Dear Colleagues,

We are looking for self motivated and talented individuals for trainee positions (Research Assistant, PhD student, and Postdoc) at CHINTA, TCG CREST (https://www.tcgcrest.org/institutes/chinta/), in Kolkata, India in the following groups:

Dr Agnik Dasgupta: Seeing is Believing: How does the brain develop in a living animal? We utilize optics and genetics to address this question using zebrafish! https://x.com/Agnik85

Dr Anant Jain: Understanding the mechanisms underlying behaviorally relevant synaptic plasticity using electrophysiology, two-photon imaging and behavior: https://www.tcgcrest.org/people/anant-jain/

Dr Subhasis Ray: Understanding neural circuits through experiments and simulations, developing neuro-simulator and scientific software: https://rayslab.github.io/

We have a rolling intake and the trainees will be fully funded by TCG CREST, with suitable adjustments for international candidates.

We offer a highly interdisciplinary environment, with several other institutes under TCG CREST (https://www.tcgcrest.org/) conducting research in a wide range of areas such as AI, applied mathematics, and quantum computing. So in addition to biological sciences, students from diverse backgrounds like engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, are welcome.

Please spread the word to anybody who might be interested.

Best,
Agnik, Anant, and Subhasis

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PS : "Chinta" means "thought" in Sanskrit and related languages.