Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) is an autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. THSTI is developed as a part of the interdisciplinary NCR Biotech Science Cluster located at Faridabad, in the National Capital Region. THSTI is designed as a dynamic, interactive organization with a mission to conduct innovative translational research and to develop research collaborations across disciplines and professions to translate concepts into tangible products to improve human health. The interim laboratories of the centre are functioning from Gurgaon in Haryana.
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) invites applications for the Young Investigator Award in the Maternal and Child Health area.
The award will nurture young investigators who have a strong aptitude towards research and a desire to grow into independent principal investigators. The awardees will be expected to generate new hypothesis driven innovative research ideas in the area of maternal and child health and learn to drive a research process. The mandate will be to bridge epidemiology and biomedical research to develop robust interventions and solutions for maternal and child health. Extensive opportunities will be provided to learn big-data management, clinical research methodology and lab research methods. There will be mentoring by domain experts.
THSTI has established long standing collaborations with the nearby district hospital at Gurgaon and effective inter-institutional alliances with other medical, engineering, biology centers across the country & overseas. The research process initiated by the awardee will be facilitated through these collaborations. Ideas generated by the awardees that crystalize into specific projects will be credited in the form of some fundingsupport, publications and other credits as decided by the institution.
The awardees are expected to develop a letter of intent followed by development of full proposal and implementation of the proposal over the course of the award period. Mentorship will be provided to facilitate the process.
Applications are invited from candidates holding MD and/or Ph.D (life sciences/ Biomedical Engineering) with relevant research publications. The award is for a period of two years with emolument of Rs. 75,000 per month.
Applicants should send a cover letter, their recent Bio-Data (including email and contact number) and a Letter of Intent in the below given format to Head Administration at Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad-121001, super-scribing on the cover “Application for the post of Young Investigator Award-Maternal and Child Health”.
The shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview/interaction session. The awardees will be selected based on their academic performance, the LOIs and their interview performance.
Call for Application will remain open till suitable candidates are found. Applications received till 19th August 2016 will go through the selection process till November 2016. The applications received till the end of the subsequent months will be taken through a next round of selection process spanning three months.
TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
(An Autonomous Institute of Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt of India)
Plot No. 496, Udyog Vihar, Phase – III, Gurgaon - 122016
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