Nominations invited for Dr. Vijayalakshmi Mojumdar Memorial Award

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Mojumdar Memorial Award

1. NAME OF THE AWARD: Dr. Vijayalakshmi Mojumdar Memorial Award

2. NATURE OF AWARD: The Award will carry a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousands only) in cash, with a Commendation Certificate.

3. PERIODICITY OF THE AWARD : The award shall be made once in two years.

4. PURPOSE OF THE AWARD:

The award shall be made for either fundamental research or applied research including invention, discoveries, development of technologies, package of practices in Nematology leading to results of practical value in development of Plant Protection.

5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE AWARD:

The Institute shall retain the right to designate the general field of endeavor in which the award shall be made. The Institute shall have the sole right of selection of the recipients of the award as per the criteria governing such selection from time to time.

6. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD:

All the research workers up to the age of 62 years who are actively engaged in the field of Nematology and related disciplines in India shall be eligible for the said award. The award shall be made for notable and original research (both fundamental and applied) in the field of Nematology and allied discipline as evidenced in the form of publications, monographs, papers, patents, varieties and technologies developed and popularization, dissemination and adoption of technologies by the stakeholders. However, contributions or achievements, which have received any other award for the same work, shall not be eligible for consideration.

The candidates shall be judged on the basis of results of contributions made by them during the last 10 years, preceding the year of award. In the case of claim based on development and adoption of new varieties, the final trials should have been completed within the five years preceding the year of award.

7. SCREENING COMMITTEE

The applications received for the award shall be screened at the Divisional level by a Committee of 3 members consisting of the Head and Professor of Division of Nematology and one co-opted member (either Head or Professor) from the related discipline.

8. JUDGING COMMITTEE

There will be a Judging Committee consisting of five members, which will be appointed by the Chairman of the Academic Council on the recommendations of the Head of the Division of Nematology. The external experts from the. disciplines of Nematology and one member from other related discipline shall be included In the Judging Committee. The Professor of the Division of Nematology will act as the Member Secretary and the

recommendation shall be of at least 3 members, including Chairman and the Member Secretary..

If any member of the Screening Committee as well as the Judging Committee himself/herself is to be considered or the award, he/she shall cease to be a member of these committees and some other Scientist will be appointed by the Academic Council in his/her place.

The function of the Judging Committee shall be to recommend the name of the recipient for the award in accordance with procedure laid down hereinafter to the Dean & Joint Director (Education), IARI for further approval of the Director, IARI

The award will be given to only one person in two years and will not be shared.

9. PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.

Applications will be invited by the Head of the Division of Nematology, IARI for the award from Research Institute/State Agricultural Universities and Scientific Societies in India giving at least three months for application. Each such application, which shall be in the prescribed form shall be required to be accompanied by detailed statements of the work and attainments of the candidates to submitted by a specific period.

The Award shall be withheld by the Judging Committee if in their opinion no sufficiently meritorious candidate is forthcoming.

10.PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD

After getting the approval of the Director, IARI, the Head, Division of Nematology of the Institute shall notify the recipient of the Award.

The Award shall be made at a Divisional Level function at any suitable occasion as notified to the awarded and In the Institute at least 15 days in advance. At the time of presentation of the Award, the recipient shall present an account of his/her contribution/achievement at a special seminar, which will be arranged in the Division.

The expenditure relating to the arrangements for the award and the TA/DA to the Awardee to be paid as per the ICAR rules will be met out from the Interest accrued from the deposit.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.iari.res.in/files/vijaylakshmi-award.pdf

JRF(2 posts: molecular basis of cellular dedifferentiation in zebrafish spinal cordregeneration) at University of Calcutta, Kolkata

University of Calcutta

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Applications are invited for the positions of two J.R.F. to work in a project entitled “Understanding the molecular basis of cellular dedifferentiation during regeneration of zebrafish spinal cord : insight from microarray analysis” funded by Department of Biotechnology , Govt. of India .

POST: Junior Research Fellow

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. First class with NET/ GATE in Life Sciences viz. Zoology / Biochemistry / Biotechnology or any other relevant discipline. The candidate is expected to develop and implement methods like injury model (dissection skill), histological and immunohistochemical analysis , confocal imaging , microinjection and general molecular biology techniques with emphasis to RNA work.

SALARY: as per DBT Scale and HRA.

Candidates should be capable of maintenance of Zebrafish and Axolotl colonies ,will also have the opportunity to be associated with gene function analysis of the ongoing genome wide array analysis. The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated , energetic , work efficiently , and have a keen interest in Developmental biology/ Neurobiology. Please see our recent publications for further information : Developmental Dynamics 239:2962-2979,2010.

TENURE OF APPOINTMENT: The duration of appointment will be initially for one year from the date of joining, but extendable upto two years depending on performance and availability of funds.

Interested and eligible candidates please send a brief summary of their research experience, CV, contact information ( with e-mail addresses) of three references to Dr. Sukla Ghosh as soon as possible at suklagh2010@gmail.com  : Department of Biophysics , Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics , university of Calcutta , Kolkata – 700009.

All candidates should appear for a walk-in interview will be held on 20th January , 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the above mentioned department ( 3rd floor , Room no.403).

FOR DETAILS, PLEAE REFER http://www.caluniv.ac.in/News%20&%20Announcement/two-jrf-biophy-molbio.pdf

Project Fellow (Molecular Principle of Species Interaction in Rhizosphere) Walk-in Interview at University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

Department of Biochemistry

Interested eligible candidates are requested to appear before a selection committee on the 10^th January, 2012 at 11 A.M. in the room of H.O.D., Biochemistry, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700 019 to work as one Project Fellow in the UPE project entitled “Molecular Principle of Species Interaction in Rhizosphere: Biochemical and Metagenomic Approaches”. Under the guidance of Dr. Sanjay Ghosh, Co Project Investigator, Dept.of Biochemistry, Calcutta University.

POST: Project Fellow

QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. in Life Science

UPPER AGE LIMIT: 28 years. Total emoluments will be as per sanction of the UPE scheme and also per norms of this University.

No TA/DA will be provided for appearing in the interview.

Development and Planning Officer

Calcutta University

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.caluniv.ac.in/News%20&%20Announcement/pf-biochem.pdf

Faculty posts(Biotech/Life Sciences, Forestry and Environmental Sciences) at Manipur University, Imphal

Manipur University, Canchipur: Imphal

Dated : 22 December, 2011

No. MU/5-124/2010/FCY(Pt)

Applications on prescribed form are invited from Indian nationals for filling up the following posts with the UGC pay band

Department	Name of post
	Professor	Associate professor
Biotechnology	1 OBC	2(1 SC, 1UR)
Life Sciences	2(1 UR, 1 SC)	3(2UR, 1 SC
Forestry and Environmental Sciences	1 (OBC)	2(1 Ur, 1 OBC)

Cost of Application: Rs 50/-

Application fee: Rs 300/- (for UR and OBC) and RS 150/- (for SC/ST/PWD)

Last date of receipt of filled in application form: 6.2.2012

Application form for Faculty Members

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSOR:

A. (i) An eminent scholar with PhD qualification(s) in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of 10 publications as books and /or research/policy papers.

(ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college, and/or experience in research at the University/National level institutions/industries, including experience of guiding candidates for research at doctoral level.

(iii) Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses, and technology – mediated teaching learning process.

(iv) A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), set out in the UGC Regulation 2010.

B. An outstanding professional, with established reputation in the relevant field, who has made significant contributions to the knowledge

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:

i. Good academic record with a PhD Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.

ii. A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed).

iii. A Minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/Industry excluding the period of PhD research with evidence of published work and a minimum of 5 publications as books and/or research/policy papers.

iv. Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses and technology – mediated teaching learning process with evidence of having guided doctoral candidates and research students.

v. A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) set out in the UGC Regulation 2010.

PAY BAND + AGP

Professor: Pay Band Rs.37,400-67,000 + AGP 10,000/-

Associate Professor: Pay Band Rs. 37,400-67,000 + AGP 9,000/-

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. The University will not be responsible for any loss or delay in transit of the application.

2. Candidates should possess the minimum qualification at the time of submission of application.

3. The application received after the last date will not be entertained.

4. Incomplete application forms will be rejected outright.

5. Candidates already in service should send their applications through proper channel.

Advance copy may be sent directly. However, in such cases the candidate called for interview shall have to produce “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” or original application duly forwarded by the Competent Authority.

6. Mere fulfilling essential qualifications does not entail a candidate to be called for interview. The University reserves the right to institute its own screening procedure for short-listing the candidates. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

7. The University reserves the right to fill up or not to fill up the post(s) advertised.

8. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD should intimate their category by enclosing copies of the necessary documents.

9. Candidates applying for more than one post should submit separate applications along with prescribed application fee.

10. Applicants downloading application form from website will have to pay application fee of Rs.300/- (Rs.150/- for SC/ST/PWD).

11. Fees once paid at the time of submission of applications are not refundable.

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

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER

http://manipuruniv.ac.in/en/Recruitment/2011/FacultyMOAdv/Advertisement.pdf

Walk-in interview for SRF/Research Associate post(role of Protein kinase K from Mycobacterium tuberculosis) at NII, New Delhi

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW

NAME OF THE POST: SRF/RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

DURATION: 6 Months

NAME OF THE PROJECT:  Deciphering the role of Protein kinase K from Mycobacterium tuberculosis National Bioscience Award for carrier Development Contigency.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:  M.Sc/M. Tech in Biotechnology/ Biochemistry First Class in all subjects from 12th onwards.

Minimum 5 Years Research Experience.

 JOB DESCRIPTION/EXPERIENCE: The candidate should have experience in Molecular Biology, Protein Purification Techniques and cell culture techniques.

 EMOLUMENTS: SRF: - Rs. 18,000/- per month +HRA if the degree is M.Sc.

 SRF: - Rs. 20,000/- per month + HRA if degree is M. Tech.

 RA - Rs. 22,000/- per month + HRA if Degree is Ph.D.

 LAB NAME/SCIENTIST’S EMAIL:    STL - 1(Dr. Vinay Kumar Nandicoori),   vinaykn@nii.res.in

WALK IN INTERVIEW ON:  January 16th, 2012

REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES: 10:30 AM onwards ONLY REGISTERED CANDIDATES WILL BE INTERVIEWED

NO TA/DA WILL BE PAID FOR ATTENDING THE INTERVIEW

CANDIDATE MAY FILL UP APPLICATION IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT ALONG WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR VERIFICATION

 NOTE-

1. Applications containing incomplete information shall not be entertained.

2. Date of passing the examinations must be indicated clearly.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://202.54.226.233/announcement/AnnounceIndex_85.html