Biomedical Sciences Project Vacancies @ SCTIMST Trivandrum

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST)

Medical College campus

Trivandrum

JRF/SRf/RA

Qualification & Experience

Junior Research Fellow MSc or equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks after qualifying NET conducted by CSIR twice a year. (NET qualifying is exempted for those who get selected for PhD at SCTIMST)

Senior Research Fellow MSc, BE, BTech with minimum 60% and at least two years of post MSc,BE, BTech research experience as evidence from fellowship /associateship or traineeship and published papers in standard referred journals. OR

MBBS or BDS (with 1 year of internship) with first division. OR

Bpharm/BVSc/BSc (Ag) or equivalent degree with minimum 60% marks and at least three years of experience. Research workers who have had requisite training methods of research along with above qualification and who have proved their aptitute for original research are eligible for this fellowship.

Research Associate Persons possessing Doctorate (PhD/MD/MS/MDS) or equivalent degree having three years of research, teaching and design and developent experience after MVSc / Mpharm / ME / Mtech will be eligible.

Desirable

(1) Post graduate degree in Physiology / Life Science.

(2) Experience in sleep research.

(3) Ability to record electrophysiolgical and other signals from human subjects and expertise in interpreting these signals for analysis of sleep.

(4) Ability to design temp. sensors and record body temperature.

(5) Expertise in handling of small animals and surgical skill for chronic implantation of electrodes for recording EEG, EMG, EOG and PGO Waves.

Stipend
Junior Research Fellow - Rs.12,000/- per month.

Senior Research Fellow - Rs.14,000/- per month.

Research Associate – Rs. 16,000/- per month.

Age limit
Junior Research Fellow - Below 28 years as on 30.04.2010

Senior Research Fellow - Below 32 years as on 30.04.2010

Research Associate - Below 35 years as on 30.04.2010

(The upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years in the case of applicants belonging to scheduled castes / tribes, physically handicapped and 3 years for OBC candidates for all posts)

Duration of post One year.

Nature of Appointment Purely on Contract basis.

Mode of selection

 

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW  29^th April 2010, Thursday.

Venue Mini Conference Hall, 3^rd floor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College Campus, Trivandrum.

Project Changes in sleep-wakefulness induced by environmental temperature: a study of the mechanisms involved. Proj # 5174.

NB. Stipend, tenure and other general terms and conditions are as stipulated by CSIR.

Note: Depending on the suitability of candidates, position to which appointment is to be made will be decided during the selection process.

Qualified and interested candidates should report with biodata and certificates in original to prove their qualification, experience and age at the Project Cell, II^nd floor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College campus, Trivandrum

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