BITS Pilani Goa Campus Plants Sciences/Microscopy Project Associate/JRF Openings

Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I position under DBT funded Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship project

Applications are invited for the position of a Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I in the Department of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa for Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science of Technology, Government of India sponsored research project titled “Elucidation of the mechanism of silica deposition in abaxial epidermal long cells in Sorghum bicolor lemma” (project no: BT/RLF/Re-entry/19/2019).

Principal Investigator: Dr. Santosh Kumar

Broad area of Research: Plant Science, Biomineralization

Duration of the project: Initially for two years (may be extended further)

Fellowship Amount (Rs.): 31,000/- per month (consolidated) for JRF (fellows who have qualified NET/GATE or similar national level examination); Rs 25,000/- per month (consolidated) for Project Associate-I (fellows who do not fall under JRF)

Accommodation: Hostel accommodation will be provided subject to availability and will be governed by the rules and regulations of the Institute prevailing at the time of joining of the candidate.

Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science OR Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course selected through a process described through any one of the following:

1. Scholars who are selected through National Eligibility Tests- CSIR –UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and GATE.

2. The Selection process through National level examinations conducted by central Government departments and their agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MHRD, ICAR, IIT, IISc, IISER etc.

Desirable qualification: Experience of working on plants and/or microscopy (including light, confocal and scanning electron microscopy)

How to Apply: Interested candidates may send application and curriculum vitae with details of research experience (application and supporting documents should be sent as a single PDF file) to the principal investigator (email: santoshk@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in) latest by 29th August, 2022. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via e-mail for online/Personal interview to be held at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus and no TA/DA will be paid for the Interview.

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