r CIC-B advertisement for the post of BIRAC Innovation Fellow

Post title: BIRAC Innovation Fellowship

Advertisement for one position of BIRAC Innovation fellow (purely temporary basis) under Cluster Innovation Centre in Biotechnology (CIC-B) at Panjab University, Chandigarh. The CIC-B is sponsored by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Govt. of India.

Who can apply?

Applicants who have completed their Masters in any of the below given focus areas (I or II); (Free cut-off year for selection)

OR Applicants who have completed their 4 years of education after 10+2 (B.Tech., B.E., B.Pharm, B.Sc. +1year of education as post graduate (Pre-M.Sc.) student with upcoming research

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projects/s in at least one semester of 2year as a part of curriculum with credits in fields of Life Sciences like Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbial Biotechnology etc. are eligible. In this case, the project can be submitted as M.Sc thesis, basic criterion sticking to innovation and plagiarism-free concepts. The candidate will have to pursue the project even after completion of the Master's degree and take the project to completion. These candidates can also register for Ph.D. as per the norms of the (University).

OR A registered PhD Candidate who has completed (or about to complete) his/ her one year of course work. BIRAC "Entrepreneurship Research fellow (ship)," Fellowship will start when the course work is completed and candidate is ready to work towards the Research project. The same project may be taken for as PhD dissertation. In such case BIRAC fellowship will be for two year extendable to another year, subject to review of the project. All the milestones of the project have to be achieved within this duration.

BIRAC Innovation fellowship will start for the main Ph.D. work and will be for two years and extendable for one more year based on the project progress, potential and BIRAC discretion. The project approved by the selection committee will be taken forward under the BIRAC fellowship and will also serve the Ph.D. thesis. BIRAC Innovation Fellowship will not be continued for the complete duration of the Ph.D. and candidate should plan his alternate source of funds. BIRAC Innovation Fellowship for Post Masters: is Rs. 30.00 thousand per month along with BIRAC Innovation Grant of Rs.2.00 Lakhs per year.

Focus Area I: Healthcare DiagnosticsEligibility: Areas of Biotechnology /Microbiology /

Microbial Biotechnology/ Biomedical Engineering / Life Sciences/ Bio chemistry / Bio Physics

Focus Area II: Bioprocess TechnologyEligibility: Areas of Biotechnology / Microbiology / Microbial Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Pharmaceutical Sciences & allied disciplines

BIRAC Innovation Fellowship: Rupees 30,000/-per month and BIRAC Innovation Grant of Rupees 2, 00, 000/-per year. Period of Fellowship: Grant period is 2 years; extendable by one more year depending upon the progress in achieving commercialization In all cases, to hold the fellowship the candidate is required to work at the CIC-B, PU premises.

(Page 1 of 2) How to Apply: Proposal under UIC scheme has to be submitted by both hard copy and soft copy in the format Application for the Award of BIRAC Innovation Fellowship available in the website: cicb.puchd.ac.in (Opportunities>Jobs)Download application form and view more details.

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The soft copy of the proposal should be sent to: dbtuic2014@pu.ac.in by 15December, 2017. The signed hardcopy of the proposal should be send to the following address:

Dr. Rohit Sharma

Chief Coordinator, Cluster Innovation Centre in Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Last date of application: 15^th December, 2017, 4:00 pm.

Dr. Rohit Sharma

Chief Coordinator Cluster Innovation Centre in Biotechnology Sector 25 (South Campus) Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014

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Applic cation for BIRAC Innovation Fellowship under Universsity Innovation Cluster (UIC) PANJAB B UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH

This Application is divided into 6 parts: Personal profile, Education nal qualification, Master/Doctoral work, Professionnal experience, References and Project Propos sal.

*Fields are mandatory.

Personal Profile:

*Applicant Type	Go ovt. Employed	Private Employed	O p Other (Mention present status)
*Applicant Name	Fir rst Name	Middle Name	LLast Name
Date of Birth	DD D/MM/YY
Marital Status	Sinngle/Married
*Gender	Ma ale/Female
Do you belong to SC/ST	Ye es/No

Contact Details:

*Present Address	Ad ddress
City/State/Pincode	Citty	State	Pincode
Tel (With STD Codes) Home	Te W el (With STD Codes) Work	Can we contact you at work	Yes/No
Mobile
Email

Permanent Address (if different from present address)	Address
City/State/Pincode	City	State	Pincode

Educational Qualification:

Please list in chronological order, starting from matriculation onwards.

Name of the Examination/Degree	University/ Board	Division/ Grade	Field of study / Subject/s	Date of passing	Place/ Country

1. Masters Research Work/Doctoral Work

Publications Authored/Co-Authored/Edited. Please list starting from latest (Please attach a copy in word/pdf format)

Name of Journal	Impact factor (Thomson reuters)/ ISSN No.	Publication Type (Review/ Research)	Vol , Page number & Year of Publication

2. Book or Book Chapters Authored/Edited

Name of Publication	Impact factor (if any)/ ISBN No.	Date of Publication	Publication Type	Title of the Article

3. Seminars/Conferences/Symposia Attended

Name	Place	National/ International	Whether presented a paper
			oral	Poster

1. Patents Filed/Granted
   
   
2. Any other Industry training program attended
   
   

Title of the Patent	Patent Application No.	Inventor Name/s	Patent No. (if Granted)	Technology Area	Brief note on commercial feasibility (not more than 150 words)

Name of the Program	Specialized Area	Date

7. Research Projects completed/ in Progress

Research Undertaken
S. No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Duration on years	Amount sanctioned

Professional Experience: (Latest employment to the first employment)

Dates (Month/Year)		Location/Country
Employer Name1/ Address		Position Held (with scale of pay, if in service)
Responsibilities
Dates (Month/Year)		Location/Country
Employer Name 2/ Address		Position Held (with scale of pay, if in service)
Responsibilities

Continue on the table if necessary

Reference (at least two referees ):

May we request a reference?	Before offer of Fellowship	After offer of Fellowship
Name 1
Job Title/Position
Telephone
Address
Email & mobile No.
Please indicate if this is a work reference or an academic reference	Work Reference	Academic Reference
Name 2
Job Title/Position
Telephone
Address
Email & mobile No.
Please indicate if this is a work reference or an academic reference	Work Reference	Academic Reference
Name 3
Job Title/Position
Telephone
Address
Email & mobile No.
Please indicate if this is a work reference or an academic reference	Work Reference	Academic Reference

Project Proposal:

Broad Research Area (Tick one)	Bioprocess Technology Healthcare diagnostic
(i) Title of the Proposed Project (ii) Specific area
(i) Objective (ii) Need	(1000 words maximum)
Commercialization approach	(1000 words maximum)
Milestones (six months each) with relevant deliverables
Envisaged outcome at the end of the project (Technology licensing/ Start up)
Any industry / mentor collaboration (Is there any already identified partner / mentor? If yes, please provide the details)

Declaration:

I declare that the information I have provided in this application form, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is correct and complete.

If I include any details that you know to be false or if I withhold relevant information, I may render myself liable to disqualification form the recruitment process or, if awarded the fellowship, to withdrawn.

Name of the Applicant Signature

Date:

Please note: Kindly ensure that all the required information is enclosed. It may not be possible to consider a candidate for want of complete information.

• Organization : Panjab University
• Organization City, State : , chandigarh
• Organization Website : http://puchd.ac.in