Award of DBT-Research Associate Fellowships 2017 in Life Sciences and Biotechnology IISC, Bangalore
Award of
DBT-Research Associate Fellowships 2017 in Life Sciences and Biotechnology
IISC,
Bangalore
Applications are
invited from Indian Nationals for the award of “DBT-Research
Associateship” for
pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology. The
Associateship is tenable in Research Institution/ Universities including
non-profit R&D Institutions within India.
The Associateships are
awarded under a program sponsered by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Eligibility:
The applicants should
hold a Ph.D degree in Science, Engineering or M.D or M.S. (Medicine) 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 2 years of
the award of Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) degree; however, may be relaxable (by 2
years) in case of in-service candidates. Those who have already submitted the
Ph.D/M.D./M.S. (Medicine) thesis are also eligible to apply (attach proof of
submission from the Registrar / Controller of examinations). The applicants
should 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.
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 upto 5 years. In both cases, renewal is
subject to satisfactory annual academic progress. Each fellow
would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs. 36,000-40,000/- 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.
(Medicine) degree, if selected will be paid Rs. 28,000/- per month till award
of the degree. The associate would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits
as per the DST guidelines applicable to Research Associateship. The
Associateships normally are not availed at the same Institution where candidates
have earned their Ph.D/M.D./M.S. (Medicine) degree or with the doctoral thesis
supervisor or continue on doctoral thesis work. Candidates who are already in
regular employment can avail the Associateship during the period of his/her
sabbatical / study leave, in a different Institute / University.
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
2017. The candidates called for interview will not be paid TA/DA to
attend the interview. If the candidate accepts the Associateship, he/she must
join the host Institution/University within a month’s time.
Mode of Application:
Candidates may submit
their application on plain paper strictly as per the format available at http://biochem.ilsc.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.
Applications should be
addressed to: Co- ordinator DBT-Research Associateship
Program, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science Campus,
Bangalore – 560 012.
The last date for the
same is 15
March 2017 and the envelope should be cleared marked as “DBT-Research
Associateship”.
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