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/

Read more: https://edu.t-bio.info/amity-university-summer-bioinformatics-program-registrations-are-open/

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.

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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

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

Experience Required: 3-5 years of experience
No of Positions : Multiple
Qualifications: Candidates with minimum qualification as M.Sc Bioinformatics with 3-5 years of experience in Life sciences R&D or Pharma Industry.
Ph.D candidates with research experience in Bioinformatics with publications in International journal and minimum 2 years of industry experience in clinical genomics will be preferred for this position.

Requirement:

1. Must have basic understanding of molecular biology and Genomics.
2. Experience in application development or must have expertise in programming using either of Perl/Python.
3. Experience in statistical programming using R/Bioconductor/Matlab.
4. Strong concept in statistical and mathematical modelling.
5. Experience in designing and developing the bioinformatics pipeline.
6. Must have minimum 2+ years of hands on experience in NSG data analysis such as RNA-Seq,Exome-Seq ,Chip-Seq and downstream analysis.
7. Knowledge in WGS ,WES, Targeted re-sequencing,GWAS and population genomics will be preferred.
8. Must have experience working on opensource software/Framework and commercial software for NGS data analysis and reporting.
9. Should be aware of handling big data and guiding team members on multiple projects simultaneously.
More at http://www.ocimumbio.com/careers1/
10. Should have experience coordinating with different groups of clinical research scientist for various project requirements.
11. Ability to work as team as well as independently with minimal support.

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Applications are invited for a post in DST, India funded Project entitled: "Positive and negative impacts of macromolecular crowding agents during target site location by DNA binding proteins – origin of optimal search at physiological ionic concentration (Reference Number: ECR/2016/000188) ''. The selected candidate will be appointed purely on temporary basis, initially for two years as a JRF that may be extended to one year of SRF based on the performance.

Position: Junior Research Fellow (1)

Qualifications & Experience: Candidate must have a consistently good academic record with at least 60% marks in all throughout and must have qualified NET/GATE.

Desirable: Basic knowledge in the field of biophysics, molecular simulations and computational biology are desirable.

Salary: Consolidated Rs. 25,000 per month.

Tenure: The project duration is for three years and the selected candidate would be appointed after an interview. Appointment will be purely on temporary basis as stipulated by the existing rules of the University.

Interested candidates need to send an application to the address mentioned below mentioning the name of the project and post applied for (on the cover of the envelope).

The applications along with CV should be mailed at the address given below. Name, address, contact number and e. mail address of two referees must be enclosed with the application. The last date for the application is July 31st 2016.

Dr. Arnab Bhattacharjee (Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Integrative Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067
E-mail: arnab@jnu.ac.in

Note: 1. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to appear in the interview at SCIS, JNU and no other communications in this regard will be entertained.

2. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in interview.

Project: Indo-UK Centre for improvement of Nitrogen use efficiency in wheat Dr. Soma S. Marla, Pr. Scientist (Bioinformatics), Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR, NBPGR, ND.

Qualification: Ph.D. Degree in Computer Sciences/Bioinformatics OR 1. First class Master’s degree in any discipline of Plant Sciences with specialization in Computer Sciences/ Bioinformatics having 1st division or 60% marks or equivalent overall grade point average with at least two years of research experience as evidenced from Fellowship/ Associate ship. 2. NET qualification is essential for the candidates with 3+2 years B.Sc.+ M.Sc. Desirable: Demonstrated experience & skills in database design, management, UNIX OS, in NGS data analysis. Experience substantiated by publications of high quality will be preferred.

No.of Post: 1

Pay Scale: Rs. 40,000 (Ph.D)/ Rs + 30 % HRA; Rs.38,000 ( Masters Degree 0 + 30 % HRA).

Age Limit : below 40 years for RA position
How to apply
Applicants for RA post should send their complete CV (Advance copy of the application may be sent by email to :soma.marla@icar.gov.in or ssmarl@yahoo.com, should enclose the copy of the research publications; one page summary of their achievement relevant to the post applied for; and should enclose two reference letters (one must be from the person with whom worked latest). Shortlisted candidate will be intimated for interview by email.

The candidates who wish to attend the walk-in interview are requested to bring with them five copies of the CV (one copy with photograph) as per the format given below. Also, the candidates should bring the original documents such as degree certificates, marks sheets, publications, thesis, experience certificate etc. for verification.

Date of Interview: 17.8.2016.

More at http://www.nbpgr.ernet.in/Downloadfile.aspx?EntryId=7133