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School of Biotechnology
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI-110067

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No. of position: 1

Applications are invited for one position of JRF/SRF in an SERB funded project entitled:”Microfluidics embedded nanostructured MEA - A tool to study prognostic multi-biomarker signature in prostate cancer”

The selected candidates will be appointed on purely temporary basis initially for a period of eight months or till the validity of the project, whichever is earliest.

Essential qualification: Post graduate in any science discipline with minimum 55% marks and NET/SLET/Gate and one year of research experience.

Desirable: Research experience in the field of cancer biomarker identification/ electrochemistry/ surface chemistry

How to apply: Interested candidates may apply for the position by sending their detailed Curriculum Vitae through email (jaydeep@jnu.ac.in) or hardcopy by post to the Project Director. The application must include name, date of birth, contact address, essential/technical/professional qualifications, details of research experience in their CV. The applications should reach on or before September 9th, 2019, mentioning the name of the project and post applied for on the subject of the email/cover of the envelope.

Note:-

  1. Candidates will be shortlisted based on qualification and suitability for the project. Only the short-listed candidates will be called for the interview.
  2. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview.

Dr.Jaydeep Bhattacharya (Project Director)
Assistant Professor
Lab 001, School of Biotechnology
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.