SRF

Invitation of Application for post of Senior Research Fellow

(WALK IN INTERVIEW)

A walk in interview for filling up two purely temporary position of Senior Research Fellows, one post for DST funded project entitled “Characterization and identification of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris races causing black rot disease of crucifer crops” and one post for ICAR outreach project on Phytophthora, Fusarium and Ralstonia diseases of Horticultural and field crops (Phytofura) in the Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi- 110012 on 15th May 2012 at 10.00 AM.

For DST project:

Essential qualification: M. Sc. in Biotechnology/ Plant Pathology/ Life Sciences/Molecular biology, NET/GATE Qualified with 2 years experience in research.

Desirable qualification: Research experience in plant bacteriology/ molecular biology.

Pay scale: Rs. 18000 + HRA

For ICAR Phytofura project:

Essential qualification: M. Sc. in Biotechnology/ Plant Pathology/ Life Sciences/Molecular biology. Desirable qualification: Research experience in plant bacteriology/ molecular biology.

Pay scale: Rs. 16000 + HRA

Age limit: 35 years

Candidates fulfilling all the requirements should bring their application giving full details of academic records and experience along with attested photocopies as well as original copies of relevant documents and passport size photograph.

Application format: Name of candidate, father’s name, date of birth, present and permanent address, Gen/ OBC/ ST/ SC, qualification details with percentage of marks from matriculation/ high School, research experience, self declaration regarding truthfulness in application, signature with date.

Terms and conditions:
1. Above position is purely temporary time bond and co- terminable with the project.
2. Age relaxation will be 5 years for Sc/ ST and 3 years for OBC candidates.
3. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in interview.
4. All eligible candidates are requested to be present 30 minutes before schedule time on the date of interview for necessaries formalities.
5. No objection certificate from the employer/ university, in case he/ she is in employment elsewhere.
6. Place of work will be IARI, New Delhi.
7. Canvassing in any form will be disqualified the candidates.
8. The Principal Investigator decision will be final and binding in all respects.

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PhD at NCL, Pune

CSIR-NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY (NCL Pune)

Pune 411008

PhD Programme, August 2012

CSIR-NCL invites applications for PhD programme of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) in Science and Engineering, for the August 2012 session.

More details : www.ncl-india.org/PhDAdmission/Phd_admission_webpage.htm

Applications are to be submitted online. The starting date for online application is April 25, 2012 and the closing date is May 18, 2012. To apply online, click here Apply online

Eligibility Criteria:

PhD Programme in Science:

(i) Masters degree in Chemical/Physical/Biological and related sciences/technology

AND

(ii) A valid research fellowship offer from UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR/BINC/DST-INSPIRE or any other research fellowship programme.

Candidates who have qualified only the CSIR/UGC lectureship (LS) category or GATE are not eligible.

PhD Programme in Engineering:

For applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering/Technology/related discipline:

(i) Minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 CGPA or equivalent at the Bachelors degree level (50%  marks or 5.0 CGPA for SC/ST/PH candidates)

(ii) A valid GATE score above the qualifying score for that subject OR A valid research fellowship offer from CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/BINC/DST-INSPIRE or any other research fellowship programme

(iii) Age on August 15, 2012 should be less than 28 yrs (relaxable upto 5 years in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, women, physically handicapped and OBC applicants).

For applicants with a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering/Technology/related discipline:

(i) Minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 CGPA or equivalent at the Master’s degree level (50%  marks or 5.0 CGPA for SC/ST/PH candidates). A Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology is desirable.

(ii) A valid research fellowship offer from CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/BINC/DST-INSPIRE or any other research fellowship programme

Research Areas at CSIR-NCL

Advanced Functional Materials

Agricultural Biotechnology

Analytical Chemistry

Artificial Intelligence

Biomass for Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals

Bioorganic Chemistry

Biotransformation and Enzymes

Catalysis (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous)

Chaos Theory and Turbulence

Chemical Engineering

CO2 storage and utilization

Coal Gasification and Combustion

Complex Fluids and Polymer Engineering

Crystal Chemistry and Crystallography

Crystallization

Effluent Treatment/Water Recycle and Reuse

Electrochemical Power Sources and Energy Technology

Environmental Biotechnology 

Fuel Cells

Fluid Modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Genomics and Molecular Parasitology

Green Chemistry

Hydrogen Generation

Machine Design

Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Mass Spectrometry

Materials Chemistry/Physics

Materials for Solar Energy

Materials for Biomedical Applications

Mathematical and System Biology

Medicinal Chemistry

Metabolomics

Microbial and Mammalian Cell Culture

Microbial Fermentation

Microbial Technology and Microbial Genetics

Micro-fluidics

Mixing and Micro-mixing

Molecular Host-pathogen Interactions

Molecular Marker Technology

Multiphase Flows

Multiphase Reactors

Nanomaterials

Nonlinear Dynamics

Organic Chemistry

Physical Organic Chemistry

Plant Tissue Culture

Polymer Science

Process Design Modeling and Simulation

Process Engineering and Scale-up

Process Intensification

Proteomics

Reaction Engineering

Reactive Separations

Separation Science

Soft Condensed Matter Theory

Solid State NMR of Materials

Structure-function and Crystallography of Biomolecules

Structure-Property-Processing Correlation Studies

Surfaces and Interfaces

Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Science

Tissue Engineering

Tribology

Utilization of Natural Gas

Wireless Process Sensors and Process Control

Selection Procedure: Admission is through an initial screening based on minimum eligibility criteria followed by further screening test and/or personal interview.

Candidates applying to the PhD programme who fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as mentioned on the main page may apply online at the link provided. The list of candidates eligible for appearing for the written test and/or interviews, after initial screening, will be uploaded on this website. Final list of eligible candidates under different disciplines will be announced after the interviews.  Students may consider staying back in Pune for two to three days more after the interviews, so that in the event of their selection, they may complete the counseling and selection of research guides. Counseling will be held on the next day after the interviews. Details of counseling will be announced at the time of the interviews. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the screening test and/or interview or at the time of joining.

The number of students to be selected in the areas of Physical, Chemical, Biological, and Engineering sciences will depend on the vacancies that will exist for each of the disciplines.

Approximate no. of vacancies:  Will be announced later.

Important dates:

Last date for submitting applications online: May 18, 2012

Publication of the list of candidates called for Sreening test/Interviews: On or before May 31, 2012

Dates of Interview at CSIR-NCL: June 13 & 14, 2012

Counseling: June 15, 2012

Last date for joining for PhD at CSIR-NCL: July 14, 2012

Last date for registration for course work: July 21, 2012

Contact Details:

Student Academic Office

National Chemical Laboratory

Pune 411008

Email: sao@ncl.res.in

Click any of the following links to apply online.

Starting date for online application: April 25, 2012

Closing date for online application: May 18, 2012.

More details : www.ncl-india.org/PhDAdmission/Phd_admission_webpage.htm

SRF at IISER

Position for Senior Research Fellow & Lab Assistant (DBT sponsored project)

Applications are invited from citizens of India for filling up the following temporary positions for a sponsored research project in the field of neurobiology undertaken in the Department of Biological Sciences, IISER-Kolkata.

The position is for Senior Research Fellow (No of post = 1) and Lab Assistant (No of post = 1).

Applicants enthusiastic about research in the field of neuroscience/neurobiology and are encouraged to apply. The requisite qualification & experience for the positions are given below.

Project name and agency: Department of Biotechnology sponsored project titled “Development of a Unique Animal Model to Understand the Etiology of Human Central Nervous System Autoimmune Disease Multiple Sclerosis”

1) Post for Senior Research Fellow (SRF)

Minimum Eligibility: M.Sc. in any branch of life sciences or Bio-chemistry with minimum research experience of 4 years (in total), with two years of experience (JRF) in the field of neurobiology only, will be considered for the post.

Desirable:

 Candidates with experience in handling animal (mice) trained in histopathology, proficient in cell culture techniques, molecular biology, virology and microscopy would be preferred at the most.

 Candidates with publication

Salary: As per DBT norms.

2) Post for Lab Assistant

Minimum Eligibility: BSc in any branch of life sciences with proficient knowledge in various histopathology and animal handling techniques along with basic knowledge of common instruments like PCR, FACS, Spectrophotometer and others, used in biology lab.

Desirable:

 MSc (Life Sciences)
 3 to 4 month experience in the above mentioned techniques.

Salary: Negotiable (Base on experience)

Last Date for the receipt of the application is 18th May 2012. Applications enclosing along with attested copies of all testimonials / certificates and curriculum vitae should be sent to confirmationjrf@gmail.com. The applications must reach the office on 18th May 2012.

List of shortlisted candidates will be published in the IISER-Kolkata website and the shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview in the Last week of June 2012 at IISER, Kolkata.

No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

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AcSIR Ph.D. Program

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute
Bhavnagar

AcSIR Ph.D. Program, August 2012

CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, a national laboratory of CSIR invites applications for Ph.D admission in Chemical and Biological Sciences for August 2012 session.

The main research areas include: Speciality Inorganic and Nano Materials, Catalysis & Adsorption, Salt & Marine Chemicals, Coordination Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Polymer & Membrane Sciences, Renewable Energy, Wasteland Research, Marine Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Stress Genomics & Proteomics, Transgenics, Metagenomics, Extremophiles, Marine Macro/micro Algal Phylogenetics and Taxonomy, Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, and Environmental Sciences. The research work will be in line with the mandate of this Institute.

For other information regarding eligibility criterion and online application submission, please visit http://acsir.res.in

Application should be submitted online latest by 18 May, 2012.

RA at NIMR

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH

(Indian Council of Medical Research)

Field Unit, Regional Leprosy Training and Research Institute Campus, Lalpur

Raipur 492015, Chhattisgarh

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW

Following posts of Technical Assistants/Research Assistant are to be filled up on purely temporary, ad hoc and contractual basis which are co-terminus with the projects on a consolidated salary of Rs.22120/- per month:

Title of the Project	Name of the post	Total posts	Duration of Project
Phase III evaluation to compare insecticidal efficacy and household acceptability of DawaPlus® 2.0 long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets with conventional deltamethrin treated nets in India	Technical Assistant	01 (One)	Three years
Randomised village-scale evaluation to compare the efficacy of two different dosages of Chlorfenapyr SC (240g ai/l) used in indoor residual spraying for malaria vector control in Chhattisgarh state, India	Technical Assistant	01 (One)	One year
	Research Assistant	01 (One)

The project at Sl. No. 1 is for three years; however the appointment will be made on yearly basis. The incumbents would be required to work extensively in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh and at NIMR HQ, Delhi.

Qualification: M.Sc. in Life Sciences or equivalent

Desirable: Working knowledge of computer (MS Office)

Age: 28 years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per Govt. rules)

Interested and eligible candidates may walk in for an interview on May 5, 2012 on the above address along with Bio-Data, photocopy of testimonials and originals for verification. NOC is required from employer, if employed. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Registration for interview will be done from 10.00 to 12.00 AM. Candidates reporting after 12:00 hr would not be registered for interview.

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