National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), a premier research Centre carrying out frontier research in the field of Biological Sciences. NCBS has recently initiated a collaborative program of research with the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. The goal of this program is to understand the cellular and molecular basis of mental illness in human patients with a long-term goal to develop new therapies. The program involves the generation and analysis of large-scale genomic data sets. We a looking for an individual with bioinformatics experience to develop and implement both existing and novel bioinformatics pipelines.

We are recruiting a Bioinformatician to work on this program. The appointment will be a fixed term position initially for a period of One (1) year that may be extended upto a maximum of three years depending on the performance of the candidate. The position comes with a consolidated pay based on their qualification and experience.

Qualification:    Ph.D in a relevant area (Bioinformatics, Computational Biology with experience in Genetic Analysis) from a recognized Institute.

Experience:     Two (2) to Three (3) years of experience of Post Doctoral Research Experience and publications. Candidate should be able to develop and implement statistical/computational methods for analyzing data, DNA and RNA sequencing studies.

Desirable:       Experience in Algorithm development, scientific programming and machine learning with an interest in Genomics is desirable.

Consolidated Salary: As per institute norms. In deserving cases, salary will not be constraint for candidates with higher qualification and relevant experience.

The position is available immediately.

Age Limit for the above position: Below 30 years

HOW TO APPLY:

Step 1:             Interested candidates should register ONLINE through the link on our website ( https://www.ncbs.res.in/jobportal/user/register ) using valid email ID ( you must fill personal details and educational details to register the account ).

Step 2:             You will receive an email with one time user activation link to your registered email ID.

Step 3:             Click on that activation link to set your password, and then login to our website ( https://www.ncbs.res.in/jobportal/user ) using your username and password.

Step 4:             Once you logged in you can apply for job by clicking on "Apply" button in Open Position page.

Step 5:             Once you fill in the application you can submit the application by clicking on "Submit" button. Please Note: Any corrections should be made before you submit the application.

Step 6:             Once you apply for job successfully, your application form will be available in Applied Job page. (Download Application form using Mozilla Firefox version 38.0 or higher.)

Step 7:            Take a Print out of the application form in Applied Job page by clicking “Download” and send the same duly signed to the Administrative Officer (Establishment), NCBS-TIFR, GKVK PO, Bellary Road, Bangalore- 560065, along with copies of required additional information, Certificates regarding Date of birth, Educational qualifications, Experience certificate etc.

The Last date for receipt of applications: 4th April 2016.