Organisation : Department of Biochemistry Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Fellowship Name : DBT-RA Fellowship in Life sciences & Biotechnology 2017
Applicable For : Ph.D or M.D. or M.S. Holders
Application Deadline : March 15, 2017

Website : http://biochem.iisc.ernet.in/dbtra.html
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75704-Fellow.pdf

DBT-RA Fellowship:
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the award of “DBT-Research Associateship” for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology.

The Associateship is tenable in Research Institution/Universities including non-profit R&D Institutions within India.The Associateships are awarded under a program sponsered 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. (Medicine) degree in any area of medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record.The Associateship can be availed within 2 years of the award of Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) degree; however, may be relaxable (by 2 years) in case of in-service candidates.

Those who have already submitted the Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) thesis are also eligible to apply (attach proof of submission from the Registrar / Controller of examinations). The applicants should be below the age of 40 years and 45 years in case of women and in-service candidates. Persons already employed are also eligible to apply. However, their applications should be routed through their employers.

Details of the Award:
** The Research Associateship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the Associateship may be extended upto 5years.
** In both cases, renewal is subject to satisfactory annual academic progress. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs.36,000-40,000/- 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. (Medicine) degree, if selected will be paid Rs.28,000/-permonth till award of the degree. The associate would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits asper the DST guidelines applicable to Research Associateship.

Mode of Application:
Candidates may submit their application on plain paperstrictly as per the format available at biochem.iisc.ernet.in/dbtra.html. The applicant 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 research of the proposed supervisor, and his/her consent for availing the Associateship.

They should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the Associateship, he/she will complete the tenure of the Associateship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the Associateship only if accepting permanent employmentin India.

Applications should be addressed to:
Co-ordinator DBT-Research Associateship Program,
Department of Biochemistry, I
ndian Institute of Science Campus,
Bangalore - 560 012.

The last date for the same is March 15, 2017 and the envelope should be cleared marked as “DBT-Research Associateship”.