IIT Delhi Project Scientist /SRF Openings on Stem Cells and BioEngineering

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT UNIT
IIT Delhi

New Delhi -110016

Advertisement No.: IRDIIITD/076/2011

Project Entitled
(1) "Novel Silk fibroin-based Nano-architectured scaffolds to engineer Osteochondral grafts" (RP02261) (Duration up to 10.08.2012)
(2) "Scaffold-based control of Chondrocyte Phenotype: Towards Engineering of Intervertebral Disk Tissue" (RP02225) (Duration up to 28.04.2012)

Name of the Funding Agency

(1) DBT
(2) DST

(A) Project Scientist 

Essential: Applicants should have Ph.D. degree in a relevant field (e.g. Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engg., Biology, or Bioengineering) with 1st class or equivalent at the preceding degree in appropriate discipline OR 1st class M.Tech.lM.Sc. or equivalent with at least 2 years Biotech Industrial experience

Desirable: experience in at least one of the following areas: 1) stem cell culture 2) quantitative measurements of stem cell differentiation 3) use of molecular perturbations to disrupt cell receptor -ligand interactions or signal transduction pathways 4) Gene delivery 5) Bioreactor designing 6 Develo mental Biolo

(B) Sr. Project Assistant

Essential: Applicants should have M.Sc.lM.Tech. in a relevant field (e.g., Materials science, Polymer Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biotechnology or Bioengineering)

Desirable: experience in at least one of the following areas: 1) Polymer Characterization 2) Synthetic organic chemistry 3) Microfabrication 4) Fluid dynamics 5) Instrumentation engineering 6) Animal Cell culture 7) Cell-biomaterial interactions 8) RT-PCR, immuno-histology

Sr. Research Fellow

Essential: 1st class M.Tech. or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biotechnology or Bioengineering) with NET / GATE ualified and leadin to Ph.D.

OR

1 st class M.Sc. or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Biology or Bioengineering) with 2 years experience, NET / GATE qualified and leading to Ph.D.

Desirable: experience in at least one of the following areas:

1) Polymer characterization 2) Synthetic organic chemistry 3) Microfabrication 4) fluid dynamics 5) Animal cell culture 6) Cell-biomaterial interactions 7) RT-PCR, immuno-histology 8) Confocal microscopic imagina

Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, and demonstrated leadership skills are required. The successful candidates will join a multidisciplinary research group that studies silk protein-based biomaterials, tissue engineering, Bioreactor designing. Additional research information can be found at website.

Interested candidates may apply with their Curriculum Vitae, a brief description of research interests and accomplishments, the position(s) for which they are applying and the names & contact information of at least two references.

The candidates who are interested to apply for the above post should send their applications with complete information regarding educational qualifications indicating percentage of marks/division, details of working experience and a recent passport size photograph along with an Application Fee (non-refundable) in the form of Bank Draft drawn preferably on State Bank of India in favor of Dean(IRD), IIT Delhi of Rs.100/-for the post of "Project Scientist" and Rs.50/-for the post of "Sr. Research Fellow" and "Sr. Project Assistant" addressed to the Dr. Sourabh Ghosh, Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016. IIT Delhi reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for short-listing of eligible candidates satisfying advertised qualification and requirement of the project post. Only short-listed candidates will accordingly be informed. 

The last date for receipt of duly completed applications will be 25th April 2011. 

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