Positions available in the area of plant genomics and stress biology at IISER, Kolkata

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for research associate (post-doc; Rs. 22000- 32000)/research fellow (16000-18000)/project assistant (Rs. 10000-14000)/technical assistant (Rs. 8000) positions in the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute for Science Education and Research Kolkata in the extramural project. Condition to satisfactory performance, the positions is for a period of upto 2 years (or funding of the project).

Post: Area of Computational Biology (CB), Plant Signaling and Defense Regulation (PSD)

Brief description: We are an interdisciplinary group where project equally involve bioinformatics and systems biology (specially microarrays and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis and its use), along with plant molecular biology, genetic engineering, field biology, and analytical plant chemistry for understanding response of plants to biotic stresses.

Research Position in area of Computational Biology (CB)
Essential qualification: MSc/BTech/MTech/PhD (or other suitable qualification) in discipline related to bioinformatics, computational biology, computer application (or equivalent)/ ‘Advance Post-Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics’. Proficiency in programming languages (such as Perl, C++) and/or statistics (proficient in R for example) is compulsory.
Desirable qualification: Experience in the field of genomics e.g. microarray analysis, NGS, genome annotation, database development and management, software development, systems and network biology (or related fields) will be preferred.

Research Position in Plant Signaling and Defense Regulation (PSD)
Essential qualification: MSc/BTech/MTech/PhD (or suitable qualification) in discipline related to Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Genetics, Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Science, Botany or Agriculture with major in any area mentioned above (or equivalent) with sound knowledge of plant signaling networks.
Desirable qualification: Candidates with experience in the area of genetic engineering, tissue culture, plant genomics, plant defense, molecular plant pathology, molecular plant defenses, analytical and plant biochemistry, proteomics, metabolomics, or related discipline will be preferred. Knowledge of statistics is desirable. Experience on wheat system and/or phytohormone signaling will be an added advantage.

Application process: Applications should contain CV along with brief description (maximum 1 page) of research conducted (highlighting skills and experience) till now. Applications should be sent by e-mail to Shree Prakash Pandey, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, WB, India on or before April 25th. Applicants should clearly specify the area (CB or PSD) they want to be considered for.

Email: sppiiserkol@gmail.com, sppandey@iiserkol.ac.in