JNU Computational Biology/Metabolic Engineering SRF Openings

School of Life Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067

Positions available

Applications are invited for the following 01 (one) post in Indo-US Science and Technology Forum sponsored project entitled "Indo-US Advanced Bioenergy Consortium: Second Generation Biofuels"

Post 1: Senior Research Fellow (Computational Biologist / Metabolic engineering)

Salary: Rs. 25, 000+30% HRA p.m.

Duration: The position is purely temporary for the duration of two years or coterminous with project

Age limit: The upper age limit for SRF shall be 32 years, which is relaxed upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST, Women, PH and OBC applicants.

Essential Qualifications: Masters/B Tech/M tech in Basic Sciences with at least 2yrs of research experience in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology related to Database /portal building & maintenance, high throughput data handling and analysis. Selection preference will be given to candidates with a good knowledge of Python and/or R. Knowledge of JAVA will also get a special consideration.

Desired Skills: Atleast, one publication in the related area in a peer-reviewed journal. Will be expected to manage ongoing research activities in the project, interact with experimental group, manage the project data analysis, prepare file reports and associated project work etc. Familiarity with plant systems biology and genomics /metabolite resources related to plant metabolomics is desirable.

1. The post applied for must be clearly written on the envelope containing the application

2. Applications received after last date shall not be entertained. School will not be responsible for any postal delay.

3. No application will be accepted via hand delivery or via e-mail. Please send printed & signed applications with detailed CV on or before 10st August, 2017 by post to the following address:

Prof. Ashwani Pareek
(Project Investigator)
Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory (Room No-413),
School of Life Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India – 110067
Email: ashwanipareek@gmail.com