ADVT NO: 79/2021
[Positions under Funded Project purely on Temporary and Contractual Basis]
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune is a premier autonomous Institution
established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for promotion of high quality
science education and research in the country.
Institute invites applications from Indian nationals having excellent academic record for the
following positions purely on temporary and contractual basis under the funded project.
Please read the advertisement carefully and then apply.
Number of posts 2 (Two)
Name of the Project “Innovative Nucleoside Probes as Multifunctional Toolbox
to Study RNA Structure, Dynamics and Function"
Funding Agency Wellcome Trust India Allianze under Department of
Biotechnology (DBT)
Project Code 30716255
Minimum educational
Qualification
Ph. D. degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry with First
class in Master’s in Science or equivalent degree.
Candidates who have submitted their thesis may also
apply
(Thesis should be related to Bio-organic / Medical
Chemistry or Chemical Biology)
Desirable Candidate should have a Ph. D. degree in Bio-organic or
medicinal or chemical biology, good practical experience
in synthetic organic chemistry, biophysics. Candidate with
very good hands on experience in cell culture and imaging
are preferred.
The incumbent should also ideally possess good skills in
synthetic organic chemistry and well versed with
spectroscopy techniques to characterize small molecules
as well biomolecules (e.g., nucleic acids).
Should have
hands-on-experience in handling instruments like
fluorescence, CD, HPLC, etc.
This project will mainly involve the development of probes
for understanding the structure-function relationship of
non-canonical nucleic acid structures both in vitro and in
cell models.
Also, candidates with experience in nucleic acid
chemistry, cloning, microbiology and molecular biology
will be strongly preferred.
Tenure of the appointment Initially for a period of six months which may be extended
subject to continuation of the project and satisfactory
performance of the incumbent.
Consolidated emoluments 1) Rs. 47,000/- + 24% HRA per month
2) Candidates who have submitted their thesis but not
completed defence (i.e. candidates without a provisional
certificate of having qualified for the degree), will be
designated as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and paid
Rs. 35,000/- + 24% HRA per month till the time of
submission of Provisional Ph.D. certificate.
Age 1) Research Associate (RA): Not more than 35 years as
on last date of application
2) Senior Research fellow (SRF): Not more than 32 years
as on last date of application
Date of interview (Online) Date of online interview and link will be shared by email.
(Shortlisted candidates only)
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