Jobs in Science and Technology fields : Program Scientist-B (Systems Biology Theme, Viral Disease Biology) in Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India is an autonomous institute which is working under the control of Department of Biotechnology which is under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

To strengthen the research and other related work the institute intends to recruit the following job, only shortlisted candidates will be informed about the dates of interview.

Desirous candidates required to submit their job applications in the prescribed application format provided by the institute only, no other format of applications will be accepted.

Candidates who are already working under the government of state or central required to forward their applications through proper channel with No Objection Certificate, if not such applications will not accepted.

Duly and neatly filled in application form should be sent to the concerned authority on or before 13.06.2011.

Vacancy details and application forms can be accessed from here.

Contact details for sending application

The Director,

Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology,

Poojapura, Thycaud P.O, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala, India.

Qualification, experience and skill set requirement

·         A Masters Degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology or Bioinformatics with at least five years documented work experience in computational biology and/or bioinformatics in national research institutes, state government institutes, international or multi-national or national pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations.

·         Peer reviewed publications in Computational Biology and/or Bioinformatics.

·         A higher degree such as MTech, MPhil or PhD in a discipline related to Computational Biology, Systems Biology and/or Bioinformatics.

·         A proven track record of initiating and securing studies for multidisciplinary bioinformatics research; experience in grant development, execution and project management as project investigator or co-project investigator and demonstrated record of high-quality peer-reviewed publications and the ability to compete for grant funding.