NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE
Deemed University
(An Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India)
Research Areas
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Applications are invited from qualified and exceptionally talented Ph.D. degree holders with ability to carry out Neuroscience Research independently.
Duration : The tenure of selected Research scientist will be for a period of 3 years (subject to yearly evaluation extendable year after year).
Eligibility : A Ph.D. degree in any branch of science /Engineering / Maths / Physics / Chemistry / Psychology with interest in Brain Research.
Age Limit: Candidates should be below 35 years of age and can be of any nationality (women candidates are given relaxation upto 5 years in age).
Fellowship : Rs. 25000/- per month consolidated emoluments.
When should apply ?
Applications can be submitted at any time. Applicants will be informed about the decision on their application within three months, from the date of receipt of their applications.
General Instructions for Research Scientist :-
The research proposal should describe the research they would like to undertake and the facilities required. Candidates may identify a faculty member or a research group at NBRC with whom they would like to be associated during their tenure. Those who would like to work in inter-disciplinary areas can identify more than one faculty member.
Applicants should provide the following information:
1. A 2500-word research proposal. The research proposal should describe the research they would like to undertake and the facilities required. Candidates may identify a faculty member or a research group at NBRC with whom they would like to be associated during their fellowship. Those who would like to work in an inter-disciplinary areas can identify more than a faculty member.
2. They should request 3 referees to send their confidential evaluation directly to
Applications forms are available with the Registrar, NBRC and can be collected in person or obtained through post by sending a demand draft of Rs 50/-(non-refundable) in favour of Director, NBRC payable at Manesar/Gurgaon. Application forms can also be downloaded from the NBRC website
a. Interested candidates are required to go carefully through various details required to be filled in, in the application form.
b. There are also required to check the check-list given at the end of application form before they send their filled-in and signed application form.
Completed application forms in the prescribed format may be sent by post along with photocopies of all qualification / experience certificates / Synopsis / Research Proposal / List of Publications, two recent signed passport size photographs and Demand Draft of Rs.500/- [non-refundable( no fees in case of SC / ST candidates)] in favour of Director, NBRC payable at Manesar/Gurgaon should be sent to the Registrar, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar - 122050, Haryana
with the subject line clearly stating 'Application for Research Scientist'. Incomplete Application forms will not be considered and no correspondence with such applicants shall be entertained.
Accomodation:
Research Scientists will be provided with suitable accommodation.
Post doctoral Fellowship (PDF) Eligibility : A Ph.D. degree in any branch of science such as Biology / Engineering / Maths / Physics / Chemistry or in any subject related to the general area of Nuroscience including Psychology.
Fellowship : Rs. 16000/- per month consolidated emoluments.
General Instructions for Post Doctoral Fellowship
Applications forms are available with the Registrar, NBRC and can be collected in person or obtained through post by sending a demand draft of Rs.50/-(non-refundable) in favour of Director, NBRC payable at Manesar/Gurgaon. Application forms can also be downloaded from the NBRC website
1. Interested candidates are required to go carefully through various details required to be filled in, in the application form.
2. There are also required to check the check-list given at the end of application form before they send their filled-in and signed application form.
Completed application forms in the prescribed format along with photocopies of all qualification / experience certificates / List of publications, two recent signed passport size photographs and Demand Draft of Rs.500/- [non-refundable( no fees in case of SC / ST candidates)] in favour of Director, NBRC payable at Manesar/Gurgaon should be sent to the Registrar, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar - 122050, Haryana
with the subject line clearly stating 'Application for Post Doctoral Fellow" latest by 31st January, 2007. Incomplete Application forms will not be considered and no correspondence with such applicants shall be entertained.
Accomodation:
Post Doctoral Fellows will be provided with suitable accommodation
Last Date for receipt of applications for PDF will be January 31st , 2007.
The Summer Training Program is open to candidates who are currently in the penultimate year of their degree program (for example second year of a three year Bachelors or first year of a two year Masters Programme). The program is open to students of all branches of Biology / Maths / Physics / Chemistry / Psychology / Engineering / computer science and Medical Sciences or equivalent.
The programme will be conducted for a period of two months between the months of May- August. The exact starting date can be flexible depending on candidates' convenience but cannot be later than June 15th. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs. 1000/- per month and will be provided free accommodation. Candidates will have to bear the cost of travel, meals and other expenses.
Last Date for receipt of applications for STP 2007 will be January 31st , 2007.
General Instructions for Summer Training Programme
The candidates should apply with their curriculum vitae giving details of education starting from 10th standard. In addition, the candidates should submit a small project proposal of not more than 1000 words that should identify a research problem, and describe how it can be tackled experimentally. The research proposal could be in the areas of active research at NBRC (see our website
or outside but related to neuroscience. Selection will be based on candidates academic career, level of interest and the project proposal that will be evaluated for originality and feasibility.
The application material should be sent to The Registrar, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar-122050(Haryana
). Electronic submissions can be emailed to
with the subject line clearly stating 'Application for Summer Training Programme'. Any attachments should be named such that they can be clearly identified to your name.
The selected candidates will be informed by e-mail and regular mail by 15th March 2007.
One of the major mandates of NBRC is to network the existing neuroscience groups/institutions in the country and promote multidisciplinary research in neuroscience. The networking of the existing neuroscience centres with NBRC is aimed to prevent unnecessary duplication of the work and facilities already existing. At the same time it would facilitate sharing of expertise and available infrastructure for mutual benefit. It would help to bring together researchers from varying backgrounds to pursue common objectives that may be beyond the capacity of an individual investigator, group or institution. This is important since the major achievements in neuroscience will have to be made through a multidisciplinary approach bringing together scientists working in different disciplines into the main stream of neuroscience and brain research activity
Networking
The networking would be achieved in three ways:
information sharing through electronic network,
identifying "Collaborating" centres for mutual interaction and
establishing Satellite Centre which may be set up in different parts of the country as and when the need arises and resources are available. "The collaborating centres" would be laboratories, which are involved in out-standing neuroscience or allied research elsewhere in the country and whose research interests are mutually complementary. Such collaborating centres could be laboratories within an institute or could also be a whole institute if multiple departments in an institute plan to collaborate with NBRC. Their programme of work could be supported by NBRC both financially and intellectually on the basis of MOU. "Satellite centers" would be an integral component of NBRC and will be governed by the rules and regulations of NBRC and therefore, would be funded through the NBRC budget. It may be pointed out that DBT would continue to support individual research projects in neuroscience as at present. The extra-mural programme of NBRC would be driven by the mandate of NBRC.
Human Resource Development
NBRC is mandated to play a major role in the human resource development in neuroscience. For this purpose in addition to the in-house academic programmes, NBRC has already promoted the initiation of a M.Sc. course in neuroscience at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Other such programmes to be established with NBRC support are being negotiated. NBRC has established several Post-doctoral fellowships in different centres in the country. In addition NBRC coordinates and sponsors several intensive hands-on workshops in the different areas of neuroscience. These activities are being initiated to develop adequate human resources in brain research.
International Collaboration
These areas of research at NBRC are being developed so as to capitalise on the strengths existing in the country and seek international collaboration as and when needed. The international collaboration is mediated through the existing memorandum of understanding (MOUs) that have been signed with the National Institute of Mental Health, USA and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan and more such collaborations would be developed when necessary. Research scientists at NBRC and its networked centres would be encouraged to collaborate with scientists from both India and abroad.
Centralized Facility for Neuroscience Research
To support these activities it is proposed that major infrastructure facilities such as imaging laboratories (consisting of functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, optical imaging etc.), transgenic and knock out animal facility and DNA microarray facility be set-up at the main centre. These facilities would be developed in a manner such that scientists from all the networked centres would have access to the infrastructure developed at the main campus. Thus, NBRC is being developed as a frontier institute for neuroscience research, which would not only provide these facilities to the scientists working in-house but also make them available to other scientists in the country. In addition a Distributed Information Centre which would provide access to neuroscience literature to all the networked centres is also being set up.
NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
One of the major goal of NBRC is to network the existing neuroscience group / institutions in the country and promote multidisciplinary research in neuroscience. The networking of the existing neuroscience centers with NBRC is aimed to prevent unnecessary duplication of the work and facilities already existing. At the same time it enables sharing of expertise and available infrastructure for mutual benefit. It helps to bring together researchers from varying backgrounds to pursue common objectives that may be beyond the capacity of an individual investigator, group or institution. This is important since the major achievements in neuroscience are being made through a multidisciplinary approach bringing together scientists working in different disciplines into the main stream of neuroscience and brain research activity. The following institution and universities are member of our network activities so as to facilitate neuroscience research across the country
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS
), New Delhi
2. Banaras Hindu University (BHU
), Varanasi,
3. Bangur Institute of Neurology, Kolkata
4. Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS), University of Allahabad, Allahabad
5. Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
6. Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow
7. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostic, Hyderabad
8. Central Food and Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore
9. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin
10. Department of Biotechnology
11. Delhi University, South Campus, Delhi
12. Dr. A. L. Neurosurgical Centre, Chennai
13. Indo American Hospital Brain and Spine Center, Kerala
14. Institute of Cybernetics, Systems and Information Technology, Kolkata
15. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi
16. Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi
17. Institute of Human Behaviours & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi
18. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad
19. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
20. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
21. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
22. Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore
23. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata
24. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), New Delhi
25. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow
26. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkatta
27. International School of Photomics, Cochin
28. Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Medical College, Mysore
29. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
30. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
31. Jiwaji University, Gwalior
32. M.S. University of Baroda (Dept. of Microbiology
and Biotechnology Centre), Baroda
33. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore
34. National Informatics Centre (Medical Informatics and Telemedicine Division), (NIC) New Delhi
35. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuroscience (NIMHANS
), Bangalore
36. Nizams Institute for Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad
37. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum
38. National Neuroscience Centre (NNC), Kolkata
39. Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow
40. School of Information Technology, West bengal University
41. Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram
42. Sri Venkadeswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
43. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
44. University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi
45. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
46. University of Calcutta, Kolkata
47. Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (VIMHANS), New Delhi
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