Bacterial Discovery Laboratory
Centre for Environment, Institute of Science and technology (IST)
Jawaharlal Nehru Tech. University Hyd.
Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 085
Applications are invited for the following project positions in the MoES, Government of India sponsored project, “Ecology of Halo-Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria of Marine Habitats of Gujarat” only from qualified candidates. Candidates interested are requested to send their applications in the prescribed format (attached with this advertisement) to the Principal Investigator on or before 29-12-2014 and attend (only those candidates who strictly meet the qualifications) an interview on 30-12-2014 at 3PM in the cabin of the Head, centre for environment, at the address given above. Applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will only be interviewed. Those who have applied earlier need not apply again. Their applications are under consideration.
| Positions | Qualification & Experience | Consolidated Pay per month (Rs) | Duration |
| JRF- 2 | Masters degree (MSc or M. Tech) in any branch of Life Sciences [Env. Biotech./ Plant Sciences (Botany)/Animal Sciences (Zoology)/Microbiology/Biotechnology/ Genetics /Biochemistry /Env. Sciences/Bioinformatics] Must have qualified UGC/CSIR-NET/ GATE/ ICMR/ICAR JRF | As per MoES/DST guidelines | Till October 2017. |
About the project: Gujarat has one of the most extended coastal ecosystems of India with a coastline of 1653 km. The coastal habitats of Gujarat vary from marine sediments surface waters, salty soils and salt pans which are both pristine and heavily polluted. Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB), a physiological group is interspersed with many chemotrophs. They possess bacteriochlorophyll and carry out anoxygenic photosynthesis. The present project aims at systematic extensive survey on the diversity of different phylogenetic lineages of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria after culturing and also from the metagenome. Genetic diversity studies involve isolation of metagenome from the samples, amplification of 16S rRNA gene/pufL, pufL, M/fmo genes etc. and bioinformatic analysis. The work on cultured diversity involves selective enrichment, purification, identification and polyphasic characterization for description of novel taxa. The research work involves an inter-disciplinary approach involving microbiology and bioinformatics which helps the candidate to be trained in the upcoming areas of metagenomics/bacterial diversity/ecology. Selected candidates are expected to register for Ph.D.
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