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School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Applications are invited for one post of Technical Assistant to work in a DST-sponsored project entitled "To study the role of PICH, an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling protein, in oxidative stress induced DNA damage repair".

Minimum qualification: Candidate should have BSc with a good academic record. The candidates should also have experience in working in a laboratory for at least one year.

Job Description: Maintaining laboratory accounts and bill payments, making media and buffer solutions, maintaining equipments.

The advertised post is only for one year and is subject to availability of funds from DST.

Total Emoluments: Rs 18,000/-

Applications on plain paper giving full details of qualification/experience should reach
Dr. Rohini Muthuswami
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

on or before 15th November 2018

Applications received by email will not be entertained.

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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.