Position required: Research Assistant
Reference No. REASS012
Numbers Required: 01
Project / Dept.: BPHRC-Lab
Duration of project/up to: 24 months or ICMR time lines
Duration of Fellowship: Initial one year, renewable up to 2 years.
Location: Hyderabad
Brief about Project:
The project aims to investigate the “comparative assessment of quantitative nasal swab PCR and blood transcriptomics in early prediction of progression to Clinical leprosy in Healthy household contacts of leprosy patients” The project is funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Job Description:
• Perform laboratory techniques such as Microscopy, DNA and RNA extraction, PCR and NGS, ELISA etc. of clinical specimens including blood and biopsy
• Maintain clinical and laboratory data.
• Assist the project team in data analysis and periodic report preparation.
• Ability and inclination to travel to project sites.
• Data entry and analysis as required for the project
• Preparation of presentations/reports/manuscripts
• Assist the PI and Co-PI in all the technical matters relevant to the project work.
• Any other work assigned by the PI/ Co-PI
Technical /Area of Expertise: Experience in research project work including specimen processing, lab procedures in microbiology, molecular biology (DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, RTPCR,) genome sequencing and ELISA. Proven track record with publications.
Requirements:
Experience (In Yrs and Months): Masters in Microbiology or Life sciences with relevant Laboratory/Research experience.
Total: 2-4 Years Relevant: _2 years
Education qualification required: MSc Microbiology, biotechnology (relevant research publications are preferable)
Skills required:
• Primary Perform laboratory techniques such as RNA extraction, NGS, PCR and microscopy etc. of human and environmental samples including animal biopsy samples.
• Maintain clinical and laboratory data.
• Assist the project team in data analysis and periodic report preparation.
• Ability and inclination to travel to project sites.
Secondary
• Preparation of presentations/reports/manuscripts
• Feld work experience
If you have the skills and necessary experience and are interested in this role please email your application along with detailed resume, pdf copies of publications in the specified format downloaded from www.leprasociety.org (careers column) to hrd@leprahealthinaction.in specifying the REF.NO in the subject line.
Last date for submitting application: 16th January 2025
Salary Range: CTC Rs.31,000 per month/- (includes all staff benefits) or any change as per ICMR guidelines
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