A qualified candidate will be strongly motivated individual with following qualifications: a Ph.D. in computational sciences, engineering, physics, bioinformatics, or related field. Ability to program in Python/Perl and R in Unix environment, knowledge of C++, Java, and SQL is a plus. Demonstrated applied bioinformatics/computational proficiency as evidenced by relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals. Experience with cancer genomics is a plus.

The primary research focus of the Faryabi Lab is on developing novel computational methods to study mechanisms involved in genome instability and elucidate their roles in tumorigenesis. In addition the position provides collaborative opportunities with both basic and translational scientists across the Perelman School of Medicine, one of the top 5 medical research universities in the nation.
. a Ph.D. degree in either physical or computational sciences
. solid programming skills ( Python/Perl, Java, C/C++, R, SQL)
. computational genomics experience ( high throughput sequence analysis)
. excellent spoken and written communication and interaction skills
. publications in English in relevant areas of research in peer-reviewed journals.
. Previous experience or interest in data visualization design is a plus.

More at
University of Pennsylvania
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Robert B. Faryabi
faryabiPenn@gmail.com
http://faryabib.github.io/
How To Apply: email CV and contacts of 3 references to faryabiPenn@gmail.com

Eligibility : ME/M.Tech(Bio-Informatics/Bio-Chemistry Engg), MSc(Bio-Informatics), BE/B.Tech

Location : Pune

Last Date : 16 Nov 2015

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview

No. Bio/NCIM/3

Project Assistant II Jobs opportunity in National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) on temporary basis

Project Code No. : GAP312626

Title of the Project : Microbial ecology and distribution of geochemical cycling genes in an hot spring ecosystem

No. of Post : 01

Qualifications : M.Sc./B.Tech/M.Tech in Computational biology/ Bioinformatics from recognized university with minimum 60 % marks (aggregate)

Desirable : Good knowledge of computational skills, Linux (command line and GUI) and Unix; Perl / Python / R /C-programming. Practical knowledge of analysis of Next generation sequence datasets (amplicon sequencing, whole metagenome, and complete genome sequencing) with reference to microbes. Analysis and statistical validation of NGS data generated from different chemistry platforms. Some wet-lab experience in microbial system would be an added advantage as project involves some travel.

Emoluments : Rs. 16,000/-

Age Limit : 28 years

The application with the above information duly signed together with photo-copies of relevant certificates/testimonials should be addressed to : The Head, NCIM Resource Centre (Attn Dr. M.S. DHARNE), National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, so as to reach on or before 16th November 2015.

More at http://www.ncl-india.org/files/JoinUs/JobVacancies/TemporaryJobs.aspx?menuid=ql6&childmenustripid=divSubQL6

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) invites applications for the following three faculty scientist positions:

Scientist G in any of the following disciplines of disease biology: Cancer Research/Cardiovascular Biology/Diabetes Biology/Pathogen Biology
Scientist E-II or F in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Scientist E-I or E-II in Cancer Research with special emphasis on Human Papillomavirus Research

More at http://rgcb.res.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/APPLICATION-FORMAT-FOR-SCIENTISTS.docx

ICAR-INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

L.B.S Building, Pusa Campus,

New Delhi-110012

Walk-in-Interview: 18th December 2015

DBT funded project: Distributed Information Centre under BTISnet (PI: Dr. A.K.Mishra)

Senior Research Fellow Two

Rs 28000/- + HRA

i) Master’s degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science+ NET qualification and two years research experience, or

ii) M. Tech degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science /Engineering with two years research experience Efficiency to handle agricultural databases and bioinformatics tool development

#Junior Research Fellow

Rs. 25000/- + HRA

i) Master’s degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science + NET qualification, or

ii) M. Tech degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science/Engineering Efficiency to handle agricultural databases and bioinformatics tool development

Traineeship Two

Rs. 8000/- consolidated

M.Sc./M. Tech (Bioinformatics) with 60 % marks from a recognized University

Studentship Four

Rs. 8000/- consolidated

Final year M.Sc./ M.Tech (Bioinformatics) Students from a recognized University

* M. Tech with Four Years Bachelor’s degree followed by Master’s degree

# In case suitable person is not found for SRF position, it may be filled at the JRF level The interview will be held on 18 th December 2015 at 10:00 AM at AKMU, LBS Building, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012. Terms and Conditions:  Maximum age limit is 35 years for all positions. Age relaxation of 5 yrs for SC/ST/OBC and woman candidates will be given.  The above post is purely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. The candidate shall not claim for regular appointment.  No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.  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  Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate. 

Reporting time for interview: 9.30-10.00 AM at AKMU, IARI, New Delhi -110 012

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www.iari.res.in/files/SRF_JRF_Akkmu-27112015-20151127-124003.pdf

SRF Job vacancies in National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) on contractual basis

No. of Posts : 03

Qualifications : Master degree in any one of discipline/ Subjects Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Life Sciences/ Computer Applications with 4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree. Candidates having post graduate degree in above mentioned subjects with 3 years Bachelor’s degree should be NET qualified.

Note : i. The Ph.D. Degree holders are eligible for the posts. ii. The Master’s degree holders with the integrated degrees like B.Tech. & M. Tech. (5 years) are eligible. iii. Graduates with three years Bachelor’s degree, who have acquired professional Master’s degree (3 years) like M.Sc. (Ag.), Masters in Computer Applications, M. Tech., etc., are eligible.

Desirable : The candidates should have zeal to work in R environment and NGS data analysis

Emolument : Rs. 28,000/-

Age Limit : 35 year for Men and 40 years for Women in case of SRF on the date of Interview.
How to apply

Walk-in-Interview is proposed to be held at National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal (Haryana)-132 001 at 10:30 AM on 02.12.2015. Interested candidates may attend Walk-in-Interview at 10:30 AM on 02.12.2015 alongwith original certificates and typed bio-data with one set of attested copies of each their certificates with passport size photograph.

Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) invites applications to recruit on vacant posts of Scientist, Associate Plant Manager/ Plant Engineer, Informatics Officer. Applications against these Government Jobs can be submitted on or before 7th January 2016.
CIAB Vacancy 2015 Details

9. Research & Development – Informatics Officer
Qualification: 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.
Age Limit: 45 years
How to Apply : Duly filled-in applications in prescribed application format along with copies of required documents should be reach to: Chief Exec

Position I

Job Title : Junior Research Fellow

No. of Posts : One

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : M.Sc in Basic Science with NET or B.Sc in professional course with NET or M.Sc in professional course

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 25000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

Position II

Job Title : Traineeship

No. of Posts : One

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : B.Sc Bioinformatics /Biotechnology / Life Science / Computer Science

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 8000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

Position III

Job Title : Studentship

No. of Posts : Two

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : B.Sc Bioinformatics /Biotechnology / Life Science / Computer Science

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 8000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

How to Apply : Candidates who meet the requirements can attend the walk in interview at CIARI,Port Blair on 09.12.2015 10.30AM.

http://icar-ciari.res.in/employment/9-12-15.pdf

Eligibility : MSc(Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Informatics, Bio-Tech)
Location : Ajmer
Last Date : 13 Feb 2016
Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview
Central University of Rajasthan

Research Fellow Job vacancies in Central University of Rajasthan

Project Title : “Development of natural product derived febrifugine ananlogues as a novel therapeutics against visceral leishmaniasis”

No. of Post : 01

Qualification : Master of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and related biological sciences with minimum 55%, Age limit as per government rule.

Desirable Experience : Candidates with experience in cell culture, Chemoinformatics, and Parasitology will be preferred.

Fellowship : Rs. 25,000/- p.m. consolidated for NET qualified (14,000/- p.m. consolidated for Non-NET)
How to apply

The candidates may apply on a plain paper, along with their curriculum vitae (including name, date of birth, academic qualification starting from 10th class, summary of research experience, email id, phone number and passport size photograph) and email to vkprajapati@curaj.ac.in or post the hard copy to the Dr. Vijay Kumar Prajapati PI, DST-SERB Project (YSS/2015/000716), Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Dist- Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305 817 on or before 13th February 2016.

More at http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=241

This collection highlights important statistical issues that biologists should be aware of and provides practical advice to help them improve the rigor of their work.

Nature Methods' Points of Significance column on statistics explains many key statistical and experimental design concepts. Other resources include an online plotting tool and links to statistics guides from other publishers.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.nature.com/collections/qghhqm

• File System
  ls — list items in current directory
  ls -l — list items in current directory and show in long format to see perimissions, size, and modification date
  ls -a — list all items in current directory, including hidden files
  ls -F — list all items in current directory and show directories with a slash and executables with a star
  ls dir — list all items in directory dir
  cd dir — change directory to dir
  cd .. — go up one directory
  cd / — go to the root directory
  cd ~ — go to to your home directory
  cd - — go to the last directory you were just in
  pwd — show present working directory
  mkdir dir — make directory dir
  rm file — remove file
  rm -r dir — remove directory dir recursively
  cp file1 file2 — copy file1 to file2
  cp -r dir1 dir2 — copy directory dir1 to dir2 recursively
  mv file1 file2 — move (rename) file1 to file2
  ln -s file link — create symbolic link to file
  touch file — create or update file
  cat file — output the contents of file
  less file — view file with page navigation
  head file — output the first 10 lines of file
  tail file — output the last 10 lines of file
  tail -f file — output the contents of file as it grows, starting with the last 10 lines
  vim file — edit file
  alias name 'command' — create an alias for a command
  
• System
  shutdown — shut down machine
  reboot — restart machine
  date — show the current date and time
  whoami — who you are logged in as
  finger user — display information about user
  man command — show the manual for command
  df — show disk usage
  du — show directory space usage
  free — show memory and swap usage
  whereis app — show possible locations of app
  which app — show which app will be run by default
  
• Process Management
  ps — display your currently active processes
  top — display all running processes
  kill pid — kill process id pid
  kill -9 pid — force kill process id pid
  
• Permissions
  ls -l — list items in current directory and show permissions
  chmod ugo file — change permissions of file to ugo - u is the user's permissions, g is the group's permissions, and o is everyone else's permissions. The values of u, g, and o can be any number between 0 and 7.
  7 — full permissions
  6 — read and write only
  5 — read and execute only
  4 — read only
  3 — write and execute only
  2 — write only
  1 — execute only
  0 — no permissions
  chmod 600 file — you can read and write - good for files
  chmod 700 file — you can read, write, and execute - good for scripts
  chmod 644 file — you can read and write, and everyone else can only read - good for web pages
  chmod 755 file — you can read, write, and execute, and everyone else can read and execute - good for programs that you want to share
  
• Networking
  wget file — download a file
  curl file — download a file
  scp user@host:file dir — secure copy a file from remote server to the dir directory on your machine
  scp file user@host:dir — secure copy a file from your machine to the dir directory on a remote server
  scp -r user@host:dir dir — secure copy the directory dir from remote server to the directory dir on your machine
  ssh user@host — connect to host as user
  ssh -p port user@host — connect to host on port as user
  ssh-copy-id user@host — add your key to host for user to enable a keyed or passwordless login
  ping host — ping host and output results
  whois domain — get information for domain
  dig domain — get DNS information for domain
  dig -x host — reverse lookup host
  lsof -i tcp:1337 — list all processes running on port 1337
  
• Searching
  grep pattern files — search for pattern in files
  grep -r pattern dir — search recursively for pattern in dir
  grep -rn pattern dir — search recursively for pattern in dir and show the line number found
  grep -r pattern dir --include='*.ext — search recursively for pattern in dir and only search in files with .ext extension
  command | grep pattern — search for pattern in the output of command
  find file — find all instances of file in real system
  locate file — find all instances of file using indexed database built from the updatedb command. Much faster than find
  sed -i 's/day/night/g' file — find all occurrences of day in a file and replace them with night - s means substitude and g means global - sed also supports regular expressions
  
• Compression
  tar cf file.tar files — create a tar named file.tar containing files
  tar xf file.tar — extract the files from file.tar
  tar czf file.tar.gz files — create a tar with Gzip compression
  tar xzf file.tar.gz — extract a tar using Gzip
  gzip file — compresses file and renames it to file.gz
  gzip -d file.gz — decompresses file.gz back to file
  
• Shortcuts
  ctrl+a — move cursor to beginning of line
  ctrl+f — move cursor to end of line
  alt+f — move cursor forward 1 word
  alt+b — move cursor backward 1 word