Eligibility : ME/M.Tech, MSc(Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Informatics, Bio-Tech, Microbiology), BE/B.Tech

Location : Gandhinagar

Last Date : 05 Nov 2015

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Job vacancies in Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM)

Project : “Establishing a network in computational and system biology”

No. of Post : 01

Qualification : MSc. /M.Tech. /B.E. /B.Tech. in Biotechnology/Bioinformatics /Life Sciences /Microbiology /Biochemistry /Genetics from recognized University. Preference would be given to the candidates having NET/GATE.

Fellowship : Rs. 12,000 + 20% HRA
How to apply

Applications should be filled Online. The last date for submission of application is 5th November, 2015.

More at http://btm.gujarat.gov.in/btm/recruitment2.htm

Project Assistant-II job vacancies in National Institute of Oceanography (NIO Goa)

Project Title and Code : Biotechnology Information System. -- GAP0423

Qualification : M.Sc Bioinformatics / Zoology / Botany / Environmental Science. Desirable : Basic understanding of biodiversity concept is desirable

No. of Post : 01

Age : 28 Years

Place of Posting : Goa

Consolidated Stipend Per Month : Rs.16000/-

Job Requirement : Collection and handling of biodiversity data as assigned by the scientists and working with in-house biodiversity data management applications and software
How to apply

Candidates satisfying requirements may attend the Walk-in-interview on 12.11.2015, 10.00 AM at NIO Dona Paula, Goa-403004 along with their bio-data, attested copies of certificates & mark lists in proof of qualification (SSC onwards), age, experience and testimonials. Candidates should bring a photo identity proof at the time of registration

More at http://www.nio.org/index/option/com_vacgoa/task/show/title/Goa/tid/6/sid/28/thid/64

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) invites applications for the following three faculty scientist positions:

Scientist E-II or F in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

SCIENTIST E-II OR F IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS

Highly motivated and innovative individual who will pursue basic research, solve biological problems with emphasis on computational and quantitative experimental methods and build active bridges to translational research. The scientist will also provide computational biology support to ongoing research programs in disease biology, provide assistance to analyze complex data sets generated by RGCB scientists and collaborators inclusive of including high dimensional “omics” data and next generation sequencing data, such as whole genome, exome, RNA-seq and ChIP-seq as well as provide leadership for high quality training for junior scientists and regular teaching programs of the institute. Areas of research of interest to RGCB include but are not limited to computational, systems, or quantitative biology with applications to cell biology, developmental biology, metabolism, genomics, proteomics, biophysics, biological information systems, network pharmacology, drug design and cancer research. The scientist’s responsibilities include efforts for the integration of DNA variant annotation with statistical genetic analysis methods including linkage, imputation and association methods, adopting novel and innovative methodologies to analyze, integrate and interpret high dimensional data sets, provision of annotation to robust genetics and genomics findings using several data sources and methods, data management of exploratory clinical and R&D studies in partnership with other lines of genetic data generated from internal and external studies, delivery and documentation of genomic information to support genetic studies, ensuring high-quality genetic and genomic data is incorporated into exploratory- clinical research programs, developing tools that make maximum use of multiple data sources to support annotation of DNA variation and contributes to systems biology initiatives within RGCB

More at http://rgcb.res.in/scientist-positions/

Application Form http://rgcb.res.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/APPLICATION-FORMAT-FOR-SCIENTISTS.docx

SRF Job vacancies in National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) on contractual basis

No. of Posts : 03

Qualifications : Master degree in any one of discipline/ Subjects Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Life Sciences/ Computer Applications with 4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree. Candidates having post graduate degree in above mentioned subjects with 3 years Bachelor’s degree should be NET qualified.

Note : i. The Ph.D. Degree holders are eligible for the posts. ii. The Master’s degree holders with the integrated degrees like B.Tech. & M. Tech. (5 years) are eligible. iii. Graduates with three years Bachelor’s degree, who have acquired professional Master’s degree (3 years) like M.Sc. (Ag.), Masters in Computer Applications, M. Tech., etc., are eligible.

Desirable : The candidates should have zeal to work in R environment and NGS data analysis

Emolument : Rs. 28,000/-

Age Limit : 35 year for Men and 40 years for Women in case of SRF on the date of Interview.
How to apply

Walk-in-Interview is proposed to be held at National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal (Haryana)-132 001 at 10:30 AM on 02.12.2015. Interested candidates may attend Walk-in-Interview at 10:30 AM on 02.12.2015 alongwith original certificates and typed bio-data with one set of attested copies of each their certificates with passport size photograph.

Eligibility : ME/M.Tech(Bio-Informatics/Bio-Chemistry Engg, CSE), MSc(Bio-Informatics, CS)

Location : Delhi

Last Date : 18 Dec 2015

Hiring Process : Walk - In
IARI - Job Details

JRF/Traineeship/Studentship Bioinformatics job position in Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) purely temporary

JRF

Qualification: i) Master’s degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science + NET qualification, or ii) M. Tech degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science/Engineering

Desirable: Efficiency to handle agricultural databases and bioinformatics tool development

Pay Scale :Rs 25000/-

Age limit : 35 years

Traineeship/2 Post

Qualification: M.Sc./M. Tech (Bioinformatics) with 60 % marks from a recognized University

Pay Scale :Rs. 8000/-consolidated

Age limit : 35 years

Studentship/4 Post

Qualification: Final year M.Sc./ M.Tech (Bioinformatics) Students from a recognized University

Pay Scale :Rs. 8000/-consolidated

Age limit : 35 years
How to apply

Walk-in-Interview will be held on 18th December 2015 at 10:00 AM at AKMU, LBS Building,IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012. Bring self attested copies and originals of all certificates ( class 10th )onwards along with biodata in the attached format, proof of date of birth, one passport size photo, NOC from present employer, if any.

More at http://www.iari.res.in/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=24&Itemid=664

Eligibility : ME/M.Tech(Bio-Informatics/Bio-Chemistry Engg), MSc(Bio-Informatics)

Location : Hyderabad

Last Date : 30 Dec 2015

Hiring Process : Written-test
University of Hyderabad

JRF Bioinformatics job position in University of Hyderabad

Project Entitled : Programming protective humoral responses with novel vaccine formulations against Dengue Virus

Essential Qualifications : M. Sc. in Life Sciences/Bioinformatics/ or M. Tech in Bioinformatics with a minimum of 60% marks and with CSIR-UGC JRF/NET or valid GATE score are preferred. Desirable : Candidates should have six months to one year hands on experience in molecular biology techniques like gene cloning, protein expression and purification, hands on various nano-formulations for drug/vaccine delivery, immunological assays including animal handling, immunizations, T cells and B cell assays or Candidate should have strong background in Bioinformatics and computational Biology, good programming skill particularly proficiency in R/PERL/PYTHON. Candidates interested in above position should send a one page statement clearly explaining how their skills are relevant to the above said position. The candidates should also enclose detailed CV and the name/Email IDs of three references

Fellowship : Rs. 16,000 p.m. + 30% H.R.A. for the first two years (Revised DBT fellowship guidelines maybe applicable)

Duration : The appointment will be on temporary basis for a period of one year. Based on performance, the appointment could be extended till the end of project

How to apply

Submit your application (hardcopy) in a closed envelope to Dr.Nooruddin
Khan, Room S-66B,Department of Biotechnology and Bioinfromatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046 or E mail: nklabsls@gmail.com. Last date for receipt of applications is on or before 30.12.2015

More at http://uohyd.ac.in/index.php/component/content/article/87-administration/recruitments/129

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Address of the bookmark: http://busco.ezlab.org/

It supports most commonly used file formats including SAM/BAM, Wiggle/BigWig, BED, GFF/GTF, VCF.

CrossMap is designed to liftover genome coordinates between assemblies. It’s not a program for aligning sequences to reference genome.

We do not recommend using CrossMap to convert genome coordinates between species.

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Bhubaneswar 751023

Advt No. 07/2016

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India engaged in advanced research invites applications from Indian nationals for the Ph.D. program. The main focus of the projects will be computational biology in the following areas.

S. No. Area of Research Principal investigator

1. Computational Cancer Biology Dr. Anshuman Dixit

2. Immunogenomics & Systems Biology Dr. Sunil Kumar Raghav

3. Chromatin remodeling and hematopoiesis Dr. Punit Prasad

Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit ILS webpage for detailed information, regarding the research activities of the above mentioned scientists.

Essential Qualifications:

(a) Eligibility: M.Sc., M.V.Sc., M.Pharm., M.S. Pharma. (with NET/GATE/GPAT/BINC/any other equivalent national level exam) or M.Tech with minimum of 60% marks (or equivalent grade point). Those awaiting final result may also apply.

Applications received after the last date will not be accepted. The envelope should clearly be superscribed with “Application for Ph.D. program (computational biology)”. Short-listed candidates selected for the interview will be published in the Institute website (www.ils.res.in).

Application Fees: Applicants except SC/ST candidates are required to send a non-refundable D.D. for Rs.100/- in favour of “Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar” payable at Bhubaneswar along with duly filled-in application form by the date mentioned below. Director, ILS reserves the right to withdraw the procedure without assigning any reasons thereof.

Important dates: 

Last date of receiving applications: 24th June 2016 

Date of display of short-listed candidates and instructions on the Institute website: 30th June 2016 

Date of interview: The interview will be organized on 25th July 2016

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Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi & Pondicherry University, Puducherry

Starting of online submission of application : April 13, 2016

Last date for submission of application : May 13, 2016

Examination consists of two parts:

Part - I (Paper - I) : June 12, 2016 (10 AM -12 PM)
Part - II (Paper • II & III) : June 26, 2016 (9 AM • 12 PM & 2 PM • 4 PM)

Objective: Pondicherry University, on behalf of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT),
Government of India, will conduct the Bioinformatics National Certification (BING) examination. The objective of this examination is to identify Bioinformatics professionals
for further studies as well as to help potential employers in recruitment of candidates having exceptionally good Bioinformatics skills.

Eligibility : Bachelor degree in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering and Technology are eligible to appear for the examination. They need not have any formal training, diploma or certificate in Bioinformatics.

Application and syllabus : The online application can be filled from April 13, 2016 to May 13, 2016.

Syllabus for the examination is available online.

It consists of five sections:
Bioinformatics, Biology, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science & Information Technology.

Examination : The examination fee is Rs. 600/- for general candidates, Rs. 400/- for women/OBC candidates and Rs. 200 for SC/ST candidates, and no fee for physically challenged candidates.

The online Part - I (Paper - I) examination is scheduled on June 12,2016 and Part- II (Paper - II and Paper- III) on June 26, 2016. The Paper- I will be of objective type and candidates scoring a minimum of 40% marks in Paper - I will be called to appear in Part II examination.

Part II examination consists of two papers : The Paper - II will be of short answer type questions of three hours duration while the Paper- III will be a practical examination of two hours duration to test analytical ability and programming skill of candidates.

Research Fellowships for all the successful candidates those who are interested and qualified in pursuing Ph.D. in India will be awarded. In addition, cash prizes will be awarded to the top 10 successful candidates.

The details of examination centres, other details and submission of application, please
visit: http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/exams/binc/