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Applications for Senior Research Fellow Position in SES

Applications for Senior Research Fellow Position in SES

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School of Environmental Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Applications are invited for the following purely temporary position in the DBT funded project “Reviving the Abandoned Antibiotics using Analogues of Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus”. The position is available immediately and up to 29th Oct 2021.

Senior Research Fellow (One position)

Emoluments:  As per the norms of the university and funding agency 

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Life Sciences/Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Biophysics/Molecular Biology or related fields with strong academic record
  • Should be NET qualified
  • Minimum two years of research experience in the field of Antibacterial Research and well skilled in handling of pathogenic bacteria.
  • Candidate should have publication(s) in reputed International Journal(s).

 

Interested candidates may apply by sending an application along with the brief resume (clearly mentioning the qualifications) and testimonials (preferably a single pdf file) to the e-mail address mentioned below mentioning the name of the post applied for in the subject of the e-mail.

The application form should be complete in all respects and must reach by email on or before ‘May 31, 2021’ only to

Professor Kasturi Mukhopadhyay

School of Environmental Sciences,

Jawaharlal Nehru University,

New Delhi 110067.

E-mail: kasturim@mail.jnu.ac.in

Note: 1.    Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to appear in the online interview and no other communications in this regard will be entertained.

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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.