Faculty positions at Sastra University

SASTRA UNIVERSITY

(A University u/s3 of UGC ACT, 1956)

Thanjavur-613401, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: 04362-304000-010

url: www.sastra.edu

Applications are invited for teaching posts in various departments at Sastra university: Bioinformatics, Biomedical,  Biotechnology, Chemical, Civil, Communication, Computer Science, electrical and electronics, embedded systems, Instrumentation, IT, Mechanical, VLSI, Biochemistry, Chemistry, economics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, education, Legal studies, Management and Foreign language.

 

Designation	Pay	Academic grade pay
Senior Professor	50600-1200-74600	12000
Professor	37400-1200-67400	10000
Associate Professor	43400-1000-52400	9000
Senior Assistant Professor	28300-600-39500	8000
Assistant Professor III	23300-700-28200	7000
Assistant Professor II	19500-600-23700	6000
Assistant Professor I	15600-500-20600	6000

DA : 45% of Basic salary(Basic Pay + Grade pay); HRA: 10% of Basic salary

BENEFITS:

·         Eligible faculty members can avail Rs 5000 to  Rs 20000 Per month towards professional development, travel, and children education allowance based on qualifications and experience.

·         Other benefits like EPF, pension, Medical, Insurance, Gratuity

·         Encouragement and incentives for research and quality publications.

·         Accelerated increments for high performers and annual performance based retention bonus

·         Opportunity for research and sabbaticals abroad

·         Scholarships for children of faculty

·         Opportunity to engage with meritious community

·         On-Campus housing subject to availability

Qualified candidates with M.E/M.Tech/Ph.D degree may email their resume to:

School of Chemical and Biotechnology

(Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology , Chemical Engineering)

newscbtfaculty@sasta.edu

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.sastra.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2221&Itemid=617

Workshop on Basics of Bioinformatics and its applications at NIRRH

National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health

Jehangir Merwanji Street

Parel, Mumbai 400012

The Biomedical Informatics Centre of ICMR at NIRRH, Mumbai, is organizing a 3‐day workshop (November 1st – 3rd, 2011) on "Basics of Bioinformatics and its applications".

Topics to be covered during the workshop:

·         PubMed ‐ Use in biomedical research

·         Biological databases

·         Sequence analysis

·         Protein structures: Visualization and analysis

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

·         Teachers from medical or degree colleges

·         Research scientists working in Institutes

Interested applicants can fill the online form available at www.bicnirrh.res.in/workshop.php

The last date for receipt of applications is September 30, 2011.

The list of the selected candidates will be displayed on the website (www.bicnirrh.res.in) on October 7, 2011. A maximum of 20 candidates will be selected.

The workshop is fully supported by Indian Council of Medical Research. There is no course fee. The selected candidates will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation (no TA/DA will be provided).

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/bioinformatics%20workshop%20nov%202011.pdf

Recruitment for Senior Genetic Resource Scientist at ICARDA

ICARDA

Senior Genetic Resource Scientist

International Recruited Position (P Level)

POST: Senior Genetic Resource Scientist

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The major focus of this position is to curate ICARDA’s food and forage legume genetic resource collection of chickpea, lentil, faba bean, lathyrus, Vicia and pea accessions with a view to expanding and improving their international dissemination and their utilization in an agricultural context. Key activities include gap analysis of the collection and taking measures to fill those gaps, applying best practices for conservation, seed regeneration, identifying useful traits within the collection and improving the phenotypic and molecular characterization of the collection whilst improving the quality and availability of accession level information to the user community. The broader focus is to design and implement efficient strategies to mine genebanks for useful traits by continuing the development of the Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) and investigating TILLING and EcoTILLING strategies as well as contributing to the development of global information systems such as Grin-Global and Genesys.

The position also entails facilitating the implementation of ex-situ and in-situ conservation and utilization strategies.

ABOUT ICARDA

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international autonomous, non-profit, research center based in Aleppo, Syria, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). We are committed to the improvement of livelihoods of the resource-poor in dry areas by enhancing food security and alleviating poverty through agricultural research, and the equitable use and conservation of natural resources. For more details: www.icarda.org

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Maintain the collection of food legumes in a viable state with adequate seeds for distribution upon demand.

·         Apply best practices for regeneration and processing to storage of food legume accessions.

·         Maintain an agro-morphological characterization program (international descriptors) for the food legume collection.

·         Develop collaborative programs to evaluate the legume material for useful traits.

·         Update the GRS database with characterization and evaluation information.

·         Identify eco-geographic gaps in the ICARDA food legume collection and take measures to fill the gaps through acquisitions or collecting missions.

·         Respond to genebank user requests for genetic resources by identifying user defined trait specific best-bet subsets of genetic resources (legumes + cereals) using FIGS type analyses applied to accession level information.

·         Maintain Rhizobium collection.

·         Undertake research aimed at improving the FIGS methodology and contribute to developing appropriate tools to semi-automate germplasm selection for specific traits.

·         Provide technical backstopping and training to National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) on all aspects of genetic resource conservation and utilization.

·         Contribute to regional and international genetic resources networking and collaboration.

·         Publishing genetic resource work in ISI-journals and other publications.

·         Develop project funding proposals to support the genetic resource focused research and development undertaken by the section.

·         Contribution to other duties assigned by the head of GRS, or BIGM program director.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

·         A PhD in biology, plant breeding or related areas.

·         Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a related field.

·         In depth knowledge and experience of the principles of genetic resources conservation and utilization.

·         Good grasp of data processing and data management technologies.

·         In depth knowledge of statistics.

·         Proven track record at developing project proposals and securing funding.

·         Experience of molecular techniques will be an added advantage.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT, SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is an International Recruited Position (IRS).

The initial contract will be for 3 years, renewable based on performance. For more details: Terms of Appointment-P Level

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply online at www.icarda.org/iea/ by 1 October 2011.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from women.

Applications will be acknowledged, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.icarda.org/iea/

Training on “Production of Value Added Products from Banana”

National Research Centre for Banana

Thayanur Post, Thogamalai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu

1.         Training on “Production of Value Added Products from Banana”*

A.        DURATION:  Jan.- March 2012* (6 days)

B.         COURSE CONTENT: 

Fruit Processing and Processing of Banana – An Overview (L)

Value added products from ripe banana (L)

Value added products from un-ripe (raw) banana (L)

Value added products from other parts of banana (L)

Practicals on preparation of Value Added Products viz.,

·         Fig, Juice/RTS, Jam and Sweet Chutney from ripe-banana

·         Chips, Sauce, Flour, Baby Food, Health drink and Soup-mix from un-ripe (raw) banana

·         Pickle from flower of banana

·         Candy from Centre core stem

·         Fiber from pseudostem sheath of banana

C.        COURSE FEE:

Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only)

The course fee should be paid as DD drawn in favour of “ICAR-Unit, NRCB, payable at Tiruchirapalli”

D.        HOW TO APPLY?

DD along with duly filled application form (see the Annexure – I) should be sent to the “Director, National Research Centre for Banana, Thayanur Post, Thogamalai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu”.

E.         BOARDING AND LODGING:

Accommodation, breakfast and dinner are to be borne by the Trainees/Sponsor. However, working lunch, tea with snacks twice in a day will be provided by the Centre.

 * Training will also be provided as separate batch on demand (sponsor) basis for minimum of 10   and maximum of 25 participants

                                                                       

Training on “Extraction of Banana Fiber and Production of Handicrafts”

Training on “Extraction of Banana Fiber and Production of Handicrafts”

a.         Duration:  Jan. - March 2012 (3 days)

B.         COURSE CONTENT: 

Banana Fibre - An Overview (L)

Banana fibre extraction (Manual & Machine) - Demo (Practical)

Dyeing, plaiting and roping of banana fine fibre

Hands-on session for preparation of three handicrafts using fine fiber viz.,

·         Table Mat

·         Mobile cover

·         Pen holder

C.        COURSE FEE:

Rs. 3000/- (Rupees three thousand only)

The course fee should be paid as DD drawn in favour of “ICAR-Unit, NRCB, payable at Tiruchirapalli”

D.        HOW TO APPLY?

DD along with duly filled application form (see the Annexure – I) should be sent to the “Director, National Research Centre for Banana, Thayanur Post, Thogamalai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu”.

e.         Boarding and Lodging:

Accommodation, breakfast and dinner are to be borne by the Trainees/Sponsor. However, working lunch, tea with snacks twice in a day will be provided by the Centre. 

* Training will also be provided as separate batch on demand (sponsor) basis for minimum of 10   and maximum of 25 participants

Training on Post Harvest Handling, Packing, Storage and Ripening in Banana for Domestic and Export Markets

National Research Centre for Banana

Thayanur Post, Thogamalai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu

Training on “Post Harvest Handling, Packing, Storage and Ripening in Banana for Domestic and Export Markets”*

a.       Duration:  26-29 September 2011 (4 days)

b.      Course Content: 

                                                              i.      Pre-harvest management

                                                            ii.      Maturity and Codex Standards

                                                          iii.      Post harvest handling, packing and storage techniques

                                                          iv.      Controlled and Modified atmosphere packing and ripening techniques

                                                            v.      Visit to NRCB Farm / Farmer’s field / Banana marketing centre / Processing unit / Cold storage & Ripening Units

c.       Course Fee:

Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousands only)

The course fee should be paid as DD drawn in favour of “ICAR-Unit, NRCB, payable at Tiruchirapalli”

d.      How to apply?

DD along with duly filled application form (see the Annexure – I) should be sent to the “Director, National Research Centre for Banana, Thayanur Post, Thogamalai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu”.

The Last date for receiving Course fee is on or before 24^th September 2011.

e.       Boarding and Lodging:

Accommodation, breakfast and dinner are to be borne by the Trainees/Sponsor. However, working lunch, tea with snacks twice in a day and conveyance from Central bus stand/Hotel to the venue will be provided by the Centre. 

* Training will also be provided as separate batch on demand (sponsor) basis for minimum of 10   and maximum of 25 participants

Duly filled in application to be sent to the following address: The Director,  National Research Centre for Banana , (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Thayanur (P.O.), Thogamalai Road,  Tiruchirapalli-620102, Tamil Nadu

JRF walk-in at Central Institute of freshwater Aquaculture

Central Institute of freshwater Aquaculture

(ICAR), Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneshwar

PROJECT TITLE: Production and expression of antiviral Mx in carps

NATURE OF POST: Temporary, co-terminus with project

DURATION: 3 years

AGE LIMIT: 35 yrs for men and 40 years for women candidates on the date of interview

DATE OF INTERVIEW: 21.9.201 at 1:00 A.M at Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneshwar

Candidates are requested to be present at 10:00 A.M. for verification

1.      POST: Junior research Fellow(1)

EMOLUMENTS: Rs 12000 /- + 20% HRA for I^st and II^nd year and 14000/- + 20% HRA for 3^rd year

ESSENTIAL /DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: M.Sc in Microbiology

DESIRABLE: Experience in Proteomics or Bioinformatics

2.      POST: Junior research Fellow(1)

EMOLUMENTS: Rs 12000 /- + 20% HRA for I^st and II^nd year and 14000/- + 20% HRA for 3^rd year

ESSENTIAL /DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: M.Sc  Zoology or M.F.Sc

DESIRABLE: Experience in Molecular Biology

Interested candidates should bring their biodata(5 No.), 2 passport size photos and one set of attested copies of entire certificates /marksheets/experience certificates with original.

No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.cifa.in/

Barley Breeder vacancy at ICARDA

ICARDA

POST: Barley Breeder  

POSITION SPECIFICATION: Internationally Recruited Position (P Level)

LOCATION: Aleppo, Syria

CLOSING DATE: 30 September 2011

Main purpose of the position

ICARDA’s global barley breeding program targets three main production systems: high potential areas, low potential areas and winter barley. This plant breeder will be responsible for planning and executing a comprehensive barley breeding and germplasm development program targeting low input and low potential environments in the developing world. The position will be located at ICARDA headquarters and will require the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team setting. He/she will have to carry out activities for barley germplasm development, germplasm enhancement and make it available upon request to barley scientists worldwide, foremost to developing countries. Extensive travel will be required.

ABOUT ICARDA

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international autonomous, non-profit, research center based in Aleppo, Syria, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR - www.cgiar.org). We are committed to the improvement of livelihoods of the resource-poor in dry areas by enhancing food security and alleviating poverty through agricultural research, and the equitable use and conservation of natural resources. For more details please look at www.icarda.org.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Breed improved barley germplasm and potential cultivars with adaptation to developing -country barley production systems, with high and stable yields, tolerance to relevant abiotic and biotic stresses and market-acceptable relatively superior quality, which have the potential to be adopted on a wide scale by resource-poor farmers.

·         Develop, implement and apply state-of-the-art breeding/selection approaches, including introgression of novel genes from landraces and wild barley relatives into adapted germplasm, doubled haploid use, marker-assisted selection and genomic approaches.

·         Keep up-to-date on developments in barley breeding through the scientific literature.

·         Contribute in building an integrated barley improvement program team.

·         Develop and implement collaborative research with developing country national program scientists, including through networks.

·         Produce technical reports and training material for capacity-building courses.

·          Develop and participate in training programs for developing country partners.

·          Carry out undergoing research to increase breeding efficiency and effectiveness.

·          Establish/maintain/expand collaboration with global Centers of Excellence to review, validate and implement new techniques for plant breeding.

·         Publish research findings in ISI peer-reviewed scientific journals.

·         Develop research proposals for potential donors and prepare submissions for external, international funding.

·         Represent ICARDA in regional and international fora.

·         Prepare other records and reports, as requested.

·          Perform any other duties as required by the Barley Program Coordinator or BIGM program director.

·         Education, qualifications and experience

·          PhD in plant breeding, plant genetics or related scientific field.

·         At least 5 years of experience in plant breeding, preferably in barley.

·          Experienced in utilizing biotechnological tools, particularly in the application of marker assisted selection.

·          Proven record of wide-scale adoption by farmers of germplasm bred.

·         Proven plant research record of international stature.

·         Proven managerial, team-building and supervisory skills.

·         Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct and interpret research results through publications in ISI peer-reviewed scientific journals.

·          Knowledge of barley improvement research worldwide.

·         Proven record of providing training to young scientists in state-of-the-art barley breeding.

·          Excellent English communication skills.

·         Working knowledge of popular computer programs and in depth knowledge of statistical packages to analyse data from the breeding program

·          International experience in agricultural research-for-development.

·         Work experience in developing countries is desirable.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT, SALARY AND BENEFITS

·         This is an Internationally Recruited Position (IRS)

·         The initial contract will be for 3 years, renewable based on performance. For more details: Terms of Appointment-P Level

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HOW TO APPLY

·         Please apply online at www.icarda.org/iea/.

·         We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from women.

·         Applications will be acknowledged, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.icarda.org/iea/