IISER Kolkata jobs for Postdoctoral Fellow in Kolkata. Last Date to apply: 16 Nov 2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

IISER Kolkata

Not disclosed

Expired

Posted: 19 Oct 20

Job Description

Applications are invited from the citizens of India for Postdoctoral Fellow position for the sponsored project undertaken in the Ant Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Kolkata. This temporary position is initially for a period of 12 months and tenable only for the duration of the project subject to satisfactory performance.

Project Title: Decision making in the context of relocation in an Indian ant: Small brains and big feats?

Sanction Number: EMR/2017/001457

Funding Agency: SERB

Temporary Position(s): Research Associate

Number of vacancies: One

Salary: 47,000/- per month consolidated (No HRA will be paid)

Coordinator/ PI: Prof. Sumana Annagiri

Department: Department of Biological Sciences (DBS)

Project and job description: Candidate will be expected to frame questions within a broader theme, design and perform behavioural experiments independently and communicate the work they perform. Candidate will also be expected to supervise visiting students and help in lab experiments.

Qualifications: We are seeking a candidate whose research skills are directly relevant for behavioural biology studies, with demonstrated experience in data analysis, statistics and scientific writing. Preference will be given for candidates who have built models of biological systems and analysed them.

The candidate must have a Ph.D. (within the last 2 years) in the area of behavioural /ecological / evolutionary biology. The age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to scheduled castes / tribes / OBC / women and physically handicapped candidates.

Application Fee: Nil