CENTRE FOR HUMAN GENETICS, BENGALURU
Electronic City Phase 1,
Bangalore 560 100
Phone: 80-28521832/28521833/2853596; Fax: 80-28521832; www.chg.res.in
Ph.D. Programme
Interested candidates are invited to apply for research positions leading to a Ph.D.,
with the degree to be awarded by Manipal University. The Centre is located in the
south of Bangalore, in Electronic City. CHG faculty work on problems that lie at
the interface of modern genetics and medicine, evolutionary biology, cancer
biology and related disciplines. Besides offering training leading to a Master's
degree in Human Disease Genetics under the aegis of Bangalore University, CHG
conducts short-term courses and training programmes in human genetics, clinical
genetics and molecular cytogenetics. It also offers clinical services including
genetic counselling for a range of genetic disorders and inborn errors of
metabolism.
Applicants are expected to have (a) a Master's degree in Science or an MBBS
degree, (b) cleared the CSIR/UGC National Entrance Test in the Life Sciences or
the ICMR-JRF or an equivalent examination, and (c) assured financial support,
for instance from a Junior or Senior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR or
ICMR.
Potential applicants are invited to go through information provided on the CHG
website (http://www.chg.res.in/Phd.html). They are also encouraged to visit CHG in person after
fixing a mutually convenient time.
A formal application can be made by email
(phdadmin@chg.res.in), with a print copy mailed to the Dean, CHG, at the
address given below. The application should include a cv, marks obtained in the
10th and 12th standard and B.Sc., M.Sc./MBBS degree exams along with a recent
photograph and a brief statement explaining why the applicant is interested in
doing a Ph.D. in Human Genetics. At least two referees should be requested to
submit letters of recommendation separately.
The last date for receipt of completed applications (and the letters of
recommendation) is May 24th
, 2019. Offers will be made only after short-listed
applicants are interviewed.
The interviews will be held during the first or second
week of June 2019.
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