Open positions

We are always looking for highly motivated students to work with us as project assistants and/or for Masters/PhD Thesis. Interns/Volunteer positions are for a minimum of 8 weeks, are limited and subject to availability.

Your qualifications:

MICE LAB works on cross disciplinary projects and hence we are open to enquiries from outstanding students from any discipline. Generally sought after qualifications are listed below:

A Masters or equivalent in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Analytical chemistry with some experience in cell culture or microbial culture are required for all Experimental projects.

A Masters or equivalent (B.E./B.Tech etc) in chemical engineering, computer science, physics or bioinformatics are required for all Computational projects.

If you choose to work with MICE lab: Your project will be either experimental or computational (theory, simulations). Some of you may work on both aspects based on your motivation.

PhD students are only recruited through CSIR-NCL-Pune’s centralized Interviews for the AcSIR PhD Programme (June/January intakes).

Postdoctoral Candidates with a strong background in any one of the following are welcome to apply:

• Computational Biology
• Cancer Biology (Metabolism)
• Systems biology
• Medical Microbiology
• Constraints-based Flux Balance Analysis
• Analytical Chemistry: LC-MS, MALDI-TOF
• Metabolic Engineering/Synthetic Biology

If you would like to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship to work with us at NCL and have experience in the above areas of research, please contact us to discuss potential opportunities.

NEW POSITION OPEN

Job openings for Research Assistant /Postdoc in Synthetic Biology, at CSIR-National chemical laboratory

The Metabolic Inquiry and Cellular Engineering Labat the Chemical Engineering Division in the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory has an opening for postdocs or research associates in Synthetic Biology. The positions will focus on engineering hosts Yeast/E. coli for penicillin production by integrating the tools of synthetic biology, microbiology and systems biology. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from outstanding candidates, who are self-confident, self-motivated and bold to pursue innovative, interdisciplinary and high-risky research. For candidates from different background, the lab will provide corresponding technical training. Our lab values the career development of each member and therefore will provide ample opportunities for our members to attend academic conferences or receive various scientific training.

Requirements: Ph.D. in any discipline of Life sciences, Chemical Engineering or Biological Engineering including Synthetic biology, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology or related areas is required.