NII PhD Project Vacancy – Applications Invited From Life Sciences
NII PhD Project Vacancy – Applications Invited From Life Sciences. Recruitment of PhD Life Sciences candidates at NII. Research Associate Job. PhD Life Sciences Job Openings at NII. Interested applicants can check out the details given below:
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Job Name Research Associate
No. of Posts 01
Title of Project “A novel vaccine evaluation platform to support to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development in resource limiting setting” funded by BIRAC
Principal Investigator Dr Santiswarup Singha, SS-IV ([email protected]) (The candidate may apply to the above-mentioned email address by and mention “Research Associate” in the subject of the email.
Tenable up to 15.07.2022
Conditions
- The applicants chosen for the above posts will certainly be on contract for one year or
period of the project whichever is shorter, at a time. - No hostel/ housing facility will be provided.
- Candidates may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e. SC/ST/OBC/ PH as well as attach documentary proof of the same.
- No TA/DA will certainly be paid for attending the interview if called for.
- Apart from sending applications in the prescribed format given below, candidates
should send complete Curriculum Vitae along with the names of three referees.
Curriculum Vitae should contain details of the experimental expertise. - Shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email about the date and time of
Interviews. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held through online video conferencing tools. - Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
How to Apply
Interested candidates may apply directly, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT GIVEN BELOW, through e-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete CV, contact details and three recommendation letters. All the necessary documents should be sent as one PDF file. The PDF file should be named as – ‘Name of applicant_Position applied’. Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview and they are required to submit, attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi/New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII (SC/ST/PH and Women candidates are exempted from payment of fees, subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview.
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 29.11.2021
Emoluments The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules, depending upon qualifications & experience.
Senior Research Fellow – Rs. 47,000/- per month plus 24 percent HRA.
Educational Qualification PhD in any branch of Life Sciences.
Job Description
The Research Associate will perform the experiments for producing peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC)-tetrameter, labelled with flourochrome for characterizing antigen-specific T-cells. The experiments will have moderate-to-high complexity, including (but not limited to bacterial culture, transformation, cloning,
purification of plasmid DNA, cell culture for producing lentivirus, protein biochemistry, expression of p-MHC, formulating p-MHC tetramer, animal handling, and flow cytometry. The Research Associate will also record, analyze and plot the data to compile into the report for communication with PI in a planned and timely manner.
- Experience in bacterial culture, cloning, transformation, qRT-PCR and plasmid DNA isolation.
- Experience in cell culture, including (but not limited to) HEK-293T and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells).
- Experience in working with lentivirus, transduction for making stable protein expression cell lime (preferably in CHO cells).
- Sound knowledge in fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC)-based protein purification techniques including gel-filtration, affinity, and ion-exchange chromatography.
- Experience in characterizing the purified-protein using SDS/NATIVE PAGE, Western blot analysis.
- Experience with Flow cytometry
- Experience in optical, fluorescence microscopy
- Working knowledge of Immunology, mouse handling, including harvesting of tissues and collecting blood for characterization of immune cells by flow cytometry.
- First author publications (minimum one) in Microbiology /Immunology /Biochemistry or related field.
- Strong communication skills including advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), data analysis software such as GraphPad prism/ Origin/SigmaPlot etc. and ability to work in a team.
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