Applications are invited from talented and passionate candidates to work on several next generation sequencing (NGS)-based research studies as well as proteomic studies and pursue their Ph.D. at the Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB) in Bangalore (http://​www​.ibioin​for​mat​ics​.org).

The selected candidates will be enrolled for their Ph.D. at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal. Candidates who have secured fellowships from the State/​Central Government agencies such as GPAT/CSIR-NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/UGC-JRF/GATE and DST-INSPIRE will be preferred.

3 years

31,000 + 24% HRA

M.Sc/M.Tech in Bioinformatics or any discipline in life sciences

• Candidates with experience in using Linux operating system and writing programs in Python/​Perl/​R are required. 
• Candidates with experience in PHP or other web technologies, MySQL, statistics and NGS data analysis are preferred. Or
• Candidates with research experience in molecular biology experiments and mammalian cell culture are preferred. Having publications in peer-reviewed journals will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates may submit their detailed CV with the subject line ​“JRF position” to Dr. Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Faculty Scientist at the Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore via e‑mail at babylakshmi@​ibioinformatics.​org