Department of Biological Sciences
BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus,
Goa
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) / Senior
Research Fellow (SRF) (02 positions) to work on the abovementioned project sponsored by
DBT BIRAC and Bill & Mellinda Gates foundation under the supervision of Prof. Srikanth
Mutnuri, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus, Goa.
Title of the project: “Wastewater based Epidemiology and Screening for Covid 19"
The primary aim of the proposal is to connect the analytical data from determining SARS-CoV-2
in multiple wastewaters with the known COVID-19 infection rate of a fixed population in India.
Detection of non-infective RNA fragments of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater and/or
sludge demonstrated a correlation between wastewater SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations and
COVID-19 clinical case reports; the latter two further suggesting that the RNA concentrations
could provide a 4- to 7-day advanced notice ahead of COVID-19 confirmed case data (WHO
2020).
Duration of the project: 01 year
Fellowship amount: as per DBT norms
Eligibility requirements: M.Sc / M.Tech./M.E. in Biotechnology/ Life Sciences with first
division. CSIR NET / UGC NET candidates are encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates with the above mentioned qualification can send their applications and CV
by 20th June 2021, to the Principal Investigator, by email srikanth@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in. Please
note that only short-listed candidates will be called for online interview in the fourth week of
June 2021.
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