NIPER Ahmedabad Junior Research Fellow Job – Applications Invited
Applications are invited for open interviews from eligible candidates for filling up the following temporary position for a sponsored project from the DST – Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to be undertaken in the Department of Biotechnology of NIPER- Ahmedabad.
The position is temporary, and the offer will be initially for One Year that can be extended further one year based on the performance and will be co-terminus with the project. If the candidate also fulfills the institute criteria, admission in Ph.D. through NIPER entrance may be considered. The requisite qualification & experience etc., are given below.
Project Title Slow afterhyperpolarization is the mechanism that determines the differential excitability pattern of dorsoventral hippocampal neurons, a potential target for temporal lobe epilepsy
Principle investigator Dr. Giriraj Sahu
Assistant Professor (Biotechnology)
Email: [email protected], [email protected].
Funding Agency DST – SERB, Government of India.
Job Title: Junior Research Fellow (1 Post)
Salary Rs.31000 + 24% HRA (As per DST SERB norms)
Age Limit 35 Years as on date of interview (Relaxation in the age for SC/ST/OBC,
women and physically handicapped candidates as per the government of
India norms)
Qualification
• M.Sc./M.Tech/MPharm/Masters degree in Biotechnology
/ Neuroscience / Life Sciences / Microbiology / Biochemistry / or Equivalent with minimum 60% marks in degree.• The candidate should have experience in cell culture / dissociated neuronal cultures / animal handling / Lenti/AAV virus packaging and purification / stereotactic surgeries on rodents / Molecular biology / analytical biochemistry / fluorescence microscopy.
• Experience with patch-clamp electrophysiology / EEG recordings
will be an advantage. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research- Ahmedabad (Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India) Palaj, Opposite Air Force Station, Gandhinagar-382355, Gujarat, India
Job Profile The primary focus of this project are:
1. To perform DNA/mRNA isolation, real time PCR, protein
isolation, western blotting, co-immunoprecipitation, and protein-protein interaction studies.
2. Carryout hippocampal dissociated neuronal cultures from neonatal
and adult rodents.
3. To generate lenti/AAV viral particles for various ion channels/proteins and perform transfection into neuronal cultures and stereotactic injection into rodent brain hippocampus.
4. Conduct electrophysiological patch-clamp recording on isolated cells and brain slices in voltage and current-clamp mode to study the neuronal excitation patterns.
5. Writing of research articles, patents, and other related
documentation.
Mode of Interview Online / offline Date and time of the Interview 01 st March 2022, 2:30 PM onwards
How To Apply:
Interested candidates should send their applications strictly in the attached application format via email to Registrar, NIPER-A the Registrar, NIPER-A ([email protected]) with a copy to the Principal investigator on Email id ([email protected], [email protected]) on before 01 st March 2022. Please write “Application for JRF” in the subject line of the email. The open interview (offline/online) will be held on 01 st March 2022, 2:30 PM onwards.
Application Instructions:
• Original certificates and self-attested copies of all certificates need to be presented before the interview for verification.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
• Canvassing in any form will lead to disqualification of candidature.
The venue of the Interview – Conference Room, NIPER-Ahmedabad, Palaj, Opposite Air Force Station, Gandhinagar-382355, Gujarat, India.
The application should be strictly according to the attached format.
The last date for receiving of application is 28 th February 2022.
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