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The BERI Early Career Award
The BioEngineering Research Initiative is conceived as a platform to facilitate interdisciplinary interactions between biologists, physicists, engineers, material scientists and medical doctors. The structure of the collaboration revolves around a core group of faculty who facilitate interactions with colleagues in other research and academic institutions.
The BERI early career awards comprise postdoctoral positions, under existing research programs in the Bangalore Bio Cluster. Applicants are expected to work alongside the lab members, while bringing in expertise in bio-engineering. If you are interested in such a position, you are encouraged to explore the research programs, contact the faculty, and submit proposals for postdoctoral research. Typical appointments are for 2 years, with possible extension for a third year depending on the evaluation conducted towards the end of the second year.
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The Personal support awarded via these fellowships will be commensurate with the applicants research experience [Rs 35000/- to 40000/- per month] with additional provision for house-rent allowance as per rules. Research projects will be developed in close collaboration with those of their hosts. The host laboratory will undertake to provide resources and space, with the possibility of additional support, as needed. BERI post doctoral fellows will remain eligible for sponsorship for a range of external competitive fellowships from other agencies.
The Personal support awarded via these fellowships will be commensurate with the applicants research experience [Rs 35000/- to 40000/- per month] with additional provision for house-rent allowance as per rules. Research projects will be developed in close collaboration with those of their hosts. The host laboratory will undertake to provide resources and space, with the possibility of additional support, as needed. BERI post doctoral fellows will remain eligible for sponsorship for a range of external competitive fellowships from other agencies.
Applicants will typically be within 4 years of completing their PhD and should be able to clearly articulate their scientific interests and directions.
Applicants will identify the laboratory with which they would like to be associated in preliminary discussions with the host faculty member. Once both the host faculty member and the candidate agree, an application can be submitted to Head Academics at NCBS who will coordinate the processing and review of the application
The application should be written as a research proposal in the following format:
Title (100 words),
Key words (5),
Summary: 250 words,
Background (1 Page), Aims (half page), Research outline, Methodology (elaborating on each of the aims) and reference list in a maximum of three pages
Annexures (relevant background material, figures, any details of methodology that will be of use to the reviewers should not exceed 3 pages
A brief CV of the applicant.
The application should be submitted as one single PDF file in the above format to sarina at ncbs.res.in. The application should be supported by three letters of recommendation [including one from the PhD supervisor and another from the head of the host laboratory at the Bangalore labs] sent directly to Head, Academic Activities [sarina at ncbs.res.in] at NCBS. Please note that the applicant is responsible for timely arrival of the letters.
A committee appointed by the Head Academics will evaluate applications and short-listed candidates will be invited to visit the campus for a seminar and to meet with faculty and committee members. The decision of the evaluation committee will be communicated within one month of the visit. This program is currently accepting applications throughout the year.