Applications are invited by qualified individuals to work as a Postdoctoral Fellow on an exciting project sponsored by Wellcome Trust – DBT (India Alliance), under the mentorship/​supervision of Prof. Dr. Nishith Gupta, at the Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science – Pilani (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad Campus, India.

3 years

55000 INR/​month (+ On-campus Housing)

Eligibility requirements: PhD in Life Science with specialization and/​or work experience in Cell Biology, Molecular Parasitology, Genome Engineering, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. The candidate should either have completed the PhD or due to complete within 3 months of joining.

Interested qualified candidates aspiring to undertake postdoctoral research in a highly international environment can submit the application including a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, list of publications and three references by 31 December 2022 to the Principal Investigator Nishith Gupta as a single PDF via email ipearl@​hyderabad.​bits-​pilani.​ac.​in

Note that only selected individuals will be invited to appear for a virtual and/​or physical interview to be held at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus in the first to second week of January 2022. There is no provision to refund the travel cost when appearing for a physical interview. All international applicants will be interviewed via virtual meetings.

It is expected that all applicants visit the portal of the hosting research group (https://​uni​verse​.bit​spi​lani​.ac…) and thoroughly understand the previous research and mutual expectations before drafting and submitting the application