate can Submit the complete application package to: pdfrecruitment@iimidr.ac.in

*Please note that the two reference letters must be sent directly by the referees to: pdfrecruitment@iimidr.ac.in

Last Date for Application: October 06, 2025

General Terms and Conditions:

1. This is purely a contractual appointment for a maximum period of two years with annual renewal based on the performance review.
2. Mere fulfilling of the qualifications and experience will not confer any right to the candidates for being called for selection process.
3. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
4. The applicant is required to email application package to pdfrecruitment@iimidr.ac.in along with super scribed subject as “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF “POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW”
5. The Institute reserves the right not to select anyone without assigning any reason.
6. The Institute reserves the right to change/apply appropriate shortlisting criteria in case of large number of applications.
7. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
8. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
9. Incomplete application without proper supporting documents will be summarily rejected.
10. IIM Indore reserves the right to terminate the Fellowship at any stage if it is found that appropriate progress is not being made or the grant has not been utilized properly.