MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIST
MACS-Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) an autonomous Institute of the Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Government of India is committed to promoting science and technology with
emphasis on high standards of research and development activities for the benefit of humankind and
the nation. The current research activities encompass biological sciences and focus on six thematic
areas Biodiversity & Palaeobiology, Bioenergy, Bioprospecting, Developmental Biology, Genetics
& Plant Breeding and Nanobioscience.
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for filling up of 01(one) post of Scientists-B on
direct recruitment basis in the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune as per details given below:-
i. NAME OF POST : Scientist- ‘B’
ii. SCALE OF PAY : Level-10 in the pay matrix Rs. 56100-177500 (Pre-revised
Rs.15600-39100 plus Grade Pay Rs.5400/-)
iii. TOTAL NO. OF VACANCIES : One (01) UR
iv. NATURE OF POST : Permanent
v. EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
Discipline Biodiversity &
Paleobiology
(Fungi)
Essential/Desirable Qualifications for
Corresponding Discipline
Essential:
(i) 1st class master’s degree in microbiology/biotechnology
or equivalent qualification.
Desirable:
(i) PhD in any of the above subjects (topic must be related
to Fungi/Mycology)
(ii) Working experience in selective isolation, in vitro
culturing, conservation, and describing fungal taxa
(species/genera)
(iii) Sound knowledge of the latest developments in
systematics, classification, and taxonomy of fungi.
(iv) Working Experience in DNA isolation, (from natural
substrates, and pure culture) PCR, Sequencing, and
multigene phylogeny of various group of fungi.
(v) Sound knowledge of modern tools like NGS,
metagenome and bioinformatic analysis of fungi.
(vi) Experience in the isolation of fungal secondary
metabolites, enzyme assays, bioactivity testing, and
handling analytical equipment like HPLC, GC-MS,
MALDI-TOF, etc.
(vii) Publications in journals (with JCR impact factor) to
support the research/desirable experience in the relevant
area(s).
Job Requirements:
(i) Isolation, purification, and in-vitro culturing of different
groups of filamentous fungi from natural sources/substrates
(ii) Ex situ conservation of fungi using short-term and long-term
methods (freeze-drying; cryopreservation, etc.).
(iii) Classifying and describing fungal taxa (species/genera, etc.)
(iv) Isolation of DNA from environmental samples and pure
cultures of fungi, PCR and multi-gene sequencing,
phylogenetic analysis, and deposit of sequences in GenBank
(v) Working with modern bioinformatic tools of fungi in
reference to NGS, metagenome, and analyses.
(vi) Isolating fungal secondary metabolites, enzyme assays,
bioactivity testing, and handling equipment like MALDITOF, HPLC, GC-MS, etc.
(vii) To Publish in journals (with JCR impact factor) to support
the research/desirable experience in the relevant area(s).
Online application link http://arijob.ourlib.in
Last date for submission of duly filled online application and receipt of the hard copy
of the application, together with all enclosures and copy of the fee acknowledgement
receipt is 16th February 2024.
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