Project : Targeted editing of host susceptibility factors to engineer multiple disease resistance in tomato.
Junior Research Fellow (One)
Salary : @37000/- per month plus HRA (as per DBT rules and guidelines for JRF).
Essential Qualifications: Master's degree in Biological / Life Sciences with at least 60% (or equivalent marks) or equivalent degree in any branch of biological/ life sciences, having qualified CSIR/UGC NET.
Desirable Qualifications: Research experience in the area of genome CRISPR Cas9 Genome editing, plant virus interaction, transgenic plant development, protein-protein interactions.
General information:-
The competent authority may select a candidate in the lower position against the above posts depending upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate and reserves the right to relax any of the qualification(s) in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified by the Selection Committee.
Applications (soft copy only) are invited from suitable candidates to apply by sending a cover letter detailing experience, along with a CV, reprints, and the names and complete addresses (including e-mail) of three references, on or before August 05, 2026, by e-mail to virologylabslsjnu[at]gmail[dot]com.
One Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position is available in DBT sponsored project (BT/PR45561/AGIII/103/1386/2023) on: "Deciphering Inositol polyphosphate roles as crosstalk modulators of (a)biotic stress adaptation and biotechnological application of underlying signaling routes to improve defense response and nutritional uptake in plants”.
Qualifications for Junior Research Fellow (JRF):
Essential: M.Sc. (First Division) in Plant Biotechnology or related areas. The candidate must be CSIR-NET qualified and must have working experience in growth and maintaining plants in growth chamber, PCR, gene cloning, recombinant protein expression and purification techniques.
Desirable: This is a collaborative project. The majority of the experiments will be performed at the Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, and some experiments performed at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. This is a mandatory criterion which the candidate must comply. This project also requires rigorous work on bacterial culturing and making transgenic plants. Preference will be given to candidates with interest in working on plants and having excellent first-hand experience in maintaining plants under growth chambers, infiltrations and fluorescence imaging techniques.
Fellowship: Rs. 37,000 + (HRA, as per rules)
Tenure: The selected candidate will be appointed contingent upon the release of funds by the DBT and purely temporary basis till his/her services are continued to be approved by the Principal Investigator or till validity of the project (July 2027), whichever is earliest. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.
Application Deadline: Application will be accepted till 31.07.2026
The qualified candidates should apply with their recent resumes indicating name, date of birth/age, address, essential / technical / professional qualifications, experiences, research work to the following email ID: souvik[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, mentioning eligibility for the candidature. The application must be submitted online with all the relevant documents attached. And ‘Application for JRF under DBT Project’ mentioned in the subject line.
Applications are invited for One (1) post of Senior Project Associate (SRA) funded by the Department of Biotechnology to work on the project entitled “Exploring the role of iron in lipogenesis in adipocytes”. The project is likely to be continued up to May 2028.
Qualification:
Candidates having excellent experience on techniques on molecular and cell biology related to inflammation, gene expression and extensive experience in diet-induced obese animal handling capacity should apply.
M.Sc with at least Four years of research experience or PhD in any branch of biological sciences with extensive experience in mammalian cell biology, working experience with primary mammalian cell and diet induced obesity in mouse model. At least one publication as first author in the related area.
Fellowship: As per DBT approval + HRA (as permissible)
Only the qualified candidates (as mentioned above) should apply with their recent resumes and copies of the related documents of essential and/or desirable qualifications to the following address on or before July 28, 2026 with a forwarding letter mentioning how s/he is qualified for the post. The application may be submitted either by person or by registered post to the following address. Application by email will not be entertained.
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