DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES
PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY
86/1 College Street,
Kolkata-700073, West Bengal
Applications are invited for the position of a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a SERB sponsored Project
entitled “Functional inter-connection between WISH and cell-wall biosynthesis / remodelling
pathway in rice blast fungus”; [File No. CRG/20211001157] in the Department of Life Sciences,
Presidency University, Kolkata, Main Campus under the supervision of Dr. Nazmiara Sabnam (Co-PI).
Project duration: Initial appointment will be for one year, which is extendable up to the duration of
the project (about 3 years) solely based on performance.
Essential Qualifications: Candidate having M.Sc. degree (with at least 60% marks) in Plant
Biotechnology/Plant Science/Botany/Life Sciences or relevant area with NET (JRF/LS).
Desirable: Candidates with hands on experience in working on fungal pathogens in the field of
Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions will be preferred.
Age limit: 28 years on the date of application, with relaxation to SC/ST/OBC candidates as per
Government of India norms.
Emoluments: Rs. 31,000/- pm + 24% HRA (1st Year & 2nd Year) and Rs. 35,000/- pm + 24% HRA (3rd
Year) as eligible.
How to apply:
• Soft copy of the application should be sent to Dr. Nazmiara Sabnam, by email
(nazmiara.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in) with the subject line “Application for JRF (SERB) Position”
latest by March 05, 2022.
• Only one softcopy of merged pdf files will be acceptable for the application, inclusive of CV, selfattested copies of mark sheets, testimonials as well as two recommendation letters. Incomplete
applications will be rejected.
• CV should include address, contact number, date of birth, and details of qualifications i.e.,
examination passed, year, division, percentage of marks etc. from Secondary onwards and
including any research experience. Complete details of NET such as year of passing/validity,
discipline, marks, All India Rank and number of candidates appeared should be mentioned in
the CV.
• Candidates meeting minimum eligibility criteria are not necessary to be called for interview.
Shortlisting criteria may be higher than the minimum eligibility. Only shortlisted candidates will
be called for an interview.
• Google Meet based Online interview will be conducted on March 08, 2022 from 12 pm
onwards.
Terms and conditions:
• The post is purely temporary and co-terminus with the project. Selected candidates will not be
entitled to claim any regular appointments/absorption in this institute.
• Decision of the selection committee is final.
• No TA & DA will be paid for appearing in the interview.
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