CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS (BRIC-CDFD)
Hyderabad – 500039
Telangana
Advt. No. BRIC-CDFD/RMO/02/SEPTEMBER’26
RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION
BRIC-CDFD, an Institute of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation
Council, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India, invites applications from Indian nationals for the
following purely temporary vacancies in research projects funded by
National / International agencies at BRIC-CDFD.
The description of the positions and minimum qualifications for various
vacancies are as follows:
Educational Qualification and
Experience required for the post:
2
Project: Development and validation of a high-throughput genome-wide SNP array for
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp) (funded by Dept. of Biotechnology)
PI : Dr. Ajay Kumar Mahato
Senior Research Fellow
(SRF)
Project Code: BRICCDFD/P-329/SRF/1
Rs. 42,000/- + 30% HRA
Master’s degree in
Bioinfomatics,
Computational
Biology,
Biotechnology, Life
Sciences,
Genomics,
Computer Science,
or any allied
discipline as per
DST/DBT/ICMR
norms for Senior
Research Fellow,
and two years of
work experience.
Experience in bioinformatics
analysis of next-generation
sequencing (NGS) and wholegenome resequencing (WGS)
data from plant genomes,
including quality control, read
mapping, SNP/Indel discovery,
filtering and annotation using
standard bioinformatics tools
(e.g. FastQC/Fastp, BWAMEM, SAMtools, BCFtools,
GATK, FreeBayes,
SnpEff/VEP).
Candidates should have
experience in plant and
population genomics,
including analysis of
complex/polyploidy genomes,
genetic diversity, PCA, linkage
disequilibrium and population
structure, with proficiency in
Linux/Unix, HPC environments
and workflow management
systems such as Snakemake
or Nextflow being desirable.
Project: Phosphatase connections with Wnt signaling and their role in human cancers
(funded by Dept. of Biotechnology)
PI :Dr. M V Subba Reddy
Research Associate (RA) - I
Project Code: BRICCDFD/P-322/RA-I/1
Rs. 58,000/- + 27% HRA
PhD/MD/MS/MDS
or equivalent
degree, or having 3
years’ experience
of research,
teaching and
design and
development
experience after
MSc/ME/M.Tech,
with at least one
research paper in a
Science Indexed
(SCI) Journal.
The candidate must have
proven experience in handling
biochemistry, Cell and
Molecular Biology
experiments along with
animal experience with
small animal models (e.g.,
mice or rats) for in vivo
validation of in vitro cellular
findings. The candidate must
have at least one (and
preferably more) first-author
research paper in reputed
journals.
Project: Impact of DNA topology and its structural alterations on genome organisation and
their manipulation as a biomaker and a target for cancer (funded by DBT / Wellcome Trust
India Alliance)
PI : Dr. Yathish Jagadheesh Achar
Research
Associate (RA) - I
Project Code:
BRIC-CDFD/P294/RA-I/1
Rs. 47,000/- + 24%
HRA
PhD/MD/MS/MDS
or equivalent
degree or having
3 years’
experience of
research,
teaching and
design and
development
experience after
MSc/ME/M.Tech
with at least one
research paper in
a Science
Indexed (SCI)
Journal.
Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational
Biology, Genomics, Biotechnology,
Molecular Biology, or a related field, with
experience in NGS data analysis. Strong
hands-on experience in analysing Hi-C,
ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, and other
genomic/epigenomic datasets; experience
with DNA topology/supercoiling datasets
will be an advantage. Proficiency in R and
Python, with experience in statistical
analysis, genomic data processing,
visualization, and development/adaptation
of bioinformatics pipelines. Knowledge of
3D genome organization, including TADs,
chromatin compartments, chromatin
interactions, and integration of Hi-C with
other genomic datasets, is desirable.
Familiarity with Linux/Unix, shell scripting,
HPC environments, and commonly used
bioinformatics tools and databases. Ability
to perform multi-omics data integration
and interpret computational results in the
context of genome organization, gene
regulation, and cancer biology. Strong
analytical, scientific writing, and data
visualization skills, with the ability to work
independently.
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