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Careers & student opportunities
Internships, dissertation projects, doctoral fellowships and post-doctoral research positions across India's polar programme.
Current openings
Internship
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Summer internship — Cryosphere data analysis
Goa (hybrid)
Eight-week programme working with automatic weather station records from Maitri and Bharati.
Dissertation
Closes 15 Nov 2026
Dissertation project — Glacier mass balance modelling
Himansh / Goa
For final-year MSc students in geology, geography, physics or environmental science.
PhD
Closes 05 Dec 2026
PhD position — Southern Ocean carbon cycling
Goa
Four-year fellowship with sea-time on an annual Southern Ocean expedition.
Post-doc
Closes 20 Dec 2026
Post-doctoral fellow — Arctic aerosols & radiative forcing
Himadri, Ny-Ålesund
Two-year position including a field season at the Arctic station.
Application form
Placeholder form — submissions are acknowledged on screen and reviewed by NCPOR staff.