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Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

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School of Physical Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi – 110067

Dated:06/12/2017

Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work in the project entitled “Exploiting Thermodynamic, Spectroscopic and Microscopic Studies to Understand Mechanism of GAG-peptide interaction” funded by DST-SERB under the supervision of Dr. Manoj Munde, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Junior Research Fellow: 1 (One) post 
Fellowship/Salary : As per DST norms, Rs. 25,000/- p.m. plus HRA as permissible
Essential Qualifications: The applicant must have M.Sc in Chemistry with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognized University/Institute with CSIR/UGC-NET or GATE qualification (attach a copy of the scorecard).
Desirable Qualification: Candidates having exposure to handling biophysical techniques are encouraged to apply.

Duration: The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis, initially for a period of one year and renewable each year subject to satisfactory performance for a maximum of three years. 

Interested candidates may send their CV along with photocopies of candidate's professional certificates on or before Jan 1st, 2018 to the following address:

Dr. Manoj Munde
(Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor
School of Physical Science
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067
E-mail: mundemanoj@gmail.com

Note: 

1. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to appear in the interview and no other communications in this regard will be entertained. 
2. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing interview.

 

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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.