For students interested in frontier research at the interface of biology, computation, physics and applied mathematics

IMSc is a leader in India in fundamental research in theoretical physics, mathematics and theoretical computer science, with several members actively pursuing research in interdisciplinary areas including computational biology. In 2013 IMSc started a unique Ph.D. programme in this subject, training students to apply cutting-edge computational and mathematical techniques to problems in modern biology, in collaboration with leading biology departments and institutions in India and abroad.
IMSc is an autonomous national research institute under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, and a constituent institution of the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai (a deemed university). Ph.D. degrees will be awarded by HBNI.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME
Before embarking on their research, students have three semesters of coursework, which consists of seven core courses, to be carried out at IMSc; elective courses, which may be taken at IMSc or at other institutions by mutual consent; and lab rotations, at collaborating labs in other institutions. The core coursework covers essentials of modern biology, essential techniques from physics, mathematics, statistics and computer science, physics of proteins and biomolecules, biological sequence analysis and algorithms, and systems biology. Elective coursework covers various topics in greater depth. Following the coursework and a comprehensive examination, students will embark on research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
Selected candidates will be research fellows at IMSc and will receive fellowships, housing or house rent allowance, and contingency grants.

More at http://www.imsc.res.in/graduate_programme_0

Title : “Short-Term Research Fellowship”

Qualification : Candidates having M.Sc./M.Tech degree (with minimum of 60% marks overall) or equivalent in Bioinformatics/Biotechnology or any other related field, are eligible to apply. Candidate having prior experience in the area of next-generation sequencing data analysis, bioinformatics, molecular analysis of plant genes, and structural data analysis will be preferred.

No.of Post : 01
How to apply

Application should sent to Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, Staff Scientist-IV, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box NO. 10531, New Delhi - 110067 on or before 26th April 2016

More at http://www.nipgr.res.in/careers/vacancies_latest.php#

DISCOVAR can call variants on a region by region basis, potentially tiling an entire large genome. DISCOVAR variant calling is under active development and transitioning to VCF.

DISCOVAR de novo can generate de novo assemblies for both large and small genomes. It currently does not call variants.

More at https://www.broadinstitute.org/software/discovar/blog/?page_id=14

Address of the bookmark: https://www.broadinstitute.org/software/discovar/blog/

No. of Post : 01

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

Emoluments : Rs. 40,000 (Ph.D)/ Rs + 30 % HRA; 38,000 (Master’s) Degree + 30 % HRA.
Hiring Process : Walk - In
Job Role: Research/JRF/SRF

Candidates should appear by 10.00 AM on 16.03.2016 for registration with relevant documents in the room B4, Bioinformatics Lab, ICAR.NBPGR. old campus, Inderpuri, New Delhi.

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 DOB, degree certificates, marks sheets, publications, thesis, experience certificate etc. for verification.

http://www.nbpgr.ernet.in/Downloadfile.aspx?EntryId=7284

1. Setting up your computing environment
2. Retrieving and storing sequencing files (your own data or from public sources)
3. Checking sequence quality, trimming, general sequence manipulation
4. Mapping reads to a reference genome
5. Manipulating SAM/BAM alignment files
6. Visualizing data in a genome browser

RNA-Seq

1. De novo transcript discovery and differential analysis with Cufflinks
2. Differential expression analysis with R/Bioconductor
3. Clustering of large expression datasets (microarray or RNA-Seq)

Microarray

1. Basic analysis of Affymetrix Gene Expression Arrays using R/Bioconductor

General Tips for Data Analysis

1. Excel workarounds, adding gene annotation, X-Y plots tips, etc.

Address of the bookmark: http://homer.salk.edu/homer/basicTutorial/

Basic Sciences

Biotechnology & Bioinformatics

Qualifications are as per UGC norms. Please visit www.ugc.ac.in.

Educational, Age and experience requirements will be relaxed in exceptional cases.

Interested candidates are requested to apply with their complete CV with list of Publications, Patents, Industry and teaching experience at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level along with other relevant information to hr@tnu.in

Provide names and contact details of at least two references for confidential evaluation.

We follow Central University pay scales and few additional perks.

TNU follows highly liberal HR Policy with no salary constraint for exceptional candidates.

Applications are invited for the positions of - Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y1Fpxmzyd3OHQ3aUNYa3hZY2c/view?usp=sharing

Reference
- Times of India, Ascent as on 20.04.2016.

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/

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/