Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal

Department of Biological Sciences

Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066

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Adv No: DBT/BIO/2016090/04 Date: 05.06.18

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the post of Postdoctoral Fellow under the following research project funded by Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance.

Title: Hypoxia-mediated expansion of transcriptome due to epigenetic modifications in breast cancer tumorigenesis and chemoresistance

This project aims to investigate whether and how hypoxia contributes to the generation of cancer-specific spliced isoforms via epigenetic modifications and whether hypoxia-induced alternative splicing is involved in the tumorigenesis of Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). For more details about our research, please visit our website https://home.iiserb.ac.in/~sanjeevs/

Name of the Post: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences

Salary: Rs. 36,000/- per month. In case of non-availability of residential accommodation, HRA @ 20% shall be admissible.

Duration: One year (extendable up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds)

Essential Qualification: Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Life Sciences or related subjects with experience in epigenetics/RNA biology/Cancer biology/NGS data analysis or related fields.

Desirable: Prior experience with molecular biology techniques. Candidates with experience in analysis of next-generation sequencing data/ R programming for statistical computing/ RNA work/chromatin biology are encouraged to apply. All applicants should have good communication skills and be proficient in spoken and written English.

Age: Maximum age is 32 years for general candidates at the time of application (to be relaxed by 5 years for SC and ST candidates and persons with physical disability)

Application Procedure: Interested applicants should email their CV and a 1-page cover letter (describing their past accomplishments, research interests, and career goals) along with names and contact information of three references to sanjeevs@iiserb.ac.in . This position will remain open until filled. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview by e-mail. No TA/DA will

be paid to the candidate for appearing in the interview. The selected candidate will be notified by e-mail and expected to join immediately.

Contact Details

Dr. Sanjeev Shukla

Associate Professor & Wellcome Trust/DBT Intermediate Fellow

Academic Building 3, Room # 218, Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal

Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462 066 Madhya Pradesh, INDIA,

E-mail: sanjeevs@iiserb.ac.in