Project Associate

Invitation Note:

Applications are invited from passionate candidates for 1 post of
Project Associate

. We look forward to applications from skillful and research-minded candidates.

Research Program Overview:
m Overview

The IRoN (Integrated Research on Neuroscience) initiative at MSMF integrates wet lab investigations, patient-based clinical studies, community-focused preventive research, and bioinformatic projects to advance translational neuroscience research. Several Neuroscience Research Programs are ongoing. Programs integrate different phases of the translational trajectory in neurological diseases with a vision of making society-percolating impacts.

Workplace:

Neuroscience Research Lab,

Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF) Bangalore-560099, India

Webpage:

Working shift:

Day shift

Funding Partner:

SKAN Research Trust

Working Team:

N

euroscience Research Group

Job Title:

Project Associate

Job Type:

Contractual

Emoluments:

Competitive

Duration:

Initial appointment will be for 6 months (probationary period), extendable as per

performance in the initial 6 months.

Eligibility:

Essential

:

1. Master's

degree in Neuroscience, Translational Medicine, Cell/Molecular Biology, or

allied life sciences domains.

2. Available

to work in MSMF on-campus regularly.

Desirable

:

1. Computational
thinking and Machine Learning skills (e.g., R, Python-based programming skills)

2. Neuroscience
MSCs/MTechs/MPhils are preferable. Medical candidates with relevant skills are

also welcome.

Experience preferred (will be prioritized):
)

1.
Cohesion
ability between wet lab and patient research:

Hands-on experience in cell

culture techniques, laboratory investigations, and patient sample management.

2.
Translational
aptitude:

Experience of translating discovery research outputs to

patientcare
.

Bioinformatic data analysis
:

Fam

iliarity with molecular data analysis and visualization,   multi-omics databases, tools, and pipelines.

Mode of Applications:

D

rop an email to
Dr. Debprasad Dutta
at
-

with

the following

documents with Subject-line

"Research Coordinator Applicationat MSMF":

CV (.docx or .pdf or .pptx presentation)

Experience Letter/Letter from Referee (optional, but encouraged)

Selected Candidates will be informed through email about subsequent steps to be followed.

Deadline:

o
pen until filled.

Screening Algorithm:

s

hortlisting based on CVs Online or offline (for Bangalore-based candidates) interviews of shortlisted

candidatesSubmission of academic documents Final selection for joining (top candidate)

Key roles:

a) Cell culture & wet lab operations:

Performing and maintaining cell culture
protocols,
conducting laboratory investigations, processing biosamples, and ensuring quality control measures for neuroscience research studies.

b) Patient-based research engagement:

Identifying, screening, enrolling eligible
study
participants with informed consent; collecting demographic, clinical data, and biosamples; research data entry, deidentification, and preparing documents for regulatory bodies.

c) Laboratory & translational data management:

Meticulously recording accurate experimental
results, adhering to industry standards and biosafety-compliant protocols.

d)  Project activity support:

Work
in alignment with team members, including scheduling
experiments and

assessments, managing equipment and consumables supplies, and tracking timelines across lab-based and clinical studies, presenting assigned research articles and research work from time to time. Assist seniors with grant writing, ideation, SOP preparation, quarterly report submission, manuscript management, and publication process.

e) Computational analysis (optional but preferable):

Supporting analysis of primary (wet lab experiments) and secondary (bioinformatic and neuroinformatic) data.

About Us:

Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF) has been well-known for carrying out translational research for over a decade. MSMF with Narayana Health (NH) has created a unique hospital-assisted research environment. MSMF has five major centers: Mazumdar Shaw Center for Translational Research (MSCTR), Technology Business Incubator (TBI), Advanced Diagnostic Research Center (ADRC) and Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Outreach Program (MSCOP). MSMF operates Neuroscience Research Programs in association with the Narayana Institute of Neuroscience (NIN), Narayana Health (NH).

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circular whenever deemed necessary.