Regional Centre for Biotechnology
An Institution of Education, Training and Research
(Established by the Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India under the auspices of UNESCO)
Adv. No. 7/2012
Junior Research Fellowships
The Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) aims to be an international institution of excellence in biotechnology, with intimate contributions from regional countries as well as from academic institutions worldwide. RCB will provide a globally competitive platform for interdisciplinary research and education at biotech interface of engineering and medicine, chemistry and physics, agriculture and climate science to empower human resources to drive biotech innovations.
Applications are invited from postgraduates in biotechnology or related areas for Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) to work under the mentorship of its faculty towards Ph.D. degree. Candidates should have intense interest to work at the interface of multiple disciplines.
Presently pursued areas include Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemical and Structural Biology, Disease and Microbiology, Developmental Biology, Cancer Biology and Nanomedicine.
The fellowship is initially tenable for the duration of two years, and is extendable for additional three years. Continuation of fellowship and upgradation will be subject to satisfactory performance on annual review. The candidates who have completed their M.Sc. within past two years, have scored 60% or more marks in their graduate and post-graduate degree examinations (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST/PH candidates) and have qualified one of the following national level postgraduate examinations are eligible to apply: CSIR-UGC NET for JRF, DBT JRF, ICMR JRF, ICAR JRF or equivalent.
Interested candidates should submit their applications in the prescribed format available in the website (www.rcb.ac.in or www.rcb.res.in ) by e-mail to registrar@rcb.res.in. A signed copy of the same application along with a demand draft of Rs 500 (exempted for SC/ST/PH candidates) in favour of The Executive Director, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Gurgaon 122 016, Haryana should be sent by registered/speed post so as to reach the office of The Registrar, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, 180 Udyog Vihar Phase 1, Gurgaon 122 016, Haryana,
India latest by 25 November 2012.
Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview for final selection.
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