Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune is a premier autonomous Institution established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country.

Institute invites applications from Indian nationals having excellent academic record and relevant work experience for the following position purely on temporary and contractual basis under the funded project.

Post : Post - Doctoral Fellow

Name of the project : “Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics (Phase II)”

Funding Agency : Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi

Project Code : 30816266

Minimum qualifications
Ph.D. in Life Sciences from a recognized university / institute with consistently excellent academic record and relevant research experience as evidenced from thesis work carried out in a reputed scientific institution and / or publications. Ph.D. Degree should be awarded no earlier than July 2017. Candidates who have submitted thesis may also apply.

Preference :
Candidate with hands on experience in biochemistry including recombinant protein expression and purification, and / or advanced molecular biology techniques including quantitative RT-PCR, ChIP and NGS library preparation; practical experience in protein chemistry, immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy will be preferred. Candidate should have published at least one first author article in peer-reviewed journals in relevant fields.

Fellowship
1) Rs. 36,000/- + 24% - Rs. 38,000/- + 24% HRA per month depending upon the experience.
2) Candidates who have submitted their thesis but not completed defense (i.e. candidates without a provisional certificate of having qualified for the degree), will be designated as Senior Research Fellow and paid Rs. 28,000/- + 24% HRA till the time of submission of Provisional Ph.D. certificate.

Tenure :
Initially for a period of one year which may be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project.

Age :
1) For PDF: Not more than 35 years as on closing date of advertisement
2) For SRF: Not more than 32 years as on closing date of advertisement

General information
1. Appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the project.
2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Pune.
3. Appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project
4. The qualification prescribed should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.
5. The prescribed educational qualifications are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitle candidates to be considered in each stage of the selection process. Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or possible to interview all eligible candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, the Project Investigator may restrict the number of candidates to be considered for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the application.
6. Age relaxation commensurate with experience of the applicant may be considered for candidates having experience higher than the advertised with the prior approval of the competent authority
7. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.
8. Selected candidates will have to join duty immediately on receipt of the offer.
9. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
10. Canvassing in any form and / or bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for.

How to Apply:
• Interested candidates should send the application by email in the prescribed format available below this advertisement by email (convert into PDF Format) addressed to bio_app@iiserpune.ac.in on or before January 19, 2020. Please mention the name of the Post in the subject line of the email.
• List of shortlisted candidates for selection process with details of date, time, and venue will be put up on the institute website below this advertisement and candidates will be informed by e-mail only.
• The print out of the application form sent by email signed and dated by the applicant along with recent passport size photograph and photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support of age, qualification, experience etc. will be collected at the time of selection process. Applicant must bring all the original certificates at the time of selection process for the purpose of verification, along with one set of photocopies.

Advt. No. 89/2019/IISER-P/Proj._Rect./30.12.2019