There is an opening for a JRF for a DBT funded project to develop data centric approaches to drug repurposing. The candidate must have firm programming experience and a high degree of motivation to conduct research. She/​he will work in a multi-disciplinary area and work on integrating, analysing and building UIs for large data sets from x‑omic, compound and other bioinformatics datasets. The candidate will be given an opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. degree in the Computer Science department, as she/​he parallelly works on cutting edge research to solve problems in life sciences using machine learning/​data analytics.

Three years

• 1^st& 2^nd year: 3.9 lakh/​year [renewal based on annual appraisals]
• 3^rd year: Will be considered for SRF position at a salary of 4.36 lakh/​year [subject to annual performance review]

This is a DBT funded project, hence all pre-requisite eligibility criteria as per DST guidelines have to be met. This implies all applicants should have a minimum of Masters’ level degree (M.Tech/ M.S., similar) and must be NET qualified.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

1. BTech (Computer Science preferred, or other with above-average programming skills)
2. Proficiency in at least one language like Java, C++ or Python (multiple preferred) and RDBMS (MySQL,..)
3. Experience in R, UI development, HADOOP stack will be considered a plus
4. Any formal study/​training in biology/​life sciences or bioinformatics or cheminformatics, will be given preference. 
5. Co-authors of peer reviewed journal articles (with IF >2.0) are preferred

Send cover letter & resume to Dr. Prashanth Athri’s e‑mail: a_​prashanth@​blr.​amrita.​edu OR prashanth.​athri@​gmail.​com