NATIONAL AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (NABI)
(Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab
Advt. No. NABI/8(33)/2015-GAP-15/2017-1
Advertisement for Project Assistant-Level-II
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali is an autonomous R&D Institute
under Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The institute carries out
cutting edge research at the interface of Food, Nutrition and Agricultural Biotechnology.
Applications are invited for the positions of Project Assistant-Level-II (PA-II) under the DBTBBSRC
sponsored research project in the Agricultural Biotechnology research programme at
NABI.
Project Title: “A genomics assisted synthetic hexaploid wheat gene isolation and prebreeding
platform for improvement of heat tolerance and sustainable production”.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Monika Garg
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT-BBSRC), Government of India.
Position available: One Project Assistant-Level-II.
Duration: The appointment will be till 13th April, 2018 or till the termination of the project
whichever is earlier.
Objective: This project combines the generation of SHW-derived germplasm with genomics assisted
and statistical genetic approaches to establish an integrated platform for trait
improvement, gene discovery and pre-breeding. This will be exploited within the project
time frame to identify novel genetic and transcriptional variation controlling heat-stress resistance
for deployment within Indian and UK pre-breeding programs. The positioning of project outputs
and partners at the interface between wheat genetic research and breeding in India and the UK
will be leveraged to aid rapid translation of the pre-breeding resources generated into the
breeding sector.
To fulfill these objectives, controlled heat stress assay, cell membrane stability (CMS), effect of
heat on grain size, seed protein and starch deposition will be studied. Fractionation, quantification
and differential expression studies of different proteins affected by heat stress will be carried out
for marker development and its utilization for screening of generated double haploid population.
Studies on starch granule distribution, accumulation pattern and amylose: amylopectin ratio in
response to controlled environment stress will be studied at NABI.
Essential qualifications:
I
st Class M.Sc/ B.E./B.Tech/MBA etc.
Desirable qualifications:
Prior research or training experience in the field of Agricultural biotechnology or Bioinformatics.
Age: 28 years (Relaxation is admissible in case of SC/ST/OBC as per Government instructions)
Emoluments: Rs. 8000/- per month fixed as per guidelines notified by DST OM No. C-
30011/1/2007-IFD dated 21.07.2008.
Application and Selection Process: All interested candidates may appear for walk-in-interview
at NABI located at Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab India on 30th
November, 2017 (Thursday) at 09:00 AM along-with duly filled application form available on
the website www.nabi.res.in. Further, interested candidates should also send the softcopy of the
application form to monikagarg@nabi.res.in on or before 30th November, 2017. The duly filled
application form must be submitted at the time of registration at NABI-reception desk from 0900
Hrs to 1000 Hrs on 30th November, 2017. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before
applying, as ineligible candidates will not be interviewed. All the candidates are requested to
appear for the interview with full CV, thesis/project report, publications and original degree
certificates and transcripts.
No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview.
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