The aspiring Postdoctoral candidates should email Prof. Bibekanand Mallick with their CV with a list of publications, a description of research interests, and 2-3 names of the referees including that of their PhD supervisor. Our lab encourages aspiring postdocs to apply for different national (N-PDF, DBT Research Associate, etc.) and international fellowships considering our lab as a host. We assist the candidate to finalize the project draft and apply for the external fellowships. The lab is engaged in a wide range of projects, especially in molecular cancer biology, omics, RNA biology, and cancer therapeutics integrating both dry and wet lab techniques.
Prospective PhD Students wishing to work in our multidisciplinary RNAi lab need to apply through the NIT Rourkela PhD programs, which is advertised twice (December/May) in a year Click here for NITR notification page. The candidates should have an M.Sc / M.Tech in any branch of biological sciences and must have qualified GATE / NET-LS or JRF examination from any of the following funding agencies: CSIR, UGC, DBT, or ICMR. We also periodically recruit Junior/Senior Research Fellows (JRFs/SRFs) in sponsored projects leading to a Ph.D. Interested applicants may send their C.V. to the PI as well as keep checking our lab website or project advertisement of our Institute for updates. Although not every year, our lab often has space for one or more students.
For experimental projects, the applicants should have a strong background in biotechnology or molecular biology with sufficient expertise in commonly used molecular biology tools and/or cell culture techniques. Prior experience with RNAi is an added advantage.
For bioinformatics projects, the applicants should have a strong background in bioinformatics, statistics, or biological sciences with skills in any of the programming languages (Python, R, Perl, Java, C, C++). Computational genomics or AI/ML experience is a plus.
Interested students are advised to contact Prof. Bibekanand Mallick (PI) at vivek.iitian@gmail.com with an updated CV, a statement of interest, and the names of two references.
Students interested in a summer internship in our lab during the months of May to July should apply through the SRF programme conducted by the three national Science Academies of India.
Our Institute (NIT Rourkela) also provides summer internship openings which are advertised well in advance on the main website (www.nitrkl.ac.in). Our lab does not accept training students who are not selected through these routes.
