Apply Online for Project Associate at Institute of Life Sciences

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India invites applications from eligible Indian Nationals for the following project positions.

Project Title : “Mission Program on Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders” (Funded by DBT)
Principal Investigator : Dr. P V Ramchander* & Dr. R. Swain**

Senior Project Associate (02 positions)
Emoluments : Rs. 42,000/- + 16% HRA
Essential Qualifications : Master's Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences / M.V.Sc, or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent; and Four years' experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organisations and Scientific activities and services (OR) Doctoral Degree in Science / Engineering / Technology / Pharma / MD / MS from a recognized University or equivalent. Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in cell culture/molecular biology techniques/next generation sequencing/ microarray analysis.
Nature of Duty
Position-1 (Dr. P V Ramchander) : Conduct molecular biology experiments for next generation sequencing like DNA/RNA extraction, PCR etc, analysis of next generation sequencing data, Sanger sequencing, Report writing and manuscript preparation.
Position 2 (Dr. R. Swain) : Generation and analysis of zebrafish mutants and transgenic embryos, cell based assays to understand gene function and regulation. Report writing and manuscript preparation
Age Limit : The candidate should be below 40 years in age, as on 26.12.2022. An age relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules.

Position : II Project Associate-I(Dr. P V Ramchander*)
Emoluments : (i) Remuneration Rs. 31,000/- + 16% HRA (for candidates who cleared National Eligibility Tests like CSIR UGC-NET including LS-NET or GATE or any National level examinations conducted by Government Departments or their agencies/Institutions like DBT, DST, ICMR, DAE etc.) (ii) Rs. 25,000/- + 16% HRA (for others who do not fall under (i) above).
Essential Qualifications : Master's Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences / M.V.Sc. or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent. Candidates having experience in human molecular genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology and/or cell biology will be given preference.
Age Limit : The candidate should be below 35 years in age, as on 26.12.2022. An age relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules.

Selection will be carried out through application screening, followed by an interview process.

N.B.: The list of shortlisted candidates name and the date of interview will be published on the ILS website. All the positions are purely temporary and coterminous with the project. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. The decision of the Director regarding selection of candidates will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Note : All communication will be through e-mail. No separate call letter will be issued to the candidates.

Last date of receipt of application : 26-12-2022
Date of publishing the name of shortlisted candidates on the website : 30-12-2022