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Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at SCMM

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at SCMM

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Special Centre for Molecular Medicine 
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Date: 16.10.2017

One Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position is available in DST-SERB sponsored project (ECR/2015/000387) on: "Elucidation of changes in the host-parasite homeostasis as a mechanism for the induction of artemisinin-resistance in Plasmodium falciparum”.

Qualifications for Junior Research Fellow:

Essential: M.Sc. (First Division) in Biotechnology or related areas. The candidate must be CSIR-NET qualified and must have working experience in PCR, gene cloning, recombinant protein expression and purification techniques.

Desirable: This project also requires rigorous work on mammalian cell culturing. Preference will be given to candidates with MSc. In Biotechnology and having excellent first-hand experience in maintaining mammalian cells under standard tissue culture conditions, transfections and fluorescence microscopy imaging techniques.

Fellowship: Rs. 25,000/month

Tenure: The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis, initially for a period of one year or till his/her services are required by the Principal Investigator or till validity of the project, whichever is earliest.  Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.

Application Deadline: Application will be accepted till 30.10.2017

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 address on or before 30th October 2017 with a forwarding letter mentioning eligibility for the candidature. The application may be submitted either by person or by registered post on/before due date.

Dr. Souvik Bhattacharjee
Room No. 3D/FF
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine 
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

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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.