Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) was established in the year 1989 as an autonomous institute under the administrative control of Govt. of Odisha. In 2002, it was taken over by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. The Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee dedicated the institute to the nation in July 2003. Institute of Life Sciences has a broad vision of carrying out high-quality multidisciplinary research in the area of life sciences. The goal is for overall development and betterment of human health, longevity, agriculture and environment. The stated mission of the institution is to work towards upliftment of the human society and generate skilled human resources for future India.

Post : Junior Research Fellow

Project: DBT sponsored Project “Role of Subcellular Localization of Circular RNAs in Muscle Cell Differentiation”

Fellowship: Rs. 31,000/- + @ 16% HRA per month

Eligibility & Selection: B.Tech in computer science/computational biology with GATE qualification may apply. Masters / M.Tech. in Bioinformatics, Computational biology/Biotechnology and allied branches and having secured 60% aggregate marks (50% for OBC/ST/SC) are eligible to apply.

Candidates should have qualified national level exam such as NET/GATE/GPAT/BET. Candidate with knowledge of Linux programing, python and/or R, and C++, NGS data analysis experience will be given preference.

Age Limit : The candidate should be below 28 years in age, as on 06.05.2019. An age relaxation of five years in the case of SC/ST/women/PH candidates and three years in the case of OBC candidates will be given (as per Govt. of India rules).

The interested/eligible candidates attend the interview with the complete application form along with attested copies of mark sheets and certificates, age proof, caste certificate (if any), along with the experience certificate. Incomplete applications and applications without the above mentioned documents will be rejected. Initial appointment will be for one year and based on performance will be extended till the end of the project (3 years).

No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. The decision of the Director, ILS regarding selection of candidates will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Date and time of interview: 06/05/2019; 9.30AM
Venue: Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar