Mizuho postdoctoral fellowship at ACTREC

The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) is the state of art of R&D wing of the Tata Memorial Centre. It is located in the picturesque settings at the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. ACTREC comprises of, the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Clinical Research Centre (CRC) and Centre for Cancer Epidemiology (CCE), a setting that is unique in India and built and evolved with a vision to provide comprehensive cancer care to one and all, through its motto of excellence in services, education and research.

Mizuho postdoctoral fellowship

Applications are invited from highly motivated and eligible candidates for the Mizuho postdoctoral fellowship at the Cancer Research Institute, ACTREC. The applicant must have obtained a PhD degree from a recognized University. Those who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting the award of the degree are also eligible to apply. However, such candidates, if selected, will be offered a fellowship equivalent of a Senior Research Fellow until they obtain their degree. The position is for seven months, extendable for another year. The selected candidates will be encouraged to apply for extramural grants under the mentorship of the PIs.

The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of application submission. Age will be calculated by taking the last date of application. Age relaxation of 5 years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged & Women. For other exceptional candidates, the age limit may be relaxed at the discretion of the competent authority. Since this fellowship is meant to bring in the best of candidates outside of ACTREC so that the faculty and the fellow are mutually benefited from new expertise and a fresh perspective, the following conditions apply for the internal candidates :

At the time of application, candidates who have graduated from ACTREC should not have completed more than six months after the award of the degree. In either case, the fellowship will be awarded for 7 months, with the option to extend for 1 year.

Essential Qualifications and Experience :
• PhD degree from a government-recognised University or research institution.
• At least one research article publication in a well-reputed international journal.
• Expertise in any one or more of these areas : Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Proteomics and Genomics.
• Candidates must be capable of conducting independent research under the mentorship of the PI, developing their own ideas and designing experiments. They should be capable of working in a collaborative environment.

Application details : Send an email with a full CV and Statement of Purpose following the guidelines [Appendix-1]. SOP is graded and will be an important criterion for shortlisting applicants. Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the email ID given in the advertisement. This is an important aspect of the recruitment process. An incomplete application will be rejected.

Consolidated Salary : Rs. 1,00,000 per month. The candidate's work progress will be monitored, and an extension will depend on satisfactory progress. Candidates with provisional certificates and candidates who have cleared the viva voce can apply. The latter has to provide an official statement from their Institute confirming the same.

Candidates fulfilling these requirements should pre-register by sending their application in the prescribed format with
1. Recent CV (Refer to format: Appendix-1)
2. Statement of purpose (Refer to format: Appendix-2)
3. List of key publications
4. Letters of recommendation – Two
5. Contact details of referees - Two
by e-mail to projects.advt@gmail.com at latest by 2:00 pm on or before 17th February, 2026

The Interview will be scheduled on 23rd February, 2026. The interview slot & venue will be informed by email to the shortlisted candidates only.

No T.A. / D.A. is admissible for attending the interview in person. If needed, candidates must make their own arrangements for accommodation/stay in Navi Mumbai. Interviews will also be conducted online.

For offline interviews, candidates should bring original certificates with photocopies (attested), CV and a recent passport-size photograph.
All correspondence should be strictly made only to projects.advt@gmail.com as indicated.