Research opportunities

The project offers vacancies for PhD in the Marine Biotechnology Division, ICAR-CMFRI. The investigators are recognized PhD supervisors of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, and Mangalore University. Hence, the interested candidates can register for PhD in any of these universities by availing their own fellowship (CSIR/ UGC/ ICMR/ ICAR/ Inspire/etc.) under the guidance of any of our team members. Areas of proposed work will be microbiology, biotechnology, fish nutrition, biochemistry or molecular biology. The registered scholars have to give full-time commitment to the work allotted for PhD and other part-time jobs will not be entertained during the study period. The applications should reach The Director/The Head, MBTD, ICAR-CMFRI by email (director.cmfri@icar.gov.in, krupeshsharma@gmail.com/krupesh.sharma@icar.gov.in).

The state-of-the-art facilities and expertise established through the CoEI in aquaculture microbiome and nutrigenomics also invite research collaborations from various national and international researchers working in this field. The interested researchers email to director.cmfri@icar.gov.in, krupeshsharma@gmail.com/krupesh.sharma@icar.gov.in, so that novel proposals can be made through discussions and interactions, that can be submitted to potential funding agencies.