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A gateway for young scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs around the globe to access professional, funding and networking opportunities across academic and private sectors in India
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Sci-ROI is back with the focused webinar series and this time it is on 'How to Feed the World: Tales from Leading Indian Plant Scientists'
Date: NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 PM IST / 9:00 – 11:30 AM EDT.
Hunger is the largest crisis clouding the world. With ever-increasing global population, everyday plant scientists strive towards improving sustainable agriculture. As one of the leading producers of rice, wheat and potatoes India is at par with countries like Brazil and the US. With the frame work of classical Botany and application of Plant Biotechnology Indian Plant Scientists and Policy Makers have been contributing immensely towards this objective of Feeding the World.
If you are a Plant Scientist trying to make a mark in Indian Plant Science Research, please join us to learn how you can achieve your dream from eminent speakers.
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our 5th Virtual Recruitment Drive is coming up in Nov-Dec 2022!
We are currently inviting recruiters across many institutes and industry organizations in India. Registration for the event will start from November 1. We encourage our prospective participants to start preparing their application documents in advance.
The recruitment drive serves as a way to establish connections between prospective faculty candidates from the Indian diaspora and the STEM institutions in India on an individual basis.
Some statistics from our last recruitment drive (July 2022):
- We had 192 candidates (PhDs and postdocs of Indian origin residing abroad or just moved to India) from Australia, Canada, Chile. Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK and USA.
- Within the US, we get candidates from all tiers of university like Stanford, Harvard, St. Jude, Caltech, Purdue, Emory, Cornell, University of Wisconsin, UIUC, UCLA, Columbia, Baylor College of Medicine, Princeton, Scripps, Johns Hopkins, Yale, NIH (to name a few) and even from companies like Intel. 86% of them are academic postdocs with the rest either finishing their PhDs or working as research scientists/industry professionals.
- The distribution of research area is as follows- Biology related fields =62%, Chemistry = 23%, Physical Sciences & Engineering= 14%.
Indian academic institutes and companies that have joined us previously have mentioned that they have received qualified candidates through this process and it has also streamlined their recruitment drive.
Stay tuned for more information and announcement on the 5th Recruitment Drive.
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Sci-ROI successfully organized its flagship 7th annual event last month. It was well attended by Indian STEM professionals residing across the globe.
When: Happened on 24th & 25th September 2022.
Highlights from the event:
- 700+ participants registered for this event and engaged on our platform to connect, interact and showcase their research background.
- Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at WHO delivered a Keynote Talk expressing her views on the transforming scientific environment in India for enabling more transition for STEM professionals.
- 16 institutes/organizations from Indian academic and industry set up their Virtual Career booth and interacted with the attendees to highlight job opportunities in academia, industry as well as non-traditional career.
- 27 Lightning Talks presented by selected participants presenting their work with the experts from the field providing feedback about tailoring it to fit into the Indian scientific ecosystem.
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Are you a STEM Professional planning to move to India soon/moved to India in last couple of years? Do you need some tips about how to make your transition smoother? We got your back!
Become a mentee for Sci-ROI@India’s Return2India Mentorship Program and get guidance and mentoring from established STEM Professionals in India
To Learn More and Apply,
Key benefits:
a) Six months of unlimited 30 min one-on-one meetings with multiple mentors you choose
b) Discussing your options in Academia/ Industry/ Teaching/ Startups/ other STEM sectors in India
c) Tips about job search/ interviews/work culture/ funding and collaborative opportunities.
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Sci-ROI is inviting members to write blog articles with a focus on STEM sectors in India. We are looking at several ideas such as - New Faculty transition, Established Scientists in Indian academics, Current STEM events, Cutting edge Research in Indian Academia or Industry, Online STEM education, Creative STEM ventures, Start-up stories, Unique Careers and many more.
If you have any idea or unique story which you want to share with our members, please pitch them by writing to us at: research.ops.india@gmail.com
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Current Job Opportunities in India |
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Sci-ROI's job portal is dedicated to helping researchers and Ph.D. scholars access job opportunities in India. These job listings are targeted toward research, industry, and entrepreneurship that may be of interest to the STEM community. Checkout some new additions to our Job Portal.
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The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) is a non-profit research centre located in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Campus, Bangalore. Established in 2014 through an exemplary endowment from the Pratiksha Trust (founded by Dr Kris Gopalakrishnan and Mrs Sudha Gopalakrishnan), the Centre conducts cutting-edge transformative research on normal and pathological aging of the brain.
CBR is looking for exceptionally motivated, bright, and committed individuals with a demonstrated record of high-quality research and a keen interest in innovative, interdisciplinary, and mission-oriented research on brain aging and neurodegeneration for faculty and postdoctoral research positions
Join CBR Young Researchers Meeting on 29 & 31 October 2022.
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Dr. Debashis Mitra is appointed as CEO in interim for DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance.
Dr Mitra brings with him more than 20 years of experience in research leadership positions at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and the National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS). He has a strong track scientific record in molecular and cellular biology, particularly in the area of host-virus interaction, and has gained numerous honours and awards.
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UGC withdraws mandatory research publication before PhD...
Astha Hemant | Posted on Monday, October 3,2022 10:34 UGC has done away with mandatory publication of a research paper before the final submission of PhD thesis by scholars. Another major reform is allowing students to join PhD programmes upon...
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www.educationtimes.com
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Indian Science Is Over-Managed, Over-Awarded and...
The Union government has decided to do away with the hundreds of awards granted by the country's science and other ministry departments. It's possible the government perceives Indian science to be currently over-rewarded for its modest...
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science.thewire.in
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Priya is an agricultural graduate from University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore & pursued her Masters in the same field in Chaudary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana with specialization in Seed Science & Technology. Presently, she is pursuing her PhD in Friedrich Schiller University, Jena (Germany) which is being funded by ICAR, New Delhi (Indian Council for Agricultural Research) for investigating the molecular basis of Plant- Endophyte interactions. Endophytic microbiota has played a major role in improving crop health, quality & productivity. So, Priya is trying to decipher the molecular mechanism of beneficial fungi protecting the plant against disease causing fungi. It is interesting to see the war between good & bad fungi in the host system Arabidopsis.! She is also a part of IMPRS-CE (International Max Planck Research School for Chemical Ecology), Jena, Germany.
Priya joined Sci-ROI as a volunteer this year and involved in the social media outreach to spread the word. Priya is interested in spreading the knowledge and opportunities in the field of science, India & abroad. She is also fascinated in science communication and unravelling the stories of scientists.
Learn more about Priya from her LinkedIn profile .
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Vineet is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at UF Scripps Biomedical Research, where he is a part of ongoing projects to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms by which Autism risk genes such as Syngap1 regulates cortical wiring and how this is disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders. He got trained in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience from the Graduate school of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, an International Max Planck research school at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen followed by which he pursued his doctoral training at the Institute of Neuroscience in Alicante, Spain. He is committed to the pursuit of a deeper understanding of how brain function, at the cellular, molecular, and circuit level, and how that can dictate and modify behavior. He is a consolidated electrophysiologist and gene therapist with a wealth of experience working with mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders. His goal is to employ technically advanced methods in animal models to decode pathophysiological mechanisms resulting in complex neuropsychiatric disease states.
He joined Sci-ROI in 2021 to help researchers abroad to transition back to Indian academia for starting their own labs. He is a part of social media outreach and blogs team at Sci-ROI.
Learn more about Vineet from his LinkedIn profile.
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