Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India, invites applications from Indian Nationals for the award of DBT-Research Associateship for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and Applied Biology
Eligibility:
Ph.D degree in Science, Engineering or M.I, or M.S. degree in any area of medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record
Age:
Age preferably should be between 40 years and 45 years in case of women and in-service candidates
Duration:
2 years, in case of exception cases, it will be extended to 5 years
Stipend:
Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs 22,000-24,000/- 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 18,000/- 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
Selection Process:
Based on C.V. and performance in the interview
The interview will be held at the
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore.
in May, 2012
Application Process:
Candidates may submit their application on plain paper alongwith
bio-data, list of publications (attach reprints of 2 important papers), required 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
On the envelope mark DBT-Research Associateship for North-East origin/region
Applications should be addressed to
Coordinator DBT-Research Associateship Program,
Department of Biochemistry,
Indian Institute of Science Campus,
Bangalore-560012.
Application deadline 30th March, 2012
For details visit http://www.sid.iisc.ernet.in
