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Applications are invited for the below-mentioned positions in the Industry (BIOSEED)

Applications are invited for the below-mentioned positions in the Industry (BIOSEED)

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School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Applications are invited for the below-mentioned positions in the Industry (BIOSEED) sponsored project entitled “OsHK3B technology and know How". The duration of the project is for 3 (three) years. Initial appointment will be for one year, extendable by another successive year depending on the progress of the candidate.

Position 1: Research Scientist

No. of Post: 1

Essential Qualifications: PhD in Biochemistry/Life Sciences/Biotechnology/Botany

Desirable Qualifications: Experience in plant molecular biology, development and characterization of transgenic rice, expertise in lab techniques viz. Southern blotting, qRT-PCR, western blotting.

Emoluments: Rs. 55,000/- per month consolidated

Position 2: SRF

No. of Post: 1

Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biochemistry/Life Sciences/Biotechnology/Botany

Desirable Qualifications: Two year experience in plant molecular biology

Emoluments: Rs. 30,000/- per month consolidated

Position 3: Lab Attendant

No. of Post: 1

Essential Qualifications: 10th

Desirable Qualifications: Minimum ten year experiences in lab management, cleaning of glass wares, autoclaving and tissue culture media preparations

Emoluments: Rs. 18,000/- per month consolidated

Interested candidates should furnish along with the application a copy of their complete bio-data and photocopies of all relevant certificates/testimonial. Applications should reach the undersigned latest by 15th April 2019.

Dr. Ashwani Pareek
Professor
Room no. 413, Stress Physiology & Molecular Biology Laboratory
School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.