School of Biotechnology
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI
Jawaharlal
Nehru University has been granted funds by the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India to initiate an Inter-School
programme in JNU to strengthen training and research called "DBT-Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and education" with the broad project area entitled "From Molecules to Systems: Exploring biological space using chemical and synthetic biology" cutting across Physical, Chemical and Biological Sciences.
Applications
are invited for the following purely temporary posts at various levels
in the various Group projects for Research and Technical positions. The
project is upto March 2017, but the appointments shall be initially for a
period of one year, renewable every year depending on the performance
of project staff:
Project Sub-Title: Synthetic Genomics: Making sense out of 'junk' DNA
Junior Research Fellow (JRF)- 01 Post
Qualifications: M.Sc
in Human Genetics, with hands-on experience in microRNA sub-culturing
in mammalian cell system and expertise in handling Real-Time PCR.
Investigator: Prof. Pawan Kumar Dhar
Fellowship: Rs. 12000+30% HRA p.m.
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) - 01 Post
Qualifications: M.Sc
in Bioinformatics, with minimum 2 year research experience,
specialization in microRNA, molecular modelling, systems and/or
Synthetic biology with publication in the relevant area would be
desirable.
Investigator: Prof. Pawan Kumar Dhar
Fellowship: Rs. 14000+30% HRA p.m.
Project Sub-Title: "Structure, function, and dynamics of biomolecules and Molecular engineering"
Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) - 01 Post
Essential Qualifications: PhD
in Science(Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics, & Statistics), specialized in the area of Computational
Biology/Structural Bioinformatics/ Quantum Chemistry/Molecular Dynamics
& Simulation /Systems Biology , reflected by thesis topics and or
publication of papers during PhD and/or Post doctoral experience.
Desirable Qualifications: Computational
methods and designing experience in the field of Structure based or
ligand based drug design, Chemoinformatics, Programming capabilities as
required for developing tools in the computational & systems
Biology.
Investigator: Prof. Indira Ghosh, SCIS
Salary: Rs. 22, 000 + 30% HRA
(Note:
Revised emoluments shall be payable if Educational Qualifications or
Eligibility Criteria as per DST OM No. A.20020/11/97-IFD dated
31-03-2010 are met by the research personnel)
Post 1: Technical Assistant (1)
Qualifications:
M.Sc./B.Tech in any of the Science/Technology subjects with an
experience to handle modern equipments used in Bioscience/Biotechnology
research.
In addition, the candidate should be
capable of record keeping, scientific report preparation, taking care of
office work and working in team with Biologists and Physical
Scientists. Experience in the field will be preferred.
Salary: Rs. 18000/- pm consolidated
Post 2: Technical Assistant (1)
Qualifications:
MCA/B.Tech in Information Technology/Computer Science subjects with an
experience to handle modern equipments used in Bio-science research.
Knowledge and experience in maintenance and handling of computers,
knowledge in Linux OS and the use of various software will be mandatory
criteria for the post. Installation and maintenance of High
power/cluster servers would be desirable.
In
addition, the candidate should be capable of record keeping, scientific
report preparation, taking care of office work and working in team with
Biologists and Computer scientists. Experience in the field will be
preferred.
Salary: Rs. 18000/- pm consolidated
For
the Technical Assistant positions, the job requirement shall be to
assist various faculty and students and other project staff in the use
of modern equipments used in Biotechnology/Physical Sciences,
Computational research. In case qualified candidates are not available
for Post 2, the committee reserves the right to appoint applicant with
qualifications for post 1.
The applications on
plain paper indicating name, date of birth/age, address, essential /
technical / professional qualifications, experience, research work,
should reach the Programme Coordinator on or before 27th August 2015 at the following address:
The
Envelop should be marked for the Post applied for. Any clarifications
regarding projects may be sought from the respective project
investigators as mentioned.
Address for correspondence:
Programme Coordinator
DBT-JNU BUILDER programme
School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
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