Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Project Assistant post in Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT


VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Applications are invited for the Post of Project assistant in Centre for Nanobiotechnology
Project Title: “Stability and Aggregation of Silver nanoparticles in Natural aqueous Matrices: Effect of surface capping and environment controls”
Sponsoring Agency: CSIR (Project No. 03(1228)/12/EMR-II)
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: Masters in Computer Science or Bio informatics with prior exposure to Computational modeling of aggregation dynamics of nanoparticles in aqueous system
Stipend: Rs. 11,000/- pm (consolidated)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Amitava Mukherjee, Professor & Assistant Director, Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu.
Send your resume along with relevant documents with all the details of qualifications, experience and latest passport size photograph, on or before 4rd August, 2012 to the Registrar, VIT University, Vellore- 632 014, Tamil Nadu by post with a superscript on the envelope “Project Assistant– CSIR / Dr. Amitava Mukherjee” or email to amitav@vit.ac.in  

Faculty posts at Gautam Buddha University



Gautam Buddha University
Greater Noida
(Established by the Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act, 2002
UP Act No. 9 of 2002, passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature)
Adv. no: 02 /July/2012
Gautam Buddha University invites applications for the post of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor in following schools :
Name of School
No of Post
UR
OBC
SC
School of Engineering
25
10
10
05
School of I.C.T
20
09
04
07
School of Biotechnology
02
--
--
02
School of Information Communication Technology :- Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering
School of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and B. Arch & Regional Planning
School of Biotechnology: Genetics/Plant Biotechnology/Animal Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry
Pay Scales:
Professor
-
PB-4 (37400-67000 with AGP of `10,500/-PM). Minimum pay in the Pay band-`48,000 Plus AGP
Associate Professor
-
PB-4 (37400-67000 with AGP of ` 9,500/-PM) Minimum pay in the Pay band-`42,800 Plus AGP
Assistant Professor
-
PB-3 (15600-39100 with AGP of `8,000/-PM) Minimum pay in the Pay band- ` 30,000 Plus AGP.
Qualifications & Experience: As per U.G.C. Norms
For details of Qualifications, Experience & Application Form visit University website: www.gbu.ac.in
Interested Candidates should download the format of application form from University website and send it along with supporting documents. To “The Registrar, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar – 201310 (U.P.) India” latest by 16th August 2012 at 05:30 P.M. The number of posts at each level is not fixed as flexible staff structure is adopted by the University.

SRF post at Zoology Department, University of Delhi


DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI-110007
Applications are invited for the post of one SRF in the NFBSFARA-ICAR Sponsored project “The Nature of Impact of Abiotic Stresses on Three Diverse Freshwater Species of Fishes” by the undersigned within 15 days of advertisement.
QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. in Zoology (with Fish Biology Specialization, minimum 55% marks). Preference  will be given to NET qualified candidates with good aptitude towards stress research and fish handling.
 CONTACT: Prof. Rina Chakrabarti, PI

SRF post (Horticulture) at Pantnagar University


DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE: COLLEGE OF AGRICUTLRUE
G.B.PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRI. AND TECHNOLOGY, PANTNAGAR,
DISTT. U.S. NAGAR, UTTARAKHAND
No. CA/HRT/SRF/ Dated: July , 2012
Subject: Advertisement for the award of Senior Research Fellow in Horticulture. Applications are invited for award of one position of Senior Research Fellow (Full time) at a consolidated fellowship of 16000/- per month for the project entitled, “Developing National Repository and Creating Facilities for DUS Testing in Mango, Guava and Litchi” funded by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Right Authority (PPV&FRA), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (PI- Dr. R. L. Lal, Professor, Horticulture). The fellowship is purely temporary and may continue till the duration of the project or maximum three years, which ever is earlier. The appointment shall be given on six monthly review basis. Applicants possessing M.Sc. Ag. (Horti.) degree should apply on plain paper with following information and submit the application in the office of Head, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.S. Nagar), Uttarakhand on or before August 13, 2012. Candidates fulfilling the qualifications should appear for the interview on August 14, 2012 at 11.00 A.M. in the Committee Room, Dept. of Horticulture, College of Agriculture of this University at their own expenses. No Separate interview letter will be issued and no TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview.
Note: A passport size photograph must be affixed at the right corner of the application by the applicant. Attested copies of all certificated/degree/testimonials must be enclosed. Originals should be produced at the time of interview. No interim correspondence will be entertained.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Research Assistant post in ICMR project at PGIMER, Chandigarh

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://pgimer.nic.in/code/pdf/resasstbiotech30712.pdf

JRF post at Unit of Plant Virology, IARI, New Delhi

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://iari.res.in/files/PP-JRF-28072012-20120728-125931.pdf

Scientist, Field Surveyor, Project Assistant & Lab attendant & Research Fellow posts at BHU, Varanasi


BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

Advertisement

            Applications are invited  on plain paper giving full bio-data with passport size attested photograph, attested  copies of marksheets, certificates  and other necessary documents for the following temporary posts (on contractual basis). Appointment will be initially for six months renewable depending upon the requirement, performance of the candidate and/or the continuation of the project/Scheme. Suitable candidates from SC/ST/Physically handicapped/female will be considered as per Govt. of India rules. Positions marked with (*) are based at the Camp Office of Project at Muzaffarpur and other positions are for this project at Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi. Appointment will be governed by BHU rules. The application should reach Prof. Shyam Sundar, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi-221005 within 15 days of this advertisement. No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview.  Details of vacancy is  given as under:
1.         NIAID, NIH Bethesda, USA funded research project entitled “Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bihar States, India (P-36/10)
Name of the Post
No. of Post

Essential Qualifications
Remuneration per month
Scientist
03
Essential:
1.      M.Sc. in biochemistry / Zoology, Biotechnology / Immunology / Microbiology
2.      Ph.D. or Research experience of Ph.D. level for 3 years / Experience of working in the clinical research for 3 years
Desirable: Minimum three National / International Publications in clinical research in peer reviewed journals
Age: No age bar
Rs. 40,000/-
(Fixed)
Field Surveyor cum Insect Collector*
01
Essential : Graduate degree in any subject
Desirable : Relevant field experience
Age: No age bar
Rs. 8,000/-
(fixed)
Project Assistant
01
Essential: Graduate or I.Sc. with 3 years diploma in Computer Science. 
Desirable : Experience in office assistance
Age: No age bar
Rs. 8000/-
(fixed)
Lab. Attendant
02
Essential: B.Sc. or I.Sc. with 3 years experience in laboratory
Age: No age bar
Rs. 8,000/- (Fixed)

2.         National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) / UPSACS funded Centre of Excellence (Scheme No. 4080) for HIV Care  

Name of the Post
No. of Post

Essential Qualifications
Remuneration per month
HIV Research Fellow (Clinical)
01
Preferred Qualification: MD Medicine or any other clinical discipline/ Community Medicine/Microbiology/ Ph.D after M.B.B.S.
Rs. 32000-40000/-
Alternatively: MBBS with Diploma in Medical Specialties, Public Health or Fellowship program in HIV with 3 year experience.
M.B.B.S.
Rs.25000-30000/-

Walk-in for Scientific Assistant post at ACTREC, Mumbai



TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE
ADVANCED CENTRE FOR TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION IN CANCER
KHARGHAR, NAVI MUMBAI – 410210 No. ACTREC/Advt./  27 /2012                                                                                               13th July, 2012

WALK  IN  INTERVIEW


Position
Title of the Project
Funding Agency
Investigators
Scientific
Assistant
Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Human Papilloma Virus in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy.
Department of Biotechnology
PI: Dr. Vedang Murthy
and
Co-PI : Dr. Tanuja Teni

Duration of the Project:         Three Years from the date of Appointment
Consolidated Salary:                          `12,000/-
Date & Time:                                     31st July, 2012, at 10.00 a.m.
Venue:                                     Meeting Room, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Scientific Assistant @fixed Rs.12,000/- p.m. B.Sc., DMLT with minimum 55% marks (in both examinations). Priority will be given to the candidates having more than one year’s experience.
 Candidates fulfilling above requirements should send their application by e-mail to the ‘program.office@actrec.gov.in’ in the format given below  so as to reach on or before  29th July, 2012 up to 17.30 hrs. Applications received after 17.30 hrs of 29th July 2012 will not be taken into consideration.

Only pre-registered candidates should report at 09.30 a.m. on 31st July, 2012 (in Steno Pool),              3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Candidates reporting after 9.30 a.m. will not be allowed for the interview.  No T.A./D.A. will be admissible for attending the interview.

At the time of Interview the candidate should bring all the originals and submit the Xerox copies (attested) of the certificates, with a recent passport size photograph.

Walk-in for JRF/RA post for Research project in Cancer Genetics and Genomics at ACTREC, Mumbai



TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE
Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education In Cancer (ACTREC)
Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210

Walk in Interview
(Junior Research Fellow /Research Assistant for Research project in
Cancer Genetics and Genomics)

Research staff required for 3 posts of JRF/RA for a period of 6 months for the ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Cancer Genetics and Genomics (Principal Investigator:  Prof .Rajiv Sarin)
Qualification : M.Sc in Life Sciences with >60% marks with one year Research experience in molecular biology/ genetics / cancer biology / Genetic Counselling / related fields.
Salary:  JRF: Rs. 18,000 + 5400 (HRA 30%) = Total Rs.23,400/- per month.
               Research Assistant : Rs. 22,120/- (consolidated)
Walk in interview on 31 July 2012 between 10.00 to 3.00 p.m. in Paymaster Shodhika, Mini-Auditorium, 3rd Floor, ACTREC. Please bring your application with attested copies of certificates and recent photograph.
Selected candidate will have to join at the earliest.
Pre-registration for interviews:  Candidates are encouraged to Pre-Register for the interview by sending their application and CV with contact details of 2 referees to director.lab@actrec.gov.in.  Any relevant hands on research experience should be specifically mentioned and highlighted in the covering letter / application. For enquiries you may call 022-27405000 extension 5529.
 In case of a large number of candidates with required qualification reporting for the Walk-in-Interview, only those who have Pre-Registered would be interviewed.

Research Assistant post at ACTREC, Mumbai




TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE
ADVANCED CENTRE FOR TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION IN CANCER
KHARGHAR, NAVI MUMBAI – 410210 ACTREC/Advt./ 32 /2012                                                                                                  

WALK  IN  INTERVIEW


Position
Title of the Project
Funding Agency
Investigators
Research Assistant
Prevalence And Clinical Impact Of Human Papilloma Virus In Patients With Head And Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy.
Department of Biotechnology
PI: Dr. Vedang Murthy
and
Co-PI : Dr. Tanuja Teni

Duration of the Project:         Three Years from the date of Appointment
Consolidated Salary:                          Rs. 20,000/- p.m.                                
Date & Time:                                     6th August, 2012, at 10.00 a.m.
Venue:                                     Meeting Room, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Research Assistant @ fixed Rs.20,000/- p.m. M.Sc. in Biosciences with minimum one year’s experience in Research lab. and expertise in Hybridization techniques and gel electrophoresis. Appointment will be initially for one year, can be extended depending on the performance, till the expiry of the project.
Candidates fulfilling above requirements should send their application by e-mail to the ‘program.office@actrec.gov.in’ in the format given below  so as to reach on or before   2nd August, 2012 up to 17.30 hrs. Applications received after 17.30 hrs of 2nd August 2012 will not be taken into consideration.
                                                

Only pre-registered candidates should report at 09.30 a.m. on 6th August, 2012 (in Steno Pool), 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Candidates reporting after 9.30 a.m. will not be allowed for the interview.  No T.A./D.A. will be admissible for attending the interview.

At the time of Interview the candidate should bring all the originals and submit the Xerox copies (attested) of the certificates, with a recent passport size photograph.


Research associate post at CIBA, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture


Central Institute of Brackishwater aquaculture

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW

The following post is to be filled purely on temporary basis under CIBA component of “National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)” project at this Institute.

Name of the Post
Research Associate – One Post
                           
Date & Time of  Interview
Wednesday, 8th August 2012 at 10.30 a.m.
Duration
Upto 31st March 2013 / co-terminus with the project


Essential Qualification
             

Ph.D. / M.F.Sc. / M.Sc. / M.Phil (Aquaculture / Marine Biology / Zoology  / Environmental Science) with 1st division or 60% marks or equivalent overall grade point average with atleast  two years of research experience in the relevant subject.

Emoluments
Rs.24,000/- p.m. + HRA @ 30% for Ph.D. holders /                      
Rs.23,000/- p.m. + HRA @ 30% for Master Degree holders
Age Limit
Maximum 40 years for men and 45 years for women as on date of interview. Age limits are relaxable for SC / ST / OBC candidates as per rules.
           
Eligible Candidates may appear for the Walk-in-interview with original Certificate of Ph.D. / Master’s Degree, passport size photograph and bio-data enclosing attested copies of educational qualification & experience certificates.   TA / DA will not be paid for attending the interview.
           

Friday, July 27, 2012

Call for Abstract for Poster Session in the Workshop-II: DBT-AAU Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology



DBT-AAU CENTRE
ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
JORHAT -785 013

Call for Abstract for Poster Session in the Workshop-II: DBT-AAU Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology
26-28 Sept, 2012INTRODUCTION
Biotechnology has emerged as a powerful tool in addressing various issues confronting agriculture today. Biotechnological tools provide powerful avenues for meeting food and nutritional security as well as development of eco-friendly organic products to aid and assist in increasing and sustaining crop production. Considering the richness and variability of biodiversity that exists in the North-East of India, this region holds good promise to deliver on the biotechnological solutions. The DBT-AAU centre has been established with a vision to produce quality human resources in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology and scientifically exploit the potential bio-resources of the region to provide gene based solution to the current and upcoming challenges confronting agricultural production.
OBJECTIVES
As a part of this endeavour, the Centre is organizing a poster competition during its 2nd workshop with an aim of encouraging the post graduate students in the Institutes of the NE Region to take up research in Biotechnology and provide a platform for showcasing their work. The students will also get an opportunity to hear international and national experts talking about their research and other advances in modern Agricultural Biotechnology.
ABOUT ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Assam Agriculture University is a premier institute of agricultural and educational research in the North East India. The Department of Biotechnology, Government of India established the DBT-AAU Centre at AAU in 2011, making it one of the first such Centres in the entire NE region. In addition to courses that integrate biology with the information sciences, the educational program also offers academic and student internships. It also includes opportunities for research and trainings designed to provide researchers and students with facilities in this emerging field. The research program includes areas in Gene Technology, Allele Mining, Microbial Biotechnology and Systems Biology.
HOW TO REACH
The Assam Agricultural University head quarter is located at Borbheta which is about 5 km from both bus station and railway station and 2 km from airport of the Jorhat city. The city can be reached easily from Guwahati, the capital of Assam, by air/bus/train. The latitude, longitude and altitude of Jorhat are 26°44´N, 94°l0´E and 9l m above mean sea level respectively.
LEVEL OF PARTICIPANTS
Students undergoing post graduate studies in Biotechnology / any Branches of Life Science/Agriculture
DURATION AND VENUE
The poster session will be held during 26 – 28 September, 2012 and will run parallel along with the lecture session.
Poster specifications:
Poster Size: 4ft (Length) by 3ft (width)
Poster Orientation:  Portrait
Poster Text specifications: Text should be of sufficient size for easy reading at a distance of 1.5 meters. Recommended parameters are listed below
Plain fonts with size: 24-32
Authors names: 18-20
Text: 16-20
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration is free. Abstracts of the posters should reach the undersigned on or before 1st September 2012. Selected participants will be informed by email/phone. The selected students will be provided with free working lunch and dinner. Travelling cost will have to be borne by the candidates themselves.
ACCOMODATION
Accommodation will be provided free of cost to the selected candidates at University guest house/ research scholar hostels at AAU, Jorhat.

(B K Sarmah)                                                                                                                          (Madhumita Barooah)
Centre Director                                                                                                                        Chairman- Poster competition
Email: bidyutsarmah@yahoo.co.in                                                                                             Email:  m17barooah@yahoo.co.in

  FOR DETAILS, PLEASE  REFER http://www.aau.ac.in/classified/DBT_AAU6.html

Disclaimer

Find us on