INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER), PUNE
(An
autonomous Institution of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India)
1st
Floor, Central Tower, Sai Trinity Building, Sutarwadi Road , Pashan, Pune –4110
21
ADVT.
NO. : 16/2012
Recruitment for the posts of
“Research Associate” under funded projects Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER) Pune is a premier autonomous Institution
established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India,
for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country.
Institute invites applications
for the following positions on contract basis:
Post 1
NAME OF THE POST: Research Associate
(Bioinformatician)
NAME OF THE
PROJECT: “SanGeniX-
A Comprehensive Next Generation Sequence (NGS) Data Analysis Solution”
FUNDING AGENCY: BIPP program through Department
of Biotechnology, New Delhi.
PROJECT CODE: 30812079
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS: M.Sc.
in Computer Science/Statistics or equivalent degree, proficiency in a scripting
language such as Perl or Python and C. Proficiency with other languages is a plus.
OR
Ph. D. in Life Sciences or
equivalent degree, research experience in the field of computational biology or
bioinformatics (at least one year). Candidates who have submitted thesis and
are awaiting viva voce may also apply.
Candidates must be experienced
with using Unix based servers/workstations. This should be clearly indicated in
the application.
PREFERENCE : Preference will be given to the
candidates having experience with computational biology/ Bioinformatics.
Experience with high-throughput
biological data analysis such as next generation sequencing data. Knowledge of developing
web interfaces and querying databases.
Candidates with research
publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals to support their experience would be
preferred.
SALARY: Rs. 18,000/- + 20% HRA for M.Sc.
or equivalent degree, Rs. 22,000/- to Rs. 24,000/- per month + 20% HRA for Ph.D.
based on academic record and work experience of the candidate.
NO. OF POSTS: One
TENURE: Initially for a period of one year which may
be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation
of the project.
AGE: Not more than 32 as on the
closing date of advertisement.
LAST DATE: July 23, 2012
POST 2
NAME OF THE POST: Research Associate
(Postdoctoral)
NAME OF THE PROJECT: “Data Integration to identify
biomarkers to diagnose and monitor Type I diabetes and other inflammatory diseases”
FUNDING AGENCY: Indo-Finish international
collaboration project for Diagnostics Development by Department of Biotechnology
New Delhi.
PROJECT CODE:30810034
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D.
in Life Sciences or equivalent degree. Candidates who have submitted thesis and
are awaiting viva voce may also apply.
PREFERENCE: Preference will be given to the candidates
having research experience in the field of molecular cell biology and
bioinformatics. Expertise in quantitative RT-PCRs, Molecular cloning and
in-situ hybridization is essential.
Knowledge of hidden Markov model
based tools for sequence analyses is highly preferred. Candidates with research
publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals to support their experience would be
preferred.
SALARY: Rs. 22,000/- to Rs. 24,000/- per
month + 20% HRA based on academic record and work experience of the candidate.
NO. OF POSTS: One
TENURE :Initially for a period of one
year which may be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent
and continuation of the project.
AGE: Not more than 32 as on the
closing date of advertisement.
LAST DATE: July 23, 2012
Applications must be filled up in
the Application_Form.doc available on the website under this advertisement and
sent by email to madhav.v@iiserpune.ac.in
on or before July 23, 2012. Please mention
the name of the Post and Project code in the subject line.
The list of shortlisted candidates for
interviews with details of date, time and venue will be put up on the Institute
website under this advertisement and candidates will be informed by email only.
The Interviews will be held in the first half of August 2012.
The print out of the application form sent by
email signed and dated by the applicant along with recent passport size
photograph and photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support
of age, qualification, experience etc. will be collected at the time of
interview. Applicant must bring all the original certificates at the time of
interview for the purpose of verification, along with one set of photocopies.
GENERAL INFORMATION
/ DETAILS ABOUT THE POSTS
1. Appointment is purely
temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation
on termination of the research project.
2. The appointed person shall
have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Pune.
3. Appointment of the applicant
will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said
project
4. The qualification prescribed
should have been obtained from recognized Universities /Institutions.
5. The prescribed educational
qualifications are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not
entitled candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications
received in response to this advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or
possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening
Committee, the Project Leader may restrict the number of candidates to be called
for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration
qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the
advertisement.
Therefore, it will be in the
interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in
the relevant field at the time of applying.
6. No TA/DA will be admissible
for appearing for the interview.
7. Selected candidates will have
to join duty immediately on receipt of the offer.
8. Reservation as per Govt. of
India norms will be followed.
9. No interim enquiries /
correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
10. Canvassing in any form and /
or bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a
disqualification for the post applied for.
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