Indian
Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore - 560 012
DBT-Research Associateship
Applications have been invited from Indian
nationals of North East region/Origin for the award of "DBT-Research Associateship"
for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology.
The Associateships are awarded under a program sponsored by the Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
The Research Associateship is a purely temporary
assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years. In exceptional cases,
depending upon the progress of the research, the Associateship may be extended
upto 5 years. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of
Rs.36,000-38,000 per month and a research contingency grant of Rs. 50,000 per
year, payable to the host Institution. Candidates who are yet to be awarded the
Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree, if selected, will be paid Rs. 28,000 per month till the
award of the degree. The associate would also be entitled to HRA and other
benefits as per the DST guidelines applicable to Research Associateship.
ELIGIBILITY:
The applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in
Science, Engineering or M.D. or M.S. degree in any area of medicine with
research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic
record. The Associateship can be availed within 3 years of the award of
Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree; however, may be relaxable in case of women (by 2 years)
and in-service candidates. Those who have already submitted the Ph.D./M.D./M.S.
thesis are also eligible to apply.The applicants should preferably be below the
age of 40 years and 45 years in case of women and in-service candidates.
Persons already employed are also eligible to apply. However, their
applications should be routed through their employers.
MODE OF SELECTION:
The candidates will be selected based on their C.V.
and performance in the interview. The interview will be held at the Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore.
MODE OF APPLICATION:
Candidates may submit their application on plain
paper alongwith bio-data, list of publications (attach reprints of 2 important
papers), copies of certificates (B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D./M.D./M.S.), One page
synopsis of Ph.D./M.D./M.S. thesis, 2 letters of recommendation (academic). The
applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, name of the supervisor,
enclose one page synopsis of proposed research which must be compatible with
the on-going research of the proposed supervisor, and his/her consent for availing
the Associateship. They should also enclose a declaration stating that if
selected for the Associateship, he/she will complete the tenure of the
Associateship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the Associateship
only if accepting permanent employment in India. Those who had applied
previously need not apply.
Applications should be addressed to Coordinator
DBT-Research Associateship Program, Department of Biochemistry, Indian
Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore - 560 012.
Last date for submission of application form is March 20,
2015
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