GUJARAT BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
Near Gujarat International Finance Tec-City,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355
File No. GBU/HR/2023/1241 Date: March 27, 2023
Advertisement for the post of Research Associate (RA) & Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate (RA) and Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on the network
research project entitled “Engineering hybrid biological systems for self-sustainable treatment of persistent mobile chemicals in
common effluent treatment plant (CETP) wastewater” funded by Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, Govt. of Gujarat at Gujarat
Biotechnology University (GBU). The post is purely temporary and co-terminates with project.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply to the Principal Investigator (Dr. Chirayu Desai), Gujarat Biotechnology University,
Gandhinagar by filling up the following Application Form:
1. RA application (https://io.gbu.edu.in/cetpra) & 2. JRF application
(https://io.gbu.edu.in/cetpjrf) and uploading supporting documents including latest CV and other credentials. For any queries
related to this project you may write to ebt-projects@gbu.edu.in on or before April 15, 2023.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed through email regarding the interview process.
1. Research Associate (RA) (No. of Positions: 01)
Minimum
Qualifications:
Ph. D. (Biotechnology/Microbiology/Biochemistry or relevant branch of biological sciences).
Desirable
Qualifications:
Following candidates are encouraged to apply:
• Candidates having prior work experience in wastewater bioremediation, bioelectrochemical systems, treatment of emerging contaminants/persistent mobile chemicals
in wastewaters.
• Candidates with expertise in extraction and detection of emerging contaminants using LCMS/MS, GC-MS/MS.
• Candidates with proficiency in scientific writing and a track record of first authored
publications in SCI-indexed scientific journals.
• Candidates with project report preparation and laboratory management skills.
Age Limit: Up to 40 years on closing date of advertisement
Fellowship
Duration:
Till the end of the project: 02 years (subject to satisfactory performance)
Fellowship (RA): Rs. 54,200 (Including HRA) per month as per GSBTM, DST, GoG guidelines.
2. Junior Research Fellow (JRF) (No. of Positions: 01)
Minimum
Qualifications:
M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Microbiology/Biochemistry or relevant life science discipline) with
minimum of 55% marks.
Desirable
Qualifications:
Following candidates are encouraged to apply:
• Candidates who have qualified the CSIR-UGC-NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/GATE etc.
national-level exams will be preferred.
• Candidates having experience in consortia development, bioreactor engineering, microbial
fuel cells, metagenomics, molecular biology techniques and detection of environmental
contaminants in wastewater samples are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates will be required to travel for onsite sample collection and networking with other
institutions.
• Candidates must have proficiency in scientific writing.
Age Limit: Up to 30 years on closing date of advertisement
Fellowship
Duration:
Till the end of the project: 02 years (subject to satisfactory performance)
Fellowship (JRF): Rs. 36, 000 per month inclusive of HRA (NET/GATE or national-level exam qualified candidates)
as per GSBTM, DST, GoG guidelines.
OR
Rs. 23, 213 (fixed) per month (For candidates who have not qualified the national-level
examinations such as NET/GATE) as per GSBTM, DST, GoG guidelines.
3. Last Date of receiving applications: 15/04/2023
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