SRF

DIVISION OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NEW DELHI - 110 012

Walkin interview for one post of Senior Research Fellow

Date of interview: 15th September 2012

Venue: Division of Plant Physiology, IARI, New Delhi-110012

Title of the Project: “Phenomics of moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance in rice”.

Funding: National Fund for Basic Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA), ICAR, New Delhi.

Objectives of the Project:

1. Establishment of a medium capacity high precision Plant Phenomics Facility and standardization of operation.
2. Precision phenotyping of a contrasting set of rice germplasm for soil moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance and creation of phenome database.
3. Identification of the role of candidate genes in moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance
4. Human resource development in the area of Plant Phenomics

Senior Research Fellow

Rs. 16000/- + 30% HRA per month for I & II year; and 18000/- + 30% HRA from III yr onwards

Essential : M.Sc. in Plant Breeding/ Biotechnology/ Plant Physiology/ Microbiology or any branch of Life Sciences

Desirable: Experience in tissue culture, development and analysis of transgenic plants

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy
Principal Scientist
Division of Plant Physiology
IARI, New Delhi-110 012
Ph.: 011-25842815
Fax: +91-11-25846107
Email: viswanathan@iari.res.in; viswa_iari@hotmail.com

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