The Government of India, through the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and based on the recommendation of Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, decided to create five undergraduate science universities. One of them is located at Kolkata and was started from 2006. Named as the INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER), these IISERs are designed to reach the prestigious position in the global setting that IISc, IIMs and IITs presently enjoy.
Each IISER is an autonomous institution awarding its own degrees. The central theme of the IISER is to integrate education with research so that undergraduate teaching as well as doctoral and postdoctoral research work are carried out in symbiosis. Students are encouraged to carry out research projects during the vacation periods in the first four years of their Masters programme in various research institutes outside IISER.
Research Position available in project
(Max-Planck partner group program by MPS Germany and DST India)
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for a research fellow position in the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute for Science Education and Research Kolkata in the project, “The role of small-RNA pathways in plant defense against insect herbivores” jointly funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and the Max Planck Society (MPS), Germany.
Brief description: This project is an interdisciplinary project and involves both aspects of research, in-silico biology(bioinformatics and systems biology) as well as experimental biology related to molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry. Project would also involve fieldwork.
Duration: Initial appointment will be made for 6 months and upon satisfactory performance, extendable on a yearly basis for the duration of the project (3-5 years).
Essential qualification: M.Sc (or equivalent) in any branch of science.
Desirable qualification: Experience in any of the following areas: bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology, programming, software development, database development and management. Candidates with experience in the area of molecular biology or plant biology or ecology would also be preferred. Applicants with extensive experience in ‘field work’ are also welcomed.
Applications should contain CV and brief description (maximum 1 page) of research conducted till now.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to Dr. Shree Prakash Pandey, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, WB, India
e-mail: shreeppandey@gmail.com, sppandey@iiserkol.ac.in
End Date: 10th August, 2011
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