Name of the post: Laboratory Technician
Number of position: 1
Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by another year.
Qualifications: B.Sc / M.Sc. / equivalent in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science / Laboratory technology

Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in handling clinical samples, data entry and organizational skills will be preferred

The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform sample collection co-ordination (documentation, storage, shipping) in COVD-19 care hospital, maintain registry and data input related to the study. Candidate will need to undertake common laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. Appropriate training will be provided to the candidate to fulfil the said role.

Other selection criteria:

• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.
Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 22nd October, 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for online interview on 23rd October, 2020.

Name of the post: Senior Research Fellow

Number of positions: 2

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by another year.

Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science with 2 years of prior research laboratory experience.

Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in handling clinical samples, following aseptic procedures, flow cytometry analysis, ELISA and quantitative PCR are mandatory. Previous experience with biomarker discovery, statistical data analysis with organizational skills is preferable.

The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform multiplexed biomarker analysis, clinical sample processing and their bio-banking, Flow Cytometry, custom ELISA, cell culture, molecular signaling experiments, data analysis including statistics and participate in all the laboratory activities. Candidate will need to undertake common laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. Appropriate training for sample handling, usage of personal protective equipment and performing experiments in biosafety lab will be provided to the candidate to fulfil the said role.
Other selection criteria:

• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.
Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 22nd October, 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for online interview on 23rd October, 2020.

Contact: HR Department
Narayana Nethralaya
PH: 080-61222469
www.narayananethralaya.org

Applications are invited from interested candidates to work as a Research fellow/associate (1 Position) under a project on discovery proteomics and metabolomics in ocular diseases. The position is purely on a temporary basis with the possibility for further extension and to register for PhD upon fulfilling the necessary requirements.

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by two more years.
Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science.
Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in a biology wet lab, aseptic procedures, protein and RNA extraction and analysis is mandatory. Previous experience with Bioinformatics, Proteomics, HPLC, Western Blotting, ELISA, quantitative PCR and mammalian cell culture is a plus.
The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform proteomic analysis (LC-MS/MS), clinical sample processing, tissue processing and their bio-banking, immunoblotting, ICC/IF, ELISA, primary cell culture, large scale data analyses, pathway analyses, statistics and participate in all the laboratory activities. Candidate will need to undertake common laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. Appropriate training will be provided to the candidate to fulfil the said role.

Other selection criteria:

• Interest in working toward a PhD degree in a specialist discipline.
• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data.
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 1^st of February, 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for interview.

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

For Project related enquires please contact

GROW Laboratory

Narayana Nethralaya Foundation,

Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City,

258/A Bommasandra,Hosur Road,

Bangalore-560099, Karnataka

Email: arkasubhra@narayananethralaya.com

Applications are invited from interested candidates to work as a Research fellow/associate (1 Position) under a project to investigate altered immune responses and underlying mechanisms of ocular disease. The position is purely on a temporary basis with the possibility for further extension and to register for PhD upon fulfilling the necessary requirements.

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by two more years.
Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science.
Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in a biology wet lab, aseptic procedures, protein and RNA analysis is mandatory. Previous experience with biomarker analysis, flow cytometry, ELISA, quantitative PCR, mammalian cell culture and animal experiments is a plus.
The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform multiplexed biomarker analysis, clinical sample processing and their bio-banking, Flow Cytometry, custom ELISA, cell culture, molecular signaling experiments, data analysis including statistics and participate in all the laboratory activities. Candidate will need to undertake common laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. Appropriate training will be provided to the candidate to fulfil the said role.

Other selection criteria:

• Interest in working toward a PhD degree in a specialist discipline.
• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data.
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 1^st of February, 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for interview.

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

For Project related enquires please contact

GROW Laboratory

Narayana Nethralaya Foundation,

Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City,

258/A Bommasandra,Hosur Road,

Bangalore-560099, Karnataka

Email: arkasubhra@narayananethralaya.com

Applications are invited from interested candidates to work as a Research fellow/associate (1 Position) under a project to develop retinal organoids for inherited disorders and studying mechanisms of ocular disease. The position is purely on a temporary basis with the possibility for further extension and to register for PhD upon fulfilling the necessary requirements.

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by two more years.
Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science.
Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in mammalian cell culture and molecular cloning techniques as well as a basic understanding of genes and mutations is mandatory. Previous experience with stem cells, signal transduction and animal tissue experiments is a plus.
The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform primary cell culture, immortalized cell culture, plasmid and vector production, vector transduction in vitro, data analysis, clinical sample processing and their bio-banking and participate in all the laboratory activities. Candidate will need to undertake common laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. Appropriate training will be provided to the candidate to fulfil the said role.

Other selection criteria:

• Interest in working toward a PhD degree in a specialist discipline.
• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data.
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 1^st of February, 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for interview.

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

For Project related enquires please contact

GROW Laboratory

Narayana Nethralaya Foundation,

Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City,

258/A Bommasandra,Hosur Road,

Bangalore-560099, Karnataka

Email: arkasubhra@narayananethralaya.com

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by two more years.
Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science
Experience: Candidates with minimum two years of prior laboratory experience in mammalian cell culture and molecular cloning technique is mandatory. Previous experience with stem cell work, managing own research and administrative activities is a plus.
The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform cellular reprogramming and iPSC generation, iPSC differentiation, clinical sample processing and their bio-banking and participate in all the laboratory activities. Undertake other laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. The post offers the opportunity to become proficient in the culture of fibroblasts, blood cell isolation and culture, vector production, cellular reprogramming and iPSC generation.Other selection criteria: 

• Interest in working toward a PhD degree in a specialist discipline
• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 1^st  of March, 2019. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for interview.

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

For Project related enquires please contact
Principal Investigator

Dr. Koushik Chakrabarty
GROW Laboratory
Narayana Nethralaya Foundation,
Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City,
258/A Bommasandra,Hosur Road,
Bangalore-560099, Karnataka
Email:koushik@narayananethralaya.com

Duration: Initially for one year and can be extended by two more years.
Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences/Bio medical Science
Experience: Candidates with prior laboratory experience in mammalian cell culture and molecular cloning techniques is mandatory. Previous experience with viral vectors, cloning mammalian genes, animal handling and animal tissue experiments is a plus
The role: The post holder will be primarily responsible to perform vector production, cell culture, vector transduction in vitro, mouse breeding, genotyping clinical sample processing and their bio-banking and participate in all the laboratory activities. Undertake other laboratory duties as responsibilities of this post. The post will require travelling to IIT-Kanpur to perform animal experiments.Other selection criteria: 

• Interest in working toward a PhD degree in a specialist discipline
• A team player with excellent communication skills, including the ability to write scientific text and present data
• Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects.

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their bio-data along with copies of certificates to the following address by post or e-mail on or before 1^st  of March, 2019. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by e-mail for interview

No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

For Project related enquires please contact
GROW Laboratory
Narayana Nethralaya Foundation,
Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City,
258/A Bommasandra,Hosur Road,
Bangalore-560099, Karnataka
Email: growlab@narayananethralaya.com, arkasubhra@narayananethralaya.com

Qualification: M.Tech. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or any related field

Number of Positions: Two
Principal Investigator: Dr. Abhijit Sinha Roy, Division of Imaging, Biomechanics and Mathematical Modeling, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bengaluru – 560 100, KA.
Co-Investigator: Dr. Sashikumar Ganesan, Head of Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Duration: Revolving
Experience: The candidate should have relevant experience in working with finite element packages. Experience with non-linear finite element methods and finite element code
development is desired. Knowledge of soft tissue biomechanics will be a plus but not necessary. Candidates interested in pursuing PhD in this area of research are also welcome.
Such candidates can have the option to pursue their PhD at IISc, Bangalore. Eligibility of the candidate to pursue PhD at IISc will get extra preference, if the candidate has undertaken
GATE or related eligibility examinations.
Fellowship: Salary will depend on candidate CV and experience. Interested candidates can
send their CV with a covering letter and photo to asroy27@yahoo.com.

Qualification: M.Tech. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or any related field

Number of Positions: Two

Principal Investigator: Dr. Abhijit Sinha Roy, Division of Imaging, Biomechanics and Mathematical Modeling, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bengaluru – 560 100, KA.

Co-Investigator: Dr. Sashikumar Ganesan, Head of Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Duration: Revolving

Experience: The candidate should have relevant experience in working with finite element packages. Experience with non-linear finite element methods and finite element code development is desired. Knowledge of soft tissue biomechanics will be a plus but not necessary. Candidates interested in pursuing PhD in this area of research are also welcome. Such candidates can have the option to pursue their PhD at IISc, Bangalore. Eligibility of the candidate to pursue PhD at IISc will get extra preference, if the candidate has undertaken GATE or related eligibility examinations.

Fellowship: Salary will depend on candidate CV and experience. Interested candidates can send their CV with a covering letter and photo to asroy27@yahoo.com.

Requirements: The candidate should have basic graduation degree. In addition, the candidate has to be proficient in using computers, basic MS office and the languages English and Kannada, preferably Hindi as well. The person should be willing to learn the techniques and responsibilities being taught., be punctual and of pleasant personality.

Job responsibilities: The technician will be responsible for primarily collecting research samples from the clinics and storing them appropriately after labelling as directed by the study directors. The person has to maintain strictly, all records of the samples and maintain soft and hard copies of the archives. In addition, the technician will also be trained to pre-process samples for certain studies. The position may require occasional travel to collect samples from other centers or bring urgent samples to GROW lab.

Background: The GROW research Laboratory, NNF is a not-for-profit research institute engaged in patient directed translational and basic research on biomarker discovery and mechanisms of human diseases. The research is funded by grants to the PIs from government funding agencies and industry partners.Job requirements: The candidate should have detailed knowledge of handling Mass Spec and liquid chromatography instruments, sample preparation and data analysis. The candidate should have a PhD in a related area of biological sciences. Those with academic or industrial relevant post-doctoral and/or technical experience will be given preference. However, after joining, training will also be provided on the already developed proteomics techniques currently being run as well as instrument training provided by the manufacturer. The scientist is expected to write research papers/reviews, etc and eventually write grants.

Job Description: The Scientist will be responsible for the operation of a AB-Sciex 5600+ Triple TOF instrument with front end nanoLC. He will also be responsible for the downstream analysis of data output. He is expected to help develop novel methods to perform whole proteomic/metabolomics analysis and targeted analyses from a variety of primary samples.