Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for the temporary post of Junior Research Fellow (1 post) (on contractual basis) to work under the project titled Unravelling the true Microbiome of finfish and shellfish during spoilage; Towards the development of rapid detection kit for fish spoilage funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), at ICAR-CIFT Cochin.
The duration of the project is for 3 years.
JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Emoluments Rs.37,000/- + 18% HRA per month for the first two years & third year Rs.42,000/- +18% HRA per month will be given after the performance review process.
Essential qualification
PG degree in basic science or graduate/ PG degree in professional courses having NET/GATE or selected in national level examination conducted by national institutions or organizations (preferably from microbiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics background).
Desirable Should have hands-on experience in any of the fields such as, cloning, expression, real time PCR, microbiome, metagenomics, bioinformatics analysis of microbiome/meta-transcriptome data, handling of bacteria and enzyme assays. Excellence in computer documentation, analytical skills & bioinformatics knowledge. Prior experience in handling microbial cultures and molecular techniques is very essential.
Nature of work
Place of posting will be at ICAR-CIFT, Cochin. Work involves extensive field trips, liaison with stakeholders, testing of samples, microbiome/metagenome sample preparation, bioinformatics analysis, database development and laboratory analysis.
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