Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine jobs for Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar Bioinformatics in Bangalore. Last Date to apply: 01 Dec 2018

Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioinformatics at TIGS

TIGS-India, a new public charitable Trust, was launched in summer 2017, and operates as a Center within the Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine Institute (inStem) in Bangalore, Karnataka. TIGS-India will work collaboratively with its partner institute, TIGS-UC San Diego to train personnel, advance research, and facilitate the broad applications leveraging the latest genetics technologies for the improvement of human health and agriculture within India, and advancing knowledge in basic sciences.

A fully-funded, postdoctoral training opportunity within the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society is immediately available to candidates with a PhD in the following or related fields: evolutionary genetics, bioinformatics, computational biology, experimental genomics, statistics, molecular biology, or genetics.

Funding will be available for a maximum duration of two years, subject to a clear definition of project aims, biannual project reports, formal annual presentations and an annual evaluation of significant progress both by the TIGS faculty mentor and a TIGS-UC San Diego Advisory Group chaired by the Associate Director of the Institute. Each award covers the costs of the postdoctoral stipend, benefits, lab supplies, travel to San Diego, and equipment.

Status of Position :  Open