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, Technical, laboratory and office
management 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:
Group 1:
A)
Project title: Studying Plant Immunity
Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow-Organic Chemistry (1)
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry with experience in separation techniques
including HPLC, GC-MS and experience in analytical characterization of
organic samples by IR, UV-visible, NMR and Mass spectroscopy.
The
postdoctoral fellow is expected to synthesize chemical analogues, inject them
in some parts of the plants and then study the mobility, stability and role in
potentiating plant's immune response including infection memory formation. The
research work will involve synthesis of chemical analogues of small organic
molecules and study of their role in inducing plant immune responses. Several
small organic molecules are reported to be potential mobile signal that are
generated upon pathogen infection in plants, move throughout plants body and
help in generation of infection memory in plants.
(Investigators:
Dr. Ashis K. Nandi, School of Life Sciences and Dr. Pritam Mukhopadhyay, School
of Physical Sciences).
Salary:
Rs. 24600/- pm consolidated
B)
Project title: Mechanism of regulation of fungal infection
Position:
Junior Research Fellows (1)
Essential
qualifications: M.Sc. in life sciences/Molecular
biology/Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Biophysics.
Desirable
qualifications: Experience and practical knowledge
of basic molecular biology tools including cloning, PCR, RNA isolation etc
and/or practical experience in protein purification and biophysical
characterization (SDS-PAGE, Western Blots, CD spectroscopy etc)
(Investigator:
Dr. S. S. Komath,School of Life Sciences)
C)
Project title: Studies on neuro-protective function of SG2NA
Position:
Junior Research Fellow: (1)
Essential
qualifications: M.Sc or equivalent degree in
Zoology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences or related fields.
Desirable
qualifications: Candidates who have some
additional work experience in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology will be
preferred.
(Investigator:
Prof. S. K. Goswami)
For
JRF’s Salary: Rs. 12000+20% HRA
Group 2:
Project:
Structure, function, and dynamics of biomolecules and molecular engineering
Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow (1)
Essential
Qualifications: PhD in Science in the area of
Computational Biology, Structural Biology , Molecular Dynamics & Simulation
and Systems Biology , reflected by 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, School of Computational & Integrative Sciences)
Salary:
Rs. 24600/- pm consolidated
Group
3:
Project:
Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology
Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow (1)
Essential
Qualifications: PhD in Metabolic Engineering/Bioprocess
technology with working experience of Molecular Biology techniques, gene
knock-in, knock–out strategies, Transcriptomic and proteomic profiling, Process
analytical techniques (PAT) Platform with online monitoring of bioprocess,
mathematical modeling and data processing related to bioprocesses
(Investigator:
Prof. K. J. Mukherjee, School of Biotechnology)
Salary:
Rs. 24600/- pm consolidated
Position:
Junior Research Fellow (1)
Essential
Qualifications: M.Sc./B.Tech in Biotechnology,
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, etc with experience in molecular biology,
fermentation, purification.
Salary:
Rs. 12000+20% 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)
Positions
for Support Staff:
Technical
assistants: (2)
Qualifications<:
M.Sc./B.Tech./MCA in any of the Science/technology subjects with an aptitude to
handle modern equipments used in Bio-science research. For one of the
positions, experience in maintenance and handling of computers and the use of
various softwares would be desirable.
For
both the positions, the candidate should be capable of record keeping,
scientific report preparation and taking care of office work. Experience in the
field will be preferred.
Salary:
Rs. 18000/- pm consolidated
Technical
assistant: (1)
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in any subject with experience in project management,
Scientific report preparation, record keeping, computer proficiency and
handling office related work.
Additional
experience related to purchase of scientific equipment and their maintenance
would be desirable but not essential. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and
having at least 3 yrs experience in the above areas could also be considered.
Laboratory
Assistants: (2)
Essential
Qualification: 10th/12th
pass
Desirable
Qualification: For 10th pass required
experience in a lab should be at least 3 yrs and for 12th pass
required experience in a lab should be at least 2 yrs. For one of the
positions, experience in animal handling and lab related work is required. For
the second position experience in work related to a Life science/Biotechnology
laboratory is required.
Salary:
Rs. 10000/- pm consolidated
Office
Assistant: (1)
Essential
Qualification: 12th Pass
Desirable
Qualifications:The candidate should be capable of
record keeping, typing using Computer tools, scientific report preparation and
taking care of day to day office work. Experience in the area will be
preferred. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree would be preferred.
Salary:
Rs. 8000/- pm consolidated
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 10th July 2012
at the following address:
The
Envelop should be marked for the position applied and the Group No. where
applicable. Any clarifications regarding projects may be sought from the
respective project investigators as mentioned.
Address
for correspondence:
Prof. Rajiv Bhat
Programme Coordinator
DBT-JNU BUILDER programme
School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067