Junior Research Fellow JRF in a SERB-CRG sponsored project
Job Details
Position: Junior Research Fellow
Job Id: 3559
School: School of Natural Sciences (SNS)
Department: Life Sciences
Job Type: Contract
End Date: September 27, 2024
Applications are invited for the position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a SERB-CRG sponsored project,
“Role of auxiliary mi RNA biogenesis factors in ageing and age-related diseases”
, under the Principal Investigator, Dr. Geetanjali Chawla, Department of Life Sciences (DLS), School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIo E), Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, 201314 (U.P.).
The position/s is temporary and is available immediately. Applications are accepted till 25th September 2024.
Essential qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science with any National level Test (NET, GATE) qualification or Graduate Degree in Professional Course with National Level Test qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course.
Desirable: Candidates with hands-on experience in advanced RNA biology techniques and/or Drosophila genetics will be given preference.
Fellowship: Rs. 37,000/- pm + 9% HRA
Duration: The duration of the contract shall be until September 07, 2025, to be extended based on fund availability as well as satisfactory assessment of progress.
Project Description: The project aims to characterize the role of auxiliary mi RNA biogenesis factors in ageing and age-related diseases using the fruit fly model.
Application and Interview: Applications with complete bio-data (with details of qualification i.e. examination passed, year, division, the percentage of marks from 10th board onwards, including work experience/dissertation) should be sent by Email (geetanjali.chawla@snu.edu.in) to Dr. Geetanjali Chawla, Department of Life Sciences (DLS), School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIo E), Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP 201314, latest by September 30th, 2024.
Short-listed candidates will be informed for online interview via google meet/MS team. No TA/DA will be provided for appearing in this interview.
Interviews of eligible candidates will be conducted online on September 30th, 2024.
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (deemed to be University), National Capital Region (NCR)
Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), chosen as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence (Io E) by the Government of India, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, research-focused and student-centric institution that is bringing a paradigm shift in higher education in India through its innovative curriculum, cross-disciplinary thinking across a wide range of disciplines, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation focus. The University is building an eco-system of knowledge to promote recognition of the inter-connectedness of ideas, systems and environments in the world inside the campus and those outside it. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities all over the world. The University currently has 5 Schools, 24 Departments and 7 Research Centers engaged in teaching, practice and research in disciplines as diverse as Engineering, Natural Sciences, Management & Entrepreneurship, and Humanities & Social Sciences, along with Art & Performing Arts, Design, Communication, and also Extended Education & Professional Development. The Schools offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The University is among a select group of green-field institutions in the country which were awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.