Two positions of Project Assistants (PA) under

Centre for Protein Design and Engineering (MHRD CoE-FAST).

Project Title: MHRD Centre of Excellence - Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering (CPSDE) at the Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali

Positions: Project Assistants (2) 
Duration: One year (extendable up to two years based on performance with salary enhancement as per rules)

Emoluments: Rs.14,000/-p.m. + HRA as per rules. CSIR-Net qualified applicants will be considered for enhanced fellowship.

Position 1 (One position): Selected person will be conducting research in protein sequence and structure analysis, molecular dynamics simulations and metabolic pathway analysis using network theory. Person will also be involved in development of databases and software.

Eligibility: M. Sc./B. Tech./M. Tech., who have completed their course in the past three years in any Science discipline (including Bioinformatics and Biotechnology) with grades 70% or grade B and having excellent programming skills. Experience of working on software like MATLAB, R, GROMACS/NAMD and experience of working on Linux/Unix/Aix OS system will be desirable.

Position 2 (One position): Selected person will be developing databases, software tools, and mathematical/computational modeling of biological systems.

Eligibility: M.Sc./B.Tech./M.Tech, who have completed their course in the past three years in any discipline in Engineering and Science (preferablyin Statistics-Mathematics/Physics/Bioinformatics) with 70% or grade B and above, having excellent programming skills, knowledge of biological data analysis, and/or experience in software and database development.

The above-mentioned criteria are basic and indicative only. Shortlisting of applicants will be made based on their recent resume and proof of expertise. The application must have biodata with the following information

  • Name,
  • Address for correspondence with email,
  • Educational qualification from School examination onwards (definitely include subject, marks and year of passing),
  • Research experience, papers/reports/conference proceedings published, databases/software developed,
  • Mathematical methods known,
  • Programming Languages known,
  • Software proficient with,
  • Names of two referees with contact details.

One person can apply for both positions indicating that they have applied for the other position also. Applicants should clearly write which position they are applying for. Do not send copies of transcripts with application.

Last date of receiving applications is August 15, 2015.

Short-listed applicants will be informed by August 22, 2015, and called for a trade test and interview in August/September 2015. No TA/DA will be paid for interviews.

Send your application (soft-copy only) to : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with PA-CPSDE-MHRD – “your name” in the subject line.