National Institute of Plant Genome Research: RA and SRF Positions 487 views

National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) invites applications for filling up the purely temporary positions of one Research Associate (RA) and one Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in the DBT (Part-B) Sub-Project 1&2.

Project Title: Transcriptome and epigenome diversity analysis during seed development for discovery of molecular marker and gene regulatory mechanism in chickpea

PI: Dr. Mukesh Jain.

Research Associate (RA)

Number of posts: 01 post

Qualification:

• Applicant must hold PhD degree (awarded) in Life Sciences/Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics or related fields.
• Applicants having experience in the area of protein biochemistry, advanced molecular biology and genomics techniques will be preferred.
• Applicant must possess good academic record and relevant research experience as evidenced from published papers in standard refereed journals.

Senior Research Fellow (SRF)

Number of posts: 01 post

Qualification:

• Applicant must hold MSc degree or equivalent (with minimum 55% marks) in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Molecular Biology or any other related fields
• Applicant must have two years of Post M.Sc. research experience.
• Applicants having computer skills (Linux, Perl, Java, MySQL) and/or experience in next generation sequencing data analysis may be given preference.

Duration:

• The positions are purely temporary and are co-terminus with the project. The initial appointment will be for one year, which can be extended/curtailed on the basis of assessment of the candidate’s performance and discretion of the Competent Authority.

Applications:

• Apply by sending complete application in the enclosed formats.
• The attested copies of the certificates and proof of research experience (if any) are to be attached with the hard copy of application.
• The applications must reach at the address given below within 15 days from the date of advertisement.
• The envelope must be superscribed by “Application for the Post of RA/SRF in the Seed Biology Project” of Dr. Mukesh Jain.
• Note: ONLY hard copy of the application in the given format will be accepted.