Job Description

Project

Rapid and Affordable Diagnostics for stratifying Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (RADICAL)

Profile

Applications are invited for the post of Project Research Scientist-II (NM) (1 Post) at Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai.

Prospective four year ICMR funded study which will develop long-read nanopore sequencing diagnostics for acute leukemia using fusion detection, low-pass whole genome sequencing, and methylation-based classifiers using artificial intelligence/​machine learning. They will deploy these on the cloud computing for multicentre applicability. This is a computational person requirement.

PI : Dr Nikhil Patkar https://​nvpatkar​.wixsite​.com/​r​e​s​e​a​r​c​h​-​group

Duration

Six Months & Extendable.

Money

Rs. 87,100/-p.m. (Rs.67,000+HRA@30%)

Qualification

1. First Class in Post-Graduate degree, including the integrated PG degree with 3years Experience in computational fields OR Ph.D. in computational fields. Python proficiency is mandatory. OR
2. Second Class in Post-Graduate degree, including the integrated PG degree with Ph.D. & 3years Experience in computational fields. Python proficiency is mandatory. 

Experience

• Experience with python based ML is desirable. Experience in long read sequencing analytics is desirable. OR
• Experience with python based ML is desirable. Experience in long read sequencing analytics is desirable

To Apply

Please contact the PI via email: nvpatkar@​gmail.​com. Candidates available for immediate joining will be given preference. This position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

Only shortlisted candidates will be informed about the interview via email about the interview date and timing. Interviews will be conducted online.

List of Documents to be submitted – Recent CV and photograph (Passport size), original and zerox copies of all certificates PDF copy (educational qualifications, work experience & Aadhar card as ID Proof ) to

Zoom Link for the online interview will be emailed to shortlisted candidates only.