JRF at Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Special Centre for Molecular Medicine

Applications are invited for the following purely temporary posts in the DST-SERB-EEQ Sponsored Project No. Project No. EEQ/2021/000823 Entitled “Uncovering the novel oncogenic role of Thymine DNA Glycoslase epigenetic function in acute leukemia is a potential therapeutic target for acute leukemia treatment”

Junior Research Fellow (One)

Rs.31000/- +HRA

EssentialQualification

•    Masters degree in Biological Sciences/ Life Sciences / Biotechnology / Zoology / Molecular Medicine with strong academic record. The student qualified NET/GATE will be given preference

Start Date of Advertisement: 21th July 20222

End Date of Advertisement: 16th August 2022

Desirable Qualification:

•    Candidates should have research experience in the epigenetic and cancer biology field

•    The student with a biology background should have an experience in protein expression and purification, cloning, DNA and RNA isolation, PCR, Western Blotting, Spectroscopy Bioinformatics.

•    The candidate should have research experience with handling of laboratory animals.

•    In case the performance is not satisfactory the appointment is liable to be terminated at any time without any notice.

•    Eligible candidates may apply by sending their complete application to rec.scmmjnu@gmail.com. The attested copies of the certificates and proof of research experience (if any) are to be attached with the soft copy of application. The application should reach at the address given below latest by 16th August 2022.

•    Interview will be conducted online / offline 23rd August 2022.  Your interview will be told by email on 22nd April 2022 to the selected candidates and further details regarding the interview will be notified through email.

•    Please note that no TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview for the said positions.

Dr Vijay P. S. Rawat

Associate Professor,

Cancer epigenetics and functional genomics laboratory

Special Centre for Molecular Medicine

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

Off. Phone:011-26738735

SENIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST and JUNIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST at Coimbatore

 Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

Moongilpallam, Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore – 641108, Tamil Nadu.

Advt. No. SACON/RES/RCTMT-ADVT, 03/ 2022

Vacancy for Research Personnel under Projects

Application deadline: 31-Jul-2022

Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India wishes to engage the following research personnel (Indian national only) on purely temporary basis. Interested candidates may apply online. Details of the vacancies and application procedures are given below;

1. SENIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
   • Project Title: Rejuvenation of storm water drain and restoration of holding ponds in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area. (Duration- 01 year; Project PI- Dr. Goldin Quadros)
   • Essential Qualifications: 1) Post graduate degree with minimum 55% in either Zoology, Botany or Environmental Sciences. 2) Minimum three years field work experience with minimum of one year in coastal intertidal region.
   • Desirable: 1) Minimum 3 publications in SCI journals. 2) Proficiency in spoken Hindi and Marathi languages 3) Knowledge on basic computer office softwares
   • Upper Age limit as on 31-Jul-2022 : 32 years
   • Fellowship: Rs. 35,000 + HRA
   • Description of Work: The project involves both field and Laboratory work. Field work will involve field observations and sample collection in the coastal swampy intertidal areas. The Laboratory work will include water, soil analysis and benthic sample identification and analysis. SRB will have the responsibility of coordinating with the local officials including village community, compiling data, drafting the report and any other work that will be required in the field. The JRB will help in the field sampling and laboratory analysis and also assist the SRB in the smooth functioning of the project. The team will have to invest equal amount of time in field and laboratory.
2. JUNIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
   • Project Title: Rejuvenation of storm water drain and restoration of holding ponds in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area. (Duration- 01 year; Project PI- Dr. Goldin Quadros)
   • Essential Qualifications: 1) Post graduate degree with minimum 55% in either Zoology, Botany or Environmental Sciences. 2) Minimum one year experience of field work in coastal intertidal region. 3) Proficiency in Written and spoken English
   • Desirable: 1) Candidates with minimum of one research publication 2) Profeciency in spoken Hindi and Marathi languages 3) Knowledge of basic computer office software
   • Upper Age limit as on 31-Jul-2022 : 28 years
   • Fellowship: Rs. 31000 + HRA
   • Description of Work: The project involves both field and Laboratory work. The field will involve field observations and sample collection in the coastal swampy intertidal areas. The Laboratory work will include water, soil analysis and benthic sample identification and analysis. The JRB also has the responsibility of coordinating with the local officials including the village community, compiling data, drafting the report and any other work that will be required in the field. The JRB will help in the field sampling and laboratory analysis and also assist the SRB in the smooth functioning of the project. The team will have to invest equal amount of time in field and laboratory.
3. JUNIOR RESEARCH BIOLOGIST – 01 POSITION
   • Project Title: Bird/wildlife Hazards to aircraft in Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi (Duration- 01 year; Project PI- Dr. P V Karunakaran & Dr. P Pramod)
   • Essential Qualifications: 1) Post graduate degree with minimum 55% in either Zoology, Wildlife Sciences, Botany or Life Sciences.
   • Desirable: 1) Bird identification skills, 2) Communication skills in Hindi and English
   • Upper Age limit as on 31-Jul-2022 : 28 years
   • Fellowship: Rs. 31000 + HRA
   • Description of Work: The project involves both fieldwork and report writing. The selected candidate is expected to conduct bird/wildlife and landuse surveys in and around Varanasi International Airport and assist the Investigators in other project related activities.

How to Apply:

• Interested candidates, who fulfil the required essential qualifications may fill and submit the online application form available at SACON website. (http://www.sacon.in/careers/) latest by 31-Jul-2022 .
• The application form should be filled and submitted online along with self-attested scanned PDF copies of all supporting documents and testimonials.
• PDF maximum file size limit is  1 MB.
• Applicant Photo – Image Format Must Be JPG, JPEG or PNG. Maximum File Size Limit is 200KB. Height and Width must not exceed 600px
• Applicant Signature – Image Format Must Be JPG, JPEG or PNG. Maximum File Size Limit is 100KB. Height and Width must not exceed 600px
• Application form should be complete with copies of certificates, mark lists and testimonials of essential and desirable qualifications, research experience, date of birth, community, extracurricular activities etc. (Please do NOT send hard copies of application forms).
• If selected, all original documents in support of qualifications, age, experience etc. should be produced by the candidate for verification before joining SACON
• The hard copies of the filled-in application form along with self-attested true copies of all supporting documents should also be submitted at the time of joining
• The final selection will be through an online Interview to be conducted for the shortlisted candidates (Likely to be held in the second week of August 2022, exact date will be intimated to the shortlisted candidates)

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Candidates applying for the above positions should possess all the essential Qualifications (with originals of supporting documents) as on the date of application deadline.
2. A candidate can apply for maximum of two advertised positions only. Candidates applying for two positions should submit separate sets of application forms and attachments.
3. The upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Women/Physically Challenged categories as per applicable Central Government norms.
4. Selected candidates will be provided hostel accommodation at SACON as per availability. Other allowances and benefits to the research personnel will be admissible as per the rules.
5. Canvassing in any form is liable to rejection of the candidature.
6. This advertisement and online application format are available at the Website www.sacon.in
7. Incomplete Applications and applications submitted after the stipulated timeline will be rejected. Applications not received in the prescribed format and/or without the proofs for stipulated essential qualifications/experience are also liable for rejection.
8. Selected candidates are expected to join IMMEDIATELY as the projects have a very tight timeline.
9. Candidates are expected to be FULLY vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of joining.

Research Coordinator,

Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore

JRF at BHU

 

JRF at National Institute of Plant Genome Research

 National Institute of Plant Genome Research 

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box No. 10531, 

New Delhi-110067 

Inviting applications for Project Positions DATE: July 18, 2022 

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for filling up the purely temporary positions of (1) One Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I in the NIPGR Short-Term Fellowship (STRF), and (2) One Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I in the DBT Multi-institutional project “Characterization of chickpea germplasm resource to accelerate genomics-assisted crop improvement”, under mission programme of “Characterization of genetic resources”, under the supervision of Dr. Senthil-Kumar Muthappa, Scientist, NIPGR. 

Emoluments would be as per Institute/DST & DBT norms. 

Eligibility Criteria: 

(1) Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I under STRF (One Post): Candidates having Master’s degree in Plant science/Agriculture/life sciences with at least 55% (or equivalent) can apply. The candidate is required to have sound theoretical knowledge in plant-stress biology and excellent scientific writing skills. Subject comprehension in the area of plant responses to combined stresses and experience of using large-scale text mining techniques are preferred. The project involves mining and curation of literature, retrieval/analysis of desired information for the development of ‘plant combined stress’ database. 

(2) Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I under chickpea mission project (One Post): Candidates having Master’s degree in bioinformatics/computational biology/statistics/mathematics/Agriculture/life sciences with at least 55% (or equivalent) marks can apply. This project involves screening chickpea germplasm for dry root rot disease (DRR). 

The project work requires skills for image analysis for disease detection/assessment (neural network/deep learning) and digital disease scoring (computer vision/machine learning/Python), and other related works. Experience in database/online platform development (HTML/CSS scripting, MySQL/PHP/Javascript, R and fluency in linux) is preferred. 

For both the positions of JRF/PA-I, candidates with NET and also those who qualify as per the criteria mentioned in the DST Office Memorandum number SR/S9/Z-08/2018 dated January 30, 2019 and SR/S9/Z-05/2019 dated July 10, 2020 are eligible to apply. The upper age limit for PA-I will be 35 years. The above positions are completely on temporary basis and co-terminus with the project. The fellowship/emolument amount for the above positions are as sanctioned in the project and as per NIPGR/DBT/DST norms. The initial appointment will be for one year or till the tenability of the project whichever is earlier and the same can be curtailed/extended on the basis of assessment of the candidate's performance and discretion of the Competent Authority. 

NIPGR reserves the right to select the candidate against the above post depending upon the qualification and experience of the candidate. Reservation of posts shall be as per Govt. of India norms. The appointment may be terminated any time by giving one month notice by either side. The applicants will have no claim implicit or explicit for consideration against any regular position of NIPGR. 

Eligible candidates for the above positions may send completed application on skmuthappa@nipgr.ac.in in the given format with a cover letter showing interest and specifying the position (applying for STRF post or DBT Project post) along with attested copies of the certificates and proof of research experience. Incomplete application and lack of supporting educational/experience certificates will be rejected. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as ineligible candidates will not be interviewed. Candidate may submit separate applications, if applying for both the positions. 

Last date of application is on or before the 15 days after release of advertisement at NIPGR website. Interview link will only be sent to shortlisted candidates. 

Note: ONLY soft copy of the application in the given format alongwith all certificates in a single PDF will be accepted. For any clarification candidates may contact Scientist incharge through e-mail only. 

Dr. Senthil-Kumar Muthappa, 

Scientist-V 

National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) 

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, 

P.O. Box NO. 10531, 

New Delhi – 110067. 

Email: skmuthappa@nipgr.ac.in 

Website: http://www.nipgr.ac.in/research/dr_skmuthappa.php

More Info: https://nipgr.ac.in/files/careers/Advt%20Dr_Senthil_Kumar_Muthappa-18-07-2022.pdf

JRF at BITS, Pilani

CALL FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW CONVERTIBLE TO A Ph.D. POSITION IN ICAR-NASF FUNDED PROJECT

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the positions of two Junior Research Fellow (JRFs) in a multi-institutional project, as given below:

Title of the project: Allele mining for the epigenetic regulator NGR5 and other yield-associated gene (GRF4) and their modulation using multiple genomic and molecular approaches to enhance rice yield under low nitrogen conditions.

Funding agency ICAR-NASF, Govt. of India

No. of JRF positions: Two (2)

Emoluments: Rs. 31,000+HRA

Duration of the project: 3 years

Under the supervision of: 

PI: Dr. Gireesha Mohannath. Assistant Professor and SERB-Ramanujan Fellow http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/hyderabad/gireesha/Profile

(Phone No: 040-66303697)

Co-PI: Dr. Sridev Mohapatra, Associate Professor

(Phone number: 040-66303697 (O); 8501805291 (M)

https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/hyderabad/mohapatra/Profile

Deadline for application: July 26, 2022 (Tentatively, interviews will be in the first week of

August) Selected candidates are expected to register for Ph.D. program of BITS-Pilani Hyderabad campus, subject to the fulfillment of the requirements. Upon admission to the Ph.D. program, funding for additional 2 years (total of 5 years) shall be provided by the Institute (Rs. 31,000 per month), subject to satisfactory performance.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (as recommended by NASF):

 Master’s degree in relevant subjects/disciplines (see the list of disciplines below) with 4 years / 5 years or Bachelor's Degree. OR Candidates having Post-graduate degree in Basic Sciences with 3 years Bachelor's degree and 2 years Master's degree should have NET qualifications (CSIR-NET or DBT JRF category II or ICAR ARS NET) and 2 years of research experience.

Eligible disciplines: M.Sc/M.E/M.Tech in Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Agriculture, and allied sciences with a minimum of 60% marks.

 Previous lab experience in Plant Molecular Biology/rice research/Bioinformatic analysis of sequencing data (like NGS) is highly desirable.

Interested candidates with the above-mentioned qualifications may send the CV in the given format (see below) only by July 26, 2022, to the email: plantbiotech.bphc@gmail.com

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview (online or in-person). If you prefer to attend in-person, prior notice will be given but no TA/DA will be given.

Plant Biotechnology Group,

Department of Biological Sciences

FORMAT FOR CV

1. Name:

2. DOB:

3. Contact Details

i. Mobile No:

ii. Email ID:

4. Education:

i. Bachelors’ Degree (name and overall grade):

ii. Masters’ Degree (name and overall grade):

iii. Any other Degree (name and overall grade):

5. Details of qualifying exam, CSIR-UGC (LS) or DBT-JRF category II or ARS NET:

(Please mention the score, year of qualifying and category)

6. Research Publications, if any:

7. Presentations in Conference proceedings, if any:

(Do not mention if you have only attended the conference)

8. Previous relevant work experience, if any:

9. Comment on your communication (verbal and written) skills:

10. Technical expertise:

(List only those Molecular Biology techniques you are practically familiar with)

11. List of three references. Please mention the name and contact details of three faculty/ your employer/ teacher who can endorse your candidature. (Recommendation letters not required).

12. A brief statement of interest: Mention why you are interested in pursuing Ph.D. (~200 words)

13. Any other relevant information:

Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) under the 21st call for proposals

 

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur is inviting applications for the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) under the 21st call for proposals.

The BIG Grant funds innovation from ideation to the product development stage.

Who can apply?

Startups and innovators working on ideas in the domain of Biotechnology, Medical devices, Diagnostics, Medical innovation, agriculture, agritech, sustainability, clean environment, waste to value, secondary agriculture, and other allied areas

Funding amount

win a grant worth 50 Lakhs

Eligible product readiness level

TRL 1- TRL3

Apply before: 16th August'22 (17:30 hrs)

Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dHCvVG7E

Eligibility:

• Startups with <5 years of its incorporation, scientists, researchers, and PhD

• Scholars, individual innovators, scholars, technical staff, graduates, and faculty members can also apply ( Applicant must have completed graduation)

Drop an email at bioincubator@iitk.ac.in for more details

FAQs: https: https://lnkd.in/erYbd2Fu

JRF at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

 

THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Department of Biotechnology

Title of Project: Development of an in vitro pseudo-facilitation model of lipotoxicity in NAFLD-associated metainflammation coupled with characterization of hepatocellular global metabolomic signatures.

Position: Junior Research Fellow (One)

Fellowship: As per SERB norms

Essential Qualification: Masters in Biotechnology or any allied subject in Life Sciences with minimum of 60% marks or 7.0 CGPA. Applicants having a valid GATE/NET score will be preferred.

Desirable qualifications: Knowledge of basic laboratory techniques and aseptic techniques, Prior hands-on knowledge of basic animal cell culture techniques is desired, Good oral/written communication skills in English.

Duration of the Project: The fellowship will be offered initially for a period of eight months, which can be extended further one more year depending on the performance of the candidate

Opportunity: The selected candidate can register for the full-time Ph.D. program at TIET (upon fulfilling admission norms)

General Guidelines

1. Interested candidates should submit their detailed curriculum vitae with self-attested photocopies of all mark sheets, certificates and testimonials as a single pdf. Email to priyankar.dey@thapar.edu indicating research interests with names and contact details of two referees positively.

2. Last date to submit the application along with details is July 22, 2022

3. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview through Zoom.

4. Candidates will be short listed for the interview based on merit and experience. Decision of selection committee will be final. The date and time of interview will be informed by email only to eligible candidates.

5. Mere possession of minimum qualification does not guarantee an invitation to the interview.

Dr. Priyankar Dey

Principal Investigator

Department of Biotechnology

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Patiala 147004

E-mail: priyankar.dey@thapar.edu

Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) 2022

 

Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) 

INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship (A component under INSPIRE) 

Call for Applications under INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship - (2022) 

Under “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)” scheme of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, opportunities are provided to meritorious young Indian students to study basic and natural sciences at the college and university level and to pursue research careers in both basic and applied science areas including engineering, medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences. 

INSPIRE includes multiple components out of which the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship component offers post-doctoral fellowships to young achievers with Ph.D. qualification in the age group of 27-32 years for 5 years to carry out post-doctoral research in both basic and applied science areas including engineering, medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences. 

Applications are invited for the year 2022, from eligible candidates under INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship component of INSPIRE scheme of DST through the web-portal https://www.onlineinspire.gov.in 

A) Eligibility: 

i) Essential: 

➢ Indian citizens and People of Indian origin with PIO status having Ph.D. degree (in science, mathematics, engineering, pharmacy, medicine and agriculture related subjects) from any recognized university in the world. 

➢ Candidates should possess a minimum of 60% (or equivalent CGPA) marks throughout their academic profile starting from the Senior Secondary Examination (Class 12 onwards). 

➢ Those who have submitted their Ph.D. theses and are awaiting the award of degree shall also be eligible. However, selection for the Fellowship will be confirmed only after the Ph.D. degree is awarded. 

➢ The upper age limit as on 1st Jan 2022 is 32 years for General Category. However, for SC/ST/Women candidates, the upper age limit will be 37 years on the said date. For persons with benchmark disabilities (Divyangjan with not less than 40 percent of a specified disability), the upper age limit will be 42 years. 

➢ Publication(s) in highly reputed journals demonstrating outstanding research potential of the candidate. 

➢ Candidates who are employed in regular/contractual positions within India may also apply for INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship for improvement and enhancement in their career prospects but, upon selection, the candidates will need to resign (no lien or deputation or any type of leave would be accepted) from the current job and organization before taking up the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship. The candidates, who get selected for regular position in any institute/university after submission of IFF application, would be entitled to receive the Research Grant only as INSPIRE Faculty Fellows. 

ii) Desirable: Candidates who are within top 1% in Class 12 examination, IIT-JEE rank holders, 1st rank holders either in graduation or post-graduation level university examinations. 

Fellowship: Each selected INSPIRE Faculty Fellow will be eligible to receive a consolidated amount of Rs.1,25,000/- per month as fellowship with annual increment of Rs.2,000/-. In addition, a Research Grant of Rs.7.0 lakh every year for 5 years will also be provided to each successful candidate. The consolidated amount of Rs.1,25,000 per month is an all-inclusive fellowship and taxable as per the Indian IT Act. 

The INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship is for a maximum period of 5(five) years. No Fellow should avail two fellowships concurrently during the tenure of this Fellowship period. 

How to apply: Interested and eligible students must apply and submit their application with all essential documents through ONLINE mode only. Applications are to be submitted online on INSPIRE web-portal https://www.online-inspire.gov.in. Those interested in submitting application have to register at this portal and submit the application online. Please read guidelines available on the 3 portal carefully before submitting the application. This web- portal will be open from 1 st July 2022 to 15th August 2022 (till 23:59 hrs. IST) for submission of applications. For further enquiries regarding INSPIRE-Faculty Fellowship component, please send email to: inspire.prog-dst@nic.in For queries, please call us on 0124-6690020, 0124- 6690021. 

More Info: https://online-inspire.gov.in/