Program Schedule

INYAS Flagship Event for Post-PhD Opportunities

PRAYOJAN
(Post-PhD: Research, Academia and IndustrY Opportunities,
science Journalism, grAnt writing and Networking)
23rd-24th April 2022
DAY 1 (23rd April 2022)
[10.00 AM – 05.45 PM]
Inaugural Session [10.00 AM – 10.30 AM]
Welcome Address Inaugural Address Brief About the Event
Session 1: National Post-Doc Opportunities [10.40 AM – 01.10 PM]
Time Institution Speaker
Department of Biotechnology Dr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra
10.40-11.00
DBT Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Praveen Kumar S
Science and Engineering
11.00-11.20 Science and Engineering Research Board
Research Board (SERB)
Department of Science & Technology
Dr. Geetha Vani Rayasam
CSIR-Human Resource
11.20-11.40 CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative
Development Group (HRDG)
Biology
Dr. Meenakshi Kar
11.40-12.00 India Alliance
DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
RESPOND & Research Dr. Abha Chhabra
12.00-12.20
Coordination Program Space Applications Centre, ISRO
Prof. Sudeshna Sinha
Post-Doctoral Research in
12.20-12.40 Indian Institute of Science Education and
IISER
Research, Mohali
Prof. Kabeer Jasuja
12.40-01.00 Post-Doctoral Research in IIT
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
01.00-01.10 Q&A and Panel Discussion All Speakers
Session 2: International Post-Doc Opportunities [02.00 PM – 04.30 PM]
Time Institution Speaker
Sanjeev Kumar Varshney
Adviser & Head, International Bilateral
02.00-02.20 DST
Cooperation Division, Department of
Science & Technology
Dr. Vivek Dham,
Advisor - Research & Innovation
02.20-02.40 EU Delegation
Delegation
European Union to India
Dr. Samrat S. Kumar
02.40-03.00 Euraxess
Country Coordinator EURAXESS India
Embassy of Switzerland,
03.00-03.20 SWISS Fellowship
Nyaya Marg, New Delhi
Dr. Srini KAVERI
03.20-03.40 CNRS France
Director of the CNRS Office in India
 Diya Dutt
03.40-04.00 Fulbright Scholarship
United States-India Educational Foundation
Dr. Kyoko Nakano
04.00-04.20 JSPS
JICA India Office, New Delhi
04.20-04.30 Q&A and Panel Discussion All Speakers
Session 3: Experience Sharing by Fellowship Recipients [04.40 PM – 05.45 PM]
Time Fellowships Speaker
Alexander-von-Humbolt Dr. Yogesh S. Chauhan
04.40-04.50
Fellowship Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Dr.Veda Krishnan
Fulbright-Nehru Post doctoral
04.50-05.00 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Fellowship
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
JSPS RONPAKU fellowship & Dr. Aritra Sarkar
05.00-05.10 Alexander-von-Humboldt Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
research fellowship (IGCAR)
Dr. Praveen Kumar
Marie Curie Research
05.10-05.20 Indian Association for the Cultivation of
Fellowship
Science
Royal Society-Newton Dr. Ritesh Kumar
05.20-05.30
International Fellow CSIR-CSIO
05.30-05.45 Q&A and Panel Discussion All Speakers
DAY 2 (24th April 2022)
[09.30 AM – 05.45 PM]
Session 4: Career Opportunities in Academia and Industries [09.30 AM – 11.00 AM]
Time Institution Speaker
Dr. Raksh Vir Jasra
09.30-09.45 Reliance Industries Limited Senior Vice-President,
Reliance Industries Limited
Mrutyunjay Suar
09.45-10.00 KIIT University CEO, KIIT-TBI, Director,
School of Biotechnology, KIIT University
Prof. Ashish Lele, Director
CSIR- National Chemical
10.00-10.15 CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory
Laboratory
(NCL)
Dr. Rajendra Joshi
10.15-10.30 RI Group India Founder Director & CEO
RI Group India and Overseas
Chemdist Membrane Systems Dr. Sunil Dhole
10.30-10.45
Pvt. Ltd. Chemdist Membrane Systems Pvt. Ltd
10.45-11.00 Q&A and Panel Discussion All Speakers
Session 5: Career Opportunities in Academic Publishing and Science Communication
[11.10 AM – 01.00 PM]
Time Institution Speaker
Dr. Deeksha Gupta
11.10-11.25 American Chemical Society Associate Director- Editorial,
American Chemical Society
Dr. Aparna Ganguly
11.25-11.40 Royal Society of Chemistry Editorial Development Manager
Royal Society of Chemistry
11.40-11.55 The Hindu Dr. Shubhasree desikan
 Senior Assistant Editor, The HINDU
Dr. Manish Mohan Gore
11.55-12.10 CSIR-NIScPR
Scientist at Vigyan Prasar
Krea University, Science Sayantan Datta, Science writer, journalist
12.10-12.25
communication and communicator, Krea University
Dr. Suchibrata Borah,
12.25-12.40 IndiaBioscience Program Manager – Digital initiatives
IndiaBioscience
12.40-01.00 Q&A and Panel Discussion All Speakers
Session 6: Grant Writing and CV Building [02.00 PM – 4.00 PM]
Time Institution Speaker
Dr. Akhilesh Mishra, Scientist, DST
02.00-02.20 DST Department of Technology Development
Transfer
Dr. Praveen Kumar, Associate Professor
02.20-02.40 Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Vikram Vishal, Associate Professor
02.40-03.00 IIT Bombay
Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay
Spoorthy Raman
03.00-03.20 Science Journalist and Writer
Science Journalist and Writer, Freelance
Dr. Umesh Kumar Sharma
03.20-03.40 DST
Scientist, DST, India
Dr. Rashmi Sharma
03.40-04.00 AWSAR, DST National Council for Science & Technology
Communication Division, DST
04.00-04.10 Q&A and Panel Discussion All members
Closing Ceremony [04.15 PM – 05.45 PM]
Oral Feedback from
Valedictory Address Vote of Thanks
Participants

Event Coordinators: Organizing Committee

Dr. Pooja Devi (CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh)
Dr. Rohini Garg (Shiv Nadar University, Gautam
Budh Nagar)
Convenors:
Dr. Prashant (SAC, Ahemdabad)
Dr. Praveen Kumar (IACS, Kolkata)
Dr. Akshai Kumar (IIT Guwahati )
Dr. Neha Sardana (IIT Ropar)
Dr. Vivek Parkar (BARC, Mumbai)
Dr. Shalini Arya (IICT, Mumbai)
Dr. Akhilesh Mishra (DST)
Dr. Satyavrata Samavedi (IIT Hyderabad)

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