Research Associate and JRF/ Project Associate Position at ILS, Bhubaneswar, India

Research Associate and JRF/ Project Associate Position at ILS, India

Designation/Position- Research Associate and JRF

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, India invites application for Research Associate and JRF/ Project Associate Position from eligible and interested candidates

About- Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry
of Science & Technology, Government of India invites applications from Indian Nationals to join in the following position.

Research/Job Area- Life Sciences or allied subjects such as Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Microbiology, etc

Project Title: DBT-Wellcome Trust Alliance project entitled ‘Understanding the Role of IRGM-mediated innate immune responses in diseases.’

Location- Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, India

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Eligibility/Qualification–

1. Research Associate-I:

• Candidates having Ph.D. in any branch of Life Sciences are eligible to apply.
• Research experience in cell biology, cancer biology, and infectious diseases will be preferred.
• Candidate with first author paper in peer-reviewed journals (PubMed listed) will be preferred.

2. JRF/Project Associate-I:

• Candidates having M.Sc. or equivalent qualification in Life Sciences or allied subjects such as Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Microbiology, etc. with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade point (50% for OBC/ST/SC) are eligible to apply.
• Preference will be given to candidates having NET-JRF/NET-LS/GATE qualification.
• For Non-NET/GATE applicants the amount of fellowship will be as per Govt. of India norms.
• Research experience in molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry will be preferred.
• The candidate should be below 28 years in age, as on 20.06.2020.
• Age relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules.

Job/Position Description-  Advt. No. 02/2020

1. Research Associate-I = (01 positions)
2. JRF/Project Associate-I = (01 positions)

1. Research Associate-I: Rs. 47,000/- + @16% HRA
2. JRF/Project associate-I: Rs. 31,000/- + @16%HRA

• Selection will be carried out through application screening, followed by an interview process.
• The selected candidates will not have any right to claim explicit or implicit for any post in the Institute of Life Sciences.
• The initial appointment will be until the end of the grant (31 March 2021) subject to satisfactory performance.
• Only names of shortlisted candidates will be published on the Institute website and a separate call letter will not be issued.
• No TA/DA will be given for attending the interview.
• The decision of the Director regarding the selection of the candidates will be final and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

How to Apply- 

• Interested/eligible candidates may download the application form and apply along with self-attested copies of mark sheets and certificates to “The Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar-751023.
• Super-scribe the envelope with Advt. No., the project title and the position name.”
• Incomplete applications and applications without the above-mentioned documents will be rejected.

Last Date for Apply– 20 June 2020

• Date of display of shortlisted candidates in ILS website: 22.06.2020
• Date & time of interview: Will be notified in the website

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