Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

The Department of Biotechnology has introduced ‘DBT- Research Associateship’ for Indian nationals who are pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and Applied Biology. The Postdoctoral fellowship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the fellowship may be extended upto 5 years. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs. 22,000 - 24,000 per month and a research contingency grant of Rs. 50,000 per year, payable to the host institution.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science, Engineering or M.D. or M.S. degree in any area of medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record. Those who have already submitted the Ph.D/ M.D/ M.S, thesis are also eligible to apply. Applicants should preferably be below the age of 40 years, and 45 years in case of women candidates.

Application Procedure:

Candidates can submit their application on plain paper along with bio-data, list of publications (attach reprints of 2 important papers), copies of certificates (B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D/ M.D), one page synopsis of Ph.D/ M.D thesis, 2 letters of recommendation (academic). The applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, name of the supervisor, enclose one page synopsis of proposed research which must be compatible with the on-going research of the proposed supervisor, and his/her consent, for availing the fellowship. They should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the fellowship, he/she will complete the tenure of the fellowship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the fellowship only if accepting permanent employment in India. Those who had applied previously need not apply.

Note: Last date to submit the application form for the same is October 31, 2012.

Mode of Selection:

The candidates will be selected based on their C.V. and performance in the interview. The interview will be held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in November 2012.

Source: Prashant Kumar, Campus Reporter, New Delhi

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