We are seeking an individual with expertise in analyzing next generation sequencing data, mutation calling in exome seq data, network inference, data integration, and modeling. Competitive candidates would also have programming experience in scripting languages with perl, C, C++, and R programming. This position requires a PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics or related fields, and evidence of scientific productivity through publications in international journals. Motivation to gain an in-depth understanding of biological phenomena is required! Applications should include a current CV and names of at least three references. Application packages and inquiries regarding this position can be sent to Dr. Dasaradhi Palakodeti ( dasaradhip@instem.res.in ) or Dr. Colin Jamora ( colinj@instem.res.in). Screening of applications will commence immediately and the position will remain open until filled.

More at https://www.instem.res.in/open-positions

Essential Qualifications:
First class M. Tech or M.E. in computer science or information technology or bioinformatics with 4 years of R&D experience (after Master’s Degree) in an R&D organization with work profile of large data assembly, analysis, and/or customer/user-based software programming and/or, program implementation, database development evidenced by patents and/or publications, credible scale of R&D related data/data sets submission to public database for expanded use etc. Company Info.
Centre for Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing

CENTER OF INNOVATIVE AND APPLIED BIOPROCESSING (A National Institute under Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) 2nd Floor, C-127, Phase VIII, Industrial Area, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali-160071(Pb). Additional Information States & U.T State & Union Territories Punjab How To Apply Apply Details
Apply directly.. Web/Notification URL http://ciab.res.in/vacancies/CIAB-Rollin g%20Advt-2015.pdf

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

More at http://busco.ezlab.org/

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.

More at http://crossmap.sourceforge.net/

Address of the bookmark: http://crossmap.sourceforge.net/

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

Advertisement: https://www.ils.res.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/advt07-16.pdf

Under   a   NEPAD   initiative,   the   Biosciences   Eastern   and   Central   Africa   (BECA)  (www.biosciencesafrica.org) was established at ILRI. BECA consists of a hub, regional nodes, and  other affiliated laboratories and partner institutes. A state of the art joint Bioinformatics Platform  (www.becabioinfo.org), whose overall goal is to provide a coherent and powerful bioinformatics  infrastructure for use by all scientists in East and central Africa. The Platform goal requires both  physical and intellectual developments that together provide researchers with access to diverse  infrastructure in a wide­area network, thereby addressing four important aspects of bioinformatics: 

1) Science: bioinformatics tools for data integration and visualization, standardization of data  formats and data analysis strategies, and distribution of analysis tasks over local­ and widearea networks are in development; 

2)  Bioinformatics Support Facility: provides assistance and custom programming to projects  and those unable to establish a bioinformatics support function intrinsic to their project due  to shortage of qualified personnel or lack of funding; 

3) Hardware Platform: provide a powerful high performance computing platform capable of  handling the largest analysis needs for projects; 

4) Bioinformatics Training for East and central African scientists: While many Web­based  tools are available to the wet­lab researcher, the Web is not well suited for tasks beyond  single­sequence annotation. Researchers need to become productive in a server­based Unix  environment with its wealth of scripting and automation tools. Even at an entry­level, this  can be an intimidating task if proper guidance is not available.

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE): ICIPE’s research focus is on insect biology, in order to improve the wellbeing of the peoples of the  tropics through insect science. There is a commitment to utilise contemporary science in order to  limit the impact of disease vectors, and agricultural pests. The understanding of the mechanisms  associated with behaviour (e.g. attraction and repellency) is crucial. ICIPE seeks to enhance its  bioinformatics capacity in order to support data from various EST projects designed to gain insights  into the insect ecology and plant pathogen interactions though studies of metabolic pathways  associated with production of all elochemicals. 

Long­term training activities:

Kenyatta University: An introductory course in Bioinformatics is offers to MSc Biotechnology  students. This comprises of 35 hours of lectures and practicals.

University of Nairobi: A centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (CEBIB), which will offer  postgraduate training (diplomas, MSc and PhD) in areas of biotechnology and bioinformatics has  recently been launched. Other universities in Kenya, including Egerton, Maseno and the Jomo Kenyatta University of  Agriculture and Technology offer introductory courses to undergraduates in biomedical sciences. In addition, under the BECA platform MSc and PhD fellowships are being made available for  Bioinformatics students. ILRI is forging links with Universities in South Africa and the United  Kingdom to provide access to courses and training material. 

Research Interest and Activities:

The following are the present areas of research interest: 1. EST clustering 2. Genome sequencing and annotation 3. Functional genomics and proteomics (including key tropical pathogens) 4. Structural bioinformatics 5. Development of Bioinformatics Data Management Systems 6. Gene Mining 7. High Throughput Genotyping 8. Microarray data management and analysis 9. Metagenomics 10. Immunoinformatics 11. Host­pathogen interaction 12. High performance computing and grid development 13. Parasite transfection technologies 14. Cell cycle regulation 15. Population genetics 16. Vector genomics 17. Drug, vaccine and diagnostic target discovery

More at Web site and links:

http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/

http://www.icipe.org/    

http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/cebib

Centre de Biotechnology de Sfax (CBS):
Bioinformatics activity started at CBS in 2001 with the setting­up of a research and service unit of  bioinformatics. This unit currently includes one senior researcher, one engineer and four Phd  students. Activities include sequence annotation (service) and three research programs: ab initio  prediction of short eukaryote genes, statistical modelling by Bayesian networks approach of signal  transduction pathways and statistical analysis of human sequence variation data (haplotype  reconstruction and linkage disequilibrium). Activities of the Bioinformatics unit could be found at  the website: http://www.cbs.rnrt.tn/ and the research activity report is available under request to  Bioinformatics@cbs.rnrt.tn. Although the computing facilities are good, there is still a need for  trained human resources to strengthen bioinformatics capacities at CBS, particularly in structural  bioinformatics.

Web site and links: http://www.cbs.rnrt.tn

Understanding DNA-protein interactions, genome engineering
Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
Secondary metabolite biosynthesis, metabolic engineering

Ongoing Projects:

"Betraying the parasite’s redox system: Studies on spermidine synthase of Leishmania donovani "

"Towards modifying nature's DNA-recognition system"

"Yield enhancement strategies for production of therapeutic compounds by cell and tissue cultures of Tinospora cordifolia (willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms"

"Program support for Computational Genomics"

More at http://web.iitd.ac.in/~sundar/