Department of Biochemistry - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-DBT - Research Associateship in Biotechnology & Life Sciences 2020

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Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - under the Ministry of Science and Technology invites application from Indian nationals for the award of ‘DBT-Research Associateship’ for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology.

Applications have been invited from Indian nationals 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.

Details of the Award

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 up to 5 years. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs.47,000-54,000 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 PhD / MD / MS degree, if selected, will be paid Rs. 35,000 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 PhD degree in Science, Engineering or MD or MS 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 PhD / MD / MS degree; however, may be relaxable in case of women (by 2 years) and in-service candidates. Those who have already submitted the PhD / MD / MS 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 in May 2020.

Mode of Application:

Candidates applying may submit their application on plain paper strictly as per the format available at http://biochem.iisc.ernet.in/dbtra.html

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.

More Details can be available from the institute website.

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