Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the award of "DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship" for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology.
The fellowship is tenable in Research Institutions/Universities including non-profit R&D Institutions within India. The fellowships are awarded under a program sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY
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 have a good academic record.
Those who have already submitted the Ph.D., thesis are also eligible to apply. The applicants should preferable
be below the age of 40 years, 45 years in case of women candidates. Persons already employed are also eligible to apply.
However, their applications should be routed through their employers.
DETAILS OF THE AWARD
The Postdoctoral fellowship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a maximum
period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the fellowship
may be extended for the third year.Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs. 11,000 - 12,000
per month and a research contingency grant of Rs. 50,000 per year, payable to the host institution.
Candidates who are yet to be awarded the Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree, if selected, will be paid Rs. 10,000/- per month
till the award of the degree. The fellows would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits as per the DST guidelines
applicable to research fellowship/associateships. The fellowships cannot be availed at the same institution where the
candidates have earned their Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree. Candidates who are already in regular employment cannot
avail the fellowship at their host institutions. However, there will be no restriction for them to receive the salary and
other benefits while availing the fellowship in Institutions other than their parent Institutions.
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, DURING oCTOBER 2004,and
candidates called for interview will be paid II class railway (non-AC)/bus fare by the shortest route
from their home town. If the candidate accepts the fellowship, he/she must join the host Institution/University
within a month’s time.
MODE OF APPLICATION
Candidates may 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./M.S.),
one page synopsis of Ph.D./M.D./M.S. thesis, 2 letters of recommendation (academic).
The applicants 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 reserch
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 in cases of accepting permanent employment in India.
Those who had applied previously need not apply.
Applications should be addressed to :
Prof.K.Muniyappa, Coordinator DBT-PDF Program
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012.
The last date for the same is August 31, 2004 and the envelope should be clearly marked as "DBT-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship".
This information can be found at our web site at http://www.sid.iisc.ernet.in/dbtpdf.html
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