ICRISAT invites applications for the post of Senior Research Fellow MSc / M Tech degree in the area of Computation Genomics/Computational Biology/Computer science Apply Now
ICRISAT invites applications for the post of Senior Research
Fellow. This position is based at ICRISAT Headquarters, Patancheru, Telangana,
India.
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that
conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square
kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid tropics is home to over 2
billion people, with 650 million of these being the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT
and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially
smallholder farmers, to overcome poverty, hunger, malnutrition and a degraded
environment through more efficient and profitable agriculture.
ICRISAT is headquartered in Patancheru near Hyderabad, India,
with two regional hubs and five country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT,
established in 1972, is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. For more details, see
www.icrisat.org.
Responsibilities:
Process and analyze sequencing data from Next Generation
Sequencing (NGS) platforms
Use a variety of bioinformatics tools to analyze and
manipulate whole genome resequencing data
Expression studies using RNA-Seq data, gene ontology and
metabolic pathway analysis
Gene family analysis, sequence level analysis,
Orthology/Paralogy etc.
Biological database development and tool integration
Compilation of results and writing reports
Essentials:
MSc / M Tech degree in the area of Computation
Genomics/Computational Biology/Computer science or similar with minimum two
years of experience in NGS data analysis and NET / GATE qualification
Sound knowledge of genomics and molecular biology is must.
Proficient in any one of the programming/scripting in languages: Python, Perl,
PHP, R, Shell Scripting
Experience in web technologies or databases like WordPress,
jQuery, HTML5, CSS, MySQL,PostgreSQL
will be an advantage
Should be familiar with various sequencing platforms. Must be
experienced in working on Linux and CLI environment. Ability to work as team as
well as independently with minimal support. Fluency in spoken and written
English is essential
NGS techniques like sequence alignment, variant calling based
on whole genome re-sequencing and genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), RNA-Seq etc.
Knowledge of standard bioinformatics tool e.g. Samtools,
Bamtools, Picard, etc.
Experience in biological databases and integration of
different –omics tools
General:
This is a Consolidated position for three years, renewable
based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute’s continuing need
for the position.
How to apply:
The last date of application is 27 October 2020. All
applications will be acknowledged; however only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
Please CLICK HERE to submit your application.
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