Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India invites applications from Indian Nationals to join in the following position.

Post : Research Associate

Project: RNA binding proteins in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Fellowship: Rs. 36000/- per month + @20%HRA

Eligibility and Selection: Ph.D. in any branch of Biological Sciences with at least one first author paper. Candidates having experience in cell biology or FACS or handling mice or bioinformatics, as evidenced from their publication(s) will be given priority. Candidates who have submitted Ph.D. thesis and are waiting for viva voce may also apply. For such candidates, fellowship amount will be that of an SRF until he/she defends Ph.D. thesis. One page write-up of the thesis work and a copy of your CV (with two referees) must be provided along with the application. The position is initially for one year and will be extended for one more year upon satisfactory performance.

Age limit: The upper age limit of the candidate should be below 35 years from the last date of application. Age relaxation will be given for five years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/women/PH and three years in case of OBC candidates.

The position is initially for one year and will be extended for one more year upon satisfactory performance. Eligible candidates may download application form from the Institute website (ils.res.in) and apply along with self-attested copies of M.Sc., Ph.D. (provisional Ph.D. certificate, if available, is acceptable) and SC/ST/OBC or PH certificate (if applicable) to the Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar-751023. Mark your envelope with the advertisement number and the name of the position. Selection will be carried out through application screening, followed by an interview process.

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

1) Last date of receiving the complete application: 26.06.2018
2) Display of short listed candidates in ILS website: 29.06.2018
3) Date & time of interview: 12.07.2018, 10:00 AM onwards

Note: No separate call letter will be issued to the short listed candidates. Names of short listed candidates will be posted in ILS website.