Qualification: Highly motivated M.Sc. (Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Agriculture) students are encouraged to apply. Prior experience in Bioinformatics/Plant tissue culture work is preferable. Preferences would be given to DBT/ CSIR / UGC NET qualified students.

Application Procedure: A detailed CV indicating name, date of birth, address, contact number, e-mail address, educational qualifications, NET qualified or not, research experiences if any, should be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on or before 24th December 2014.

Important Note: Only short listed candidates will be called for interview at Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. SAU Selection Committee reserves the rights to relax any of the qualifications in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified. The above- mentioned post is temporary and will be initially offered for a period of one year, which can be extended to one more year.

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Walk in interview for Research Associate, Studentship and Traineeship at BIF

Applications are invited for the Post of Research Associate, Traineeship and Studentship in the DBT sponsored Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) at the Bioinformatics Centre, Department of RDAP, North-Eastern Hil University, Tura Campus, Tura-79402, Meghalaya. The Posts are purely temporary and terminable at any time without prior notice or assigning any reason thereof. The person engaged, shall not be entailed for any claim implicit or explicit for permanent absorption in the University.

Research Associate- 01

Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Bioinformatics/Biotechnology from a recognized University/ institute.

Desirable: PhD or Pursuing PhD in the relevant subject(s) or equivalent published work in reputed peer reviewed journals or Advance PG diploma in Bioinformatics courses.

Duties: Creation of database, web designing, maintenance of internet, training of students in Bioinformatics, handling and knowledge of Bioinformatics software tools and technique, conducting Bioinformatics based research and other day to day laboratory work, writing report and scientific papers.

Pay:Rs. 2,00/- + Admissible 10% HRA per month

Age: Below 35 years

Traineeship- 02

Students who have completed Masters Degree in Bioinformatics/Biotechnology or any branch of Life Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/Computer Science to cary out a project work in Bioinformatics.

Desirable: Prior Knowledge of programming languages such as C, JAVA, MySQL is preferable.

Stipend: Rs. 800/- p.m. fixed. Purely temporary for a period of six months.

Studentship: 02

Students pursuing postgraduate degree in Bioinformatics/biotechnology/Agricultural Sciences or any branch of Life Science

Desirable: Prior knowledge of bioinformatics/ programming language is preferable.

Stipend: 800/- p.m. fixed. Purely temporary for a period of six months.

Candidates must send the detailed Biodata via mail/post and bring al the relevant documents in original and one set of attested photocopies of the same at the time of interview. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview and candidates have to make their own arrangements.

Last date for receiving application by mail or by post: 16.02.2014

Contact Information:
Dr.B.K. Mishra
Cordinator BIF,
RDAP Department, NEHU, Tura Campus
Phone: 91-03651-23107
Fax: 91-03651-23953
E-mail: drbkm1972@yaho.co.in, birendramishra14@gmail.com

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Applications are invited from the Indian citizens for five (5) teaching posts of Assistant Professor (Contractual) under various departments of Gauhati University. Details of the advertisement, other terms and conditions and the application forms are available in the University website www.gauhati.ac.in

Asstt. Professor (Contractual)

2. M.Sc. Microbiology Course in Botany

3 1.M.Sc. Microbiology/M.Sc. Botany (Specialization in Microbiology)/M.Sc. Biochemistry (1 post). (Preference will be given to candidates having experience in Biochemistry).

2.M.Sc. Microbiology/M.Sc. Botany (Specialization in Microbiology)/M.Sc. Biotechnology(1 post). (Preference will be given to candidates having experience in Bioinformatics).

3.M.Sc. Microbiology/M.Sc. Botany (Specialization in Microbiology)/M.Sc. Biotechnology(1 post). (Preference will be given to candidates having experience in Microbial Genetics).

As per UGC norms

Pay Band & Academic Grade Pay : (Consolidated pay) : Rs. 21,600/- per month

Application Form : Prescribe application form may download from the G.U. website www.gauhati.ac.in

Last date of receipt of filled-in application is 08.01.2015.

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Recruitment for Project

Applications were invited from the citizens of India for filling up the following temporary position for the CSIR sponsored Fellowship in the School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067. This position is temporary for a period of two and half years or tenable only for the duration of the project. The requisite qualifications & experience are given below.

Project Title : "Understanding Complex dynamics and Information processing in Brain Networks"
Funding Agency : CSIR

Principal Investigator : Dr. R.K. Brojen Singh

Position : Junior Research Fellow(One post)

Salary : As per CSIR rules and guidelines for JRF.

Qualifications & Experience : M.Sc. in Physics/Mathematics/Biology/B.Tech. In Eng. Physics/Comp. Sc. and desirable CSIR-UGC NET Qualified. Candidates should also have at least one years research experience after M. Sc./B.Tech. in works related to Neuroscience/Mathematical modeling.

Candidates possessing requisite qualifications may apply either on plain paper stating the project title along with CV and send to the following address or send as email attachment (pdf or word format) so as to reach on or before 8 January, 2014.

Dr. R.K. Brojen Singh
School of Computational and Integrative Sciences
Jawharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
Email: brojen@jnu.ac.in, brojen@mail.jnu.ac.in

a) bioinformatics, systems and computational biology
b) malaria
c) drug discovery
d) genomics
e) microbiology
f) metabolic disorders
g) molecular medicine

Eligibility: Applicants must have one of the following :

1) INSPIRE award for undertakig either PhD or Postdoctoral research;
2) SPM award for PhD;
3) JRF for pursuing PhD from CSIR/DBT/ICMR

Interest and experience in Biochemistry/Bioinformatics/Biophysics/ Chemistry/Genomics/Molecular Biology/ is essential.

Submit curriculum vitae to sb.icgeb@gmail.com by 20 February 2015

a) bioinformatics, systems and computational biology
b) malaria
c) drug discovery
d) genomics
e) microbiology
f) metabolic disorders
g) molecular medicine

Eligibility: Applicants must have one of the following :

1) INSPIRE award for undertakig either PhD or Postdoctoral research;
2) SPM award for PhD;
3) JRF for pursuing PhD from CSIR/DBT/ICMR

Interest and experience in Biochemistry/Bioinformatics/Biophysics/ Chemistry/Genomics/Molecular Biology/ is essential.

Submit curriculum vitae to sb.icgeb@gmail.com by 20 February 2015

Bioinformatics Centre (DIC) invites applications for the following posts:

Job Number: 01
Job Designation: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Number of Vacancy: 02 (Two)
Educational Qualification:
M.Tech/M.Sc. in Life Sciences/Botany/Zoology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics.
Desirable Qualification:
Aptitude for Bioinformatics and Computer Programming/Next generation sequencing data analysis.

Job Number: 02
Job Designation: Project Assistant
Number of Vacancy: 01 (One)
Educational Qualification:
Graduation in Science.
Desirable Qualification:
Experience of working in a Life Science/Plant Biotechnology Lab.

Place of Work: Shillong

How To Apply For Opening:
The applications through email bicnehu@gmail.com or post must reach the undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of this advertisement.

Last Date To Apply: 15th February,2015

Contact Address: Bioinformatics Centre (DIC),Shillong-793022

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Central University of Jharkhand has been granted funds by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India to establish “DBT-Boost to CUJ Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Departments for Education and Research” Applications are invited for the Assistant Professor on purely temporary basis. The appointments shall be initially for a period of one year, renewable every year depending on the satisfactory performance, till the end of project.

Position: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Total 03)
Salary: 45,000/- (fixed) per month
Essential Qualifications: i. Good academic record with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) at the master’s degree level with specialization in Biodiversity and Systematic/ Systems Biology/ Biophysics/ Bioinformatics from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidates must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET. iii. Notwithstanding anything contained in i. and ii. candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulation, 2009, shall be exempted from therequirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor. iv. NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET in not conducted.
Desirable: Preference will be given to candidates having Ph.D in any of the above mentioned areas with NET

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER :

Last Date to Apply for this job 24/3/2015

REFERENCE:

Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) Recruitment 2015 – Advt. No.: CUJ/Advt./14-15/15 Date: 26th Feb. 2015.

More at http://cuj.ac.in/careers.php

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

No. NITW/Bio/ Date: 30th March 2015

ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROJECT FELLOW (Research Staff)

Applications are invited for the post of Project Fellow (Research Staff) for the project entitled ‘Metagenome derived nitroreductases for degradation of nitro compounds’ sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST-INSPIRE), Govt. of India.

Position: Project Fellow (1 No.)

Project Duration: 5 years

Note: The post is purely on temporary basis for a period one year and may be extendable till the end of the project based on the progress of the candidate.

Emoluments: Rs. 14,000/- per month (Consolidated) for first two years and Rs. 16,000/- per month (Consolidated) for next three years.

Essential Qualifications:

i) First class in M.Tech/M.S (Biotechnology/Industrial Biotechnology/Bioinformatics) or equivalent. Or

ii) First class in M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Biochemistry/ Microbiology/Molecular biology).

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to candidates who have cleared NET/GATE or having prior work experience in Molecular biology/Bioinformatics sequence analysis.

Interested candidates may submit their application in plain paper along with Curriculum Vitae and photocopies of certificates in support of educational/professional qualifications. Application should be sent in a closed cover with a superscription on the cover “Application for the post of project fellow (DST-INSPIRE)” on or before 20.04.2015 (Monday) via Post to the Principal Investigator. Eligible candidates will be intimated through e-mail and called for interview at the Department of Biotechnology, NIT, Warangal. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Dr. K. Divakar (Principal Investigator) DST-INSPIRE Faculty Department of Biotechnology National Institute of Technology Warangal – 506 004. Telangana, India. E-mail: divakar@nitw.ac.in; kdivak@gmail.com

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The engagement is purely temporary on contractual basis and co-terminus with the project. There will be no provision of absorption of absorption/reemployment in IVRI/DBT on termination of the project.

No TA/DA will be provided for appearing in the interview and no separate letter will be issued.

A. Name tile of the project: “Centre for Agricultural bioinformatics (CABin)”.

B. Position/post to be filled: Research Associate (one)

C. Essential/Desirable qualifications:

•Essential: M.V.Sc./M.Tech./MSc Degree in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/Immunology/Bioinformatics/Genetics/Life Sciences or

Masters in Computer Application/ Masters in Computer science with first division.

• Desirable: Experience in cell culture, next generation sequencing, C++ and perl programming. NET/GATE qualified will be preferred.

• Experience : At least 2 years

D. Emoluments: Rs. 23000/- per month + 20% HRA

E. Age Limit: Maximum 40 years for men and 45 years for women

F. Duration of the project: Up to March 2017

G. Name of PI/Contact person: Dr. G.V.P.P.S. Ravi Kumar, Sr. Scientist, Division of Veterinary Biotechnology.

H. Address for correspondence: Dr. G.V.P.P.S. Ravi Kumar, Sr. Scientist, Computational Biology and Genomics facility,Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, I.V.R.I., Izatnagar – 243122

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