TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
(Autonomous Institution of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India)
Sy.No.36/P, Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal,
Ranga Reddy Dist.
Hyderabad – 500 107
Applications are invited for the following posts tenable at Hyderabad. Please visit our website
for application details and prescribed requirements http://www.tifrh.res.in/index.php/staffpositions/.
Scientific Officer (D)
Essential Qualifications: Master’s Degree or Ph.D in Veterinary Science with a valid
registration certificate issued by IVC (Veterinary Council of India).
Essential Experience: 2 years’ experience in relevant field. Out of 2 years, at least 1
year experience is essential in direct handling, management, breeding, maintenance and
health monitoring of laboratory mice.
Desirable Experience:
i) Knowledge of CPCSEA guidelines
ii) Experience in experimentation with laboratory mice, particularly inbred strains
iii) Knowledge of use of personal computers and its applications.
iv) Good command of written and verbal communication in English
Job Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement standard operating procedure (SOP) for the use of
laboratory mice.
2. Provide orientation to new users in the humane use, care and handling of
laboratory mice.
3. Perform mouse husbandry and SPF health monitoring, train and assist users in
their animal related procedures like sample collection, injections, methods of
animal identification and euthanasia.
4. Arrange import and export of live laboratory mice, organize animal ethics
committee meetings and record keeping as per CPCSEA (GOI) guidelines.
5. Should be available for emergency veterinary care after working hours, on
weekends, and on holidays.
6. Manage the day to day running and maintenance of the mouse facility, order
supplies and equipment needed in the mouse facility, coordinate the facility
housekeeping.
7. Participate in the setup and maintenance of a state-of-the-art-Specific Pathogen
Free (SPF) Barrier Mouse Facility at TIFR Hyderabad
3. SCIENTIFIC OFFICER (C): ONE POST - (UN-RESERVED)
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biology / Biotechnology with 60 % marks in
aggregate
Essential Experience: 1-2 years of research experience in molecular biology and
genetics. The candidate must be competent in Drosophila husbandry and genetics. Must
be proficient in molecular biology and biochemical techniques. The candidate should be
able to design and execute a variety of molecular biology and genetic experiments. The
candidate must be self-motivated and capable of working independently. The candidate
must be proficient in verbal and written communication in English language
Desirable Experience: Drosophila transgenesis and imaging. Experienced in working in
a team.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Supervise fly culture media preparation.
2. Maintenance of about 2000 Drosophila strains.
3. Quarantine of newly arrived Drosophila strains.
4. Generation of new genetic strains and transgenic lines.
5. Assessment of phenotype and genotype of strains using genetic and molecular
techniques.
6. Dissection, staining and imaging of fly tissues.
7. Supply of strains to other lab members as well as shipping strains to other
researchers.
8. Provide help in genetic screens.
9. To train new lab members and visiting students in the lab.
10. To maintain the record.
11. To help in outreach activities of the lab
On-line applications must be submitted by 06 July 2018 and applications by post must
reach In-Charge, Establishment by 06 July 2018. Applicants who are required to send
the applications by post must super scribe the post applied for, Advertisement No. & Serial
Number of the post on the envelope. The format of the application is as prescribed for online
applications.
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