Plant Physiology SRF Openings (3) from IARI

DIVISION OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
New Delhi 110 012

Senior Research Fellow - 3 Posts

ICAR National Fund for Basic Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA) sponsored project on “Phenomics of moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance in rice”.
 

Objectives of the Project:
 

1. Establishment of a medium capacity high precision Plant Phenomics Facility and standardization of operation.
2. Precision phenotyping of a contrasting set of rice germplasm for soil moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance and creation of phenome database.
3. Identification of the role of candidate genes in moisture deficit and low temperature stress tolerance
4. Human resource development in the area of Plant Phenomics

Name of Co-operating Centre Principal Investigator & Cooperating Investigator
CCPI: Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy
Principal Scientist, Division of Plant Physiology, IARI, New Delhi-110 012
Ph.: 011-25842815
Fax: +91-11-25846107
Email: viswanathan@iari.res.in; viswa_iari@hotmail.com

Emoluments (Fixed) per months : Rs. 16000/- + 30% HRA per month for I & II year; and 18000/- + 30% HRA from III yr onwards

Essential/Desirable Qualification : Essential : M. Sc. with specialization in Plant Physiology/ Plant Biochemistry/ Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
 

Desirable: Experience in molecular biological techniques, gene cloning, tissue culture, development and analysis of transgenic plants.

The last date for receipt of the application is 20th April 2011

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