Shubha Tole | 20 SEPT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Looking for an academic job in India?
SHUBHA TOLE from TIFR, Mumbai provides some basic FAQs to get started ..

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Jyotsna Dhawan | 01 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

inStem : The new stem cell institute at Bangalore

The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), is an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, located at and nurtured by the NCBS, 

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Ron Vale | 8 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

The Dos and Dont’s of Finding a Good Postdoc

Finding a good postdoc position is important for your career and also a challenge. Doing all or part of your postdoc overseas can be a very rewarding experience. The challenge is that good laboratories ...

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Mukund Thattai | 08 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Find the right research environment, and make it work for you

I rediscovered that biology could be interesting, well into the second year of my PhD in condensed matter physics at MIT. Visiting my family in Bangalore and finding myself at a loose end one afternoon,

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Jonaki Sen | 08 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Coming as a pair: Finding jobs and managing careers in India

My husband Amitabha Bandyopadhyay and I decided towards the beginning of 2005 that we would be looking for jobs in India. Two factors mainly contributed to this decision:

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Keith Yamamoto | 08 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Junior faculty mentoring at UCSF

We all benefit greatly from mentors at every period in our training and careers. This is especially true in academic science, where so many processes, decisions and responsibilities that strongly influence our trajectory to success...

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Aurnab Ghose | 09 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Perspective on finding a job and starting a lab in India
I started looking for an Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in research-led institutions in India in early 2007 hoping to get one by the third quarter of the year leaving me sufficient time to wind up my affairs and return by the end of the year.

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K. VijayRaghavan | 09 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Careers in India

If you want a job in India, you need a sense of humor and a good CV. A thick skin, which makes you insensitive to real and imaginary slights, and a personality that is sensitive to the concerns of others also helps.    

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Saima Aijaz | 17 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Finding and Starting a Job at Jawaharlal Nehru University
It was July 2006 when I started applying for a faculty position in Delhi. At the time, I had been a post-doc at University College London where I was working on the molecular characterization of epithelial tight junctions. 

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Dr Vishakha Mangale | 26 JUNE 2010 | filed under: Jobs

Making a Transition from Academia to Industry.

Completely new arena of bright career has opened up in India. Biotechnology sector is offering deserving candidate jobs in their own country, with salaries that can match global market.

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