Program Associate for International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP), India

October 30, 2020

Designation/Position- Program Associate for iGAP

NCBS: IndiaBioscience, invites application for Program Associate for iGAP on Contract Basis from eligible and interested candidates

About- IndiaBioscience is primarily funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. It is also funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance. Program Associate for iGAP

Research/Job Area- Life Sciences

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Location- Bangalore

Eligibility/Qualification–

Essentail Qualification, Experience and Key Skills:

MSc/ MTech/ PhD (fresh) in Life Sciences
Two (2) years of relevant work experience is preferred but not mandatory
Proven communication skills, both oral and written
Strong time-management and interpersonal skills
Proactive, enthusiastic and a flexible approach to work
Tech-savvy (experience of hosting webinars, discussion forums, video editing etc will be a plus)
The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Administrative experience will be advantageous

Age limit: 55 years as on 1st July, 2020

Job/Position Description-

IndiaBioscience is looking for a suitable person for the position of Program Associate for its ‘International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)’ funded under the IRMI initiative by DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance. The position is full time and for a period of one (1) year.

The Program Associate will be primarily involved in the organization, execution and promotion of the activities of the International Grants Awareness Program. The role will require coordination between the different stakeholders across borders. Besides this, the person will also be involved in other activities at IndiaBioscience as appropriate.

Key Duties:

Project coordination, communicating with scientists and other stakeholders across institutions as per the requirement of the project
Organizing (online) meetings, and hosting workshops/webinars as per the plan (both as part of this project and outside the scope of this project)
Creating podcasts and other outreach material (as per requirement)
Compiling and writing of project reports for the program
Liaising with and outsourcing assignments to freelancers as needed
Outreach to external agencies on behalf of IndiaBioscience
Working and coordinating with the IndiaBioscience team members
Partake in IndiaBioscience team activities and efforts

Salary: As per Institute norms

How to Apply-

Interested candidates can apply online. Please submit the following documents while applying:

CV highlighting relevant work experience and Letter of motivation [combine and upload in one PDF file]
What you would like to add to the iGAP initiative or how you would like to grow the initiative? [100 words] [upload under experience tab in PDF file]
Relevant work samples (share drive links)

Note: Kindly fill the online application step by step from your Laptop/Desktop with the latest browser. Please do not use MOBILE phones for submitting the online applications.