JRF at JNU

Jawaharlal Nehru University
School of Life Science
New Delhi 110 067

Position Available for Junior Research Fellowship (Two)

Project : "Engineering broad-spectrum resistance against geminiviruses".

Duration: The Project will continue till December, 2015. The above mentioned position is completely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. Appointed persons will be expected to stay in the laboratory for the entire period of the project.

Salary : - As per DBT rules and guidelines for JRF.

Qualifications : - Eligible candidates should have a Post Graduate Degree in Life Sciences / Biochemistry / Biotechnology and CSIR / UGC/ JRF or NET qualified. Candidates having research experience in the area of plant tissue culture / transgenic development with specialization on tomato regeneration and transformation will be preferred.

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Position Available for Senior Research Fellowship (One)

Project : "Identification of host factors conferring natural resistance in paprika, red chilies, green chillies against Chilli leaf curl virus ".

Duration: The Project will continue till July 2017. The above mentioned position is completely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. Appointed person will be expected to stay in the lab for the entire period of the project.

Salary : - As per DBT rules and guidelines for SRF.

Qualifications : - Eligible candidates should have a Post Graduate Degree in Life Sciences / Biochemistry / Biotechnology and CSIR / UGC/ JRF or NET qualified. Candidates should also have at least two years research experience after M. Sc. in works related to Molecular Plant Virology / Biotechnology.

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Position Available for Junior Research Fellowship (One)

Project : "Engineering ToLCV resistance in tomato by using single and multiple artificial micro RNAs and synthetic Rep gene containing multiple mutations to resist VIGS"

Duration: The Project will continue till September 2017. The above mentioned position is completely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. Appointed persons will be expected to stay in the laboratory for the entire period of the project.

Salary : - As per DBT rules and guidelines for JRF.

Qualifications : - Eligible candidates should have a Post Graduate Degree in Life Sciences / Biochemistry / Biotechnology and CSIR / UGC/ JRF or NET qualified. Candidates having research experience in the area of Plant Molecular Biology / Biotechnology / Virology will be preferred.

General information:-

The competent authority may select candidate in the lower position against the above posts depending upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate and reserves the right to relax any of the qualification(s) in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified by the Selection Committee.

Applications (hard copy only) are invited from suitable candidates to apply by sending a cover letter detailing experience, with CV, reprints and names with complete address (including e-mail) of three references on or before December 05, 2014 to :-

Prof. Supriya Chakraborty,
School of Life Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067.