JRF at GUJARAT BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

 

GUJARAT BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY 

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, 

Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355 

File No. GBU/HR/2024/GAP-14.2/721 Date: October 20, 2024 

Advertisement for the post of Junior Research Fellow 

Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on research project entitled “Wastewater to biofuel and bioproducts: Cyanobacterial biorefinery through a green circular bioeconomy” funded by Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, Govt. of Gujarat at Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU). The post is purely temporary and co-terminates with the project. Details of qualifications, emolument, and duration of the project: 

Eligibility Minimum Qualifications: M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Microbiology/Biochemistry or relevant life science discipline) with minimum of 55% marks. 

Desirable Qualification: 

• Candidates who have qualified the CSIR-UGC-NET/DBT-JRF/ICMRJRF/GATE etc. national-level exams will be preferred. 

• Candidates having prior experience of handling cyanobacteria/microalgae cultivation and characterization, microbial consortia development, cyanobacterial lipid extraction and protein purification, wastewater treatment, metagenomics, molecular biology techniques and detection of emerging contaminants in water through LC-MS/GC-MS are encouraged to apply. 

• Candidates must have proficiency in scientific writing. 

Age Limit Up to 30 years on closing date of advertisement 

Fellowship Duration Till the end of the project: 01 year (subject to satisfactory performance) Fellowship Rs. 36, 000 per month inclusive of HRA (NET/GATE or national-level exam qualified candidates) as per GSBTM, DST, GoG guidelines. OR Rs. 23, 213 (fixed) per month (For candidates who have not qualified the national-level examinations such as NET/GATE) as per GSBTM, DST, GoG guidelines. 

Last Date of receiving applications 09/11/2024 

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply to the Principal Investigator (Dr. Chirayu Desai), Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar through online application at https://io.gbu.edu.in/gap14 with latest CV and other credentials on or before 09/11/2024. 

For any queries related to this project you may write to ebtprojects@gbu.edu.in. Shortlisted candidates will be informed through email regarding the interview process. 

Dr. Chirayu Desai 

Principal Investigator & Associate Professor, 

Director Environmental Biotechnology