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/

School of Life Sciences

Department of Animal Biology

Applications are invited on a plane paper (along with copies of educational qualifications and experience) from eligible candidates for the selection of following position to work under a collaborative research project entitled “Development and application of high resolution genome conformation capture technology to investigate genome architecture in space and time” between University of Hyderabad and CR Rao advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Sciences, sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi

Name and No. of positions JRF‐ONE

Emoluments for the position Rs. 25,000/p.m. + Eligible HRA

Qualifications MSc or M.Tech in any branch of biology/bioinformatics/computational biology/computer sciences/Mathematics/Physics

Duration Appointments are made initially for ONE year and can be extended further TWO years or until the duration of project

Our laboratory is interested in understanding signalling and spatiotemporal dynamics of 3‐Dimensional genome architecture and gene expression during embryonic stem cell differentiation by utilizing a combination of cellular, molecular genetics, Biochemical and computational tools in combination with next generation sequencing based chromatin structure analysing methods. Successful candidates shall pursue project related to either experimental or computational analysis of genome and Epigenomics data derived from human and mouse cells. Experience in Computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, machine learning and algorithmic development is required. Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Perl, Python, Ruby etc.) and statistical framework (e.g. R, matlab, etc.) is preferable. Basic understanding of molecular biology will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates with the above mentioned qualification can send their curriculum vitae to Dr. K. Sreenivasulu, Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, South campus, University of Hyderabad or via email at positionssklab@gmail.com or svksl@uohyd.ernet.in.

Candidates with CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/BINC qualifications if interested in above mentioned area of research are welcomed to approch principal investigator for a position leading to PhD. Last date for submission of applications is 17/06/2016. Eligible candidates will be called for an interview and they should carry all original certificates of the qualifying exam. No TA/ DA will be paid for attending the interview or at the time of joining the post.

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Karnal -132001 (Haryana)

A walk-in-Interview is proposed to be held at National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal (Haryana)-132001 at 10:30 AM on 05.09.2016 for the selection of Three Research Associate & One Young Professional - II as per details given below:

Name of the Scheme / Project: Center for Agricultural Bioinformatics. The post duration is Upto 31.032017 or earlier & Co-terminus with the project.

Research Associate (Three posts)

Date & Time of Interview: 10.30 A.M. on 05.09.2016

Essential Qualifications: PhD degree in any one of discipline/Subject Biotechnology/ Animal Genetics and Breeding/ Biochemistry/ Bioinformatics/Molecular Genetics OR Master’s degree in any one of above mentioned discipline/Subject with 4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree having 1st division or 60% marks or equivalent overall grade point average, with at least two years of research experience as evidenced from Fellowship/Associateship

Desirable Qualifications: Experience in Database/Next Generation Sequencing Data analysis for 02 RA posts or working experience in molecular biology, gene expression data analysis, SNP genotyping and sequence data analysis, functional gene characterization for 01 RA post.

Young Professionals II One position

Date & Time of Interview: 10.30 A.M. on 05.09.2016

Essential: B. Tech or M.Tech. in Bioinformatics / Computer Science / Computer Application.

Desirable: Experience in Linux, MySQL, Java, C++/ PHP/ PERL R based data analysis and application development in Bioinformatics.

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Candidates are required to appear for an interview, with all the necessary certificates in original along with a set of attested copies in the office of the Principal, AU College of Science & Technology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Applications may be sent by Email to andhrauniv.btisnet@nic.in / katruumadevi@gmail.com.

ICGEB NEW DELHI, INDIA

Biotechnology research positions

Projects include:

a) protein structure determination
b) malaria parasite biology
c) genomics and metagenomics
d) molecular and cellular biology
e) bioinformatics and computational biology

Minimum eligibility for students who have already obtained a MSc:

1) INSPIRE award for PhD
2) SPM award for PhD
3) CSIR/DBT/DST JRF for PhD

Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae by email to: sb.icgeb@gmail.com by 30 August 2016

Research Associate /01 Post

Essential: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or 03 years research experience after Post Graduation in Bioinformatics with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journals.

Desirable: The candidate should have at least 1st Division during Graduation and Post Graduation. Experience in assembly/ analysis/ annotation of genomic/transcriptomic data generated on next generation sequencing platforms and working knowledge on different genomic softwares. Publications in Relevant Field.

Pay Scale : Rs. 36,000/- +20% HRA

Age: 40 years for male and 45 years for female candidates, as on the date of interview

Junior Research Fellow/ 01

Essential: Master Degree in Biotechnology/Life Science with Specialization in Molecular Biology with NET qualification.

Desirable: Research Experience in Molecular Biology. 1st Division during Graduation as well as Post Graduation. Publications in Relevant Field.

Pay Scale: Rs. 25,000/-+ 20% HRA for 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 28,000/-+ 20% HRA for 3rd year

Age: 35 years for male and 40 years for female candidates, as on the date of interview.
How to apply
A walk-in-interview will be held on 26.07.2016 at 10:00 hrs. at ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow.

More at http://www.nbfgr.res.in/Recruitments.aspx

CDAC Pune Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 23

Name of the Post: Technical

Name of the Discipline:
A. Computer Science/ Information Technology and Allied disciplines.

B.Electronics Communications/ Electrical/ Telecommunication/Instrumentation & Control/ Medical Electronics/ Power Electronics/ VLSI & Embedded System and Allied disciplines.

C.Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Health informatics/ Geoinformatics/ Meteorology/ Environmental Science/ Ocean Sciences/Oceanography/Environmental Engineering

1. Visually Impaired: 09 Posts

2. Hearing Impaired: 08 Posts

3. Orthopedically Impaired: 06 Posts

Educational Qualification : Candidates should possess Graduation in relvany discpline with relevant experience.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on applicants performance in interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.cdac.in from 27-07-2016 at 10.00 AM to 31-08-2016 at 18.00 PM.

More at http://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=current_jobs

Duration : Initially for a period of one year. Extendable based on the performance.

Qualification: (i) MSc in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry,Computer Science with NET (UGC/CSIR/GATE/BINC/INSPIRE etc) qualification. (OR) (ii) M. Tech in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology

Additional qualification: Programming skills

Candidates who fulfill the requirements of IIT have the possibility to register for PhD.

Fellowship: Rs.25,000 and HRA.

Applicants are encouraged to send the CV to the coordinator by postal mail and e-mail. The deadline to receive the applications is 31st August 2016. The project coordinator has the discretion to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to a reasonable limit on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than the minimum prescribed in the announcement.

Project Co-ordinator:

Dr. M. Michael Gromiha
Department of Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036
Email: gromiha@iitm.ac.in

WALK-IN INTERVIEW

JIP/PSM/INDO-US TB/ 2016/

Walk-in-interview for the following vacant posts funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt.of India for the project entitled “Biomarkers for Risk of Tuberculosis and for Tuberculosis Treatment Failure and Relapse” in the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry.

3. Technical Assistant

MCA/ MSc in Biostatistics/ MSc in Computational Biology from any recognized University @ Rs.23,220 1

Interested candidates may attend the walk-in interview with written screening test on 07, September 2016 at 9.30 A.M in the Dept. of Preventive and Social Medicine, IV Floor, Administrative Block, JIPMER.

The applicants are requested to bring the filled in application form and bio-data with original certificates for verification.

More Info: http://jipmer.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RECRUITEMENTsite-protocol-7.9.2016.pdf