Recruitment For The Post Of Senior Research Fellow On An Exernally Funded Project

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The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram is one of the premier science education and research institutes established by the Government of India in 2008 to impart high-quality education integrated with outstanding research in modern science. The Institute invites applications for the following positions on contract basis

Name of Post	Senior Research Fellow
Title of Project	CRISPR Crop Network: Targeted improvement of stress tolerance, nutritional quality and yield of crops by using genome editing”
Funding agency	National Agricultural Science Fund (NASF)- ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Minimum Educational qualification (as prescribed by the funding agency)	Ph.D. in any area of biological/life sciences. OR Master degree in any area of biological/life sciences with 4 years/5 years of Bachelor’s degree. OR Candidates having postgraduate degree in Basic Sciences with 3 years Bachelor’s degree and 2 years Master degree should have qualified NET* or equivalent examination. OR The Master’s degree holders with the integrated degrees (5 years) like B.Tech & M.Tech with specialization in biological/life sciences NET* - As regards, NET examination, the candidate should have qualified any national level examination conducted by the Central Govt. Departments/agencies for admission to Ph.D. programme are considered as NET for the purpose of RA/SRF. The following are some of the NET examinations: CSIR-CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test. MHRD-Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering admission. DBT-Biotechnology Eligibility Test & Test conducted in Bioinformatics by Bioinformatics National Consortium. DAE-JEST & JGEEBILS, NBHM. ICMR-JRF Entrance Examination. ICAR-Test conducted by ICAR for admission to Ph.D. programme. DoP-GPAT
Desirable qualifications	Candidate should be highly motivated to do basic research in biology. Academically excellent candidate with technical proficiency in recombinant DNA(rDNA) technology especially in cloning, designing and making gene constructs, growing and managing plants. Prior research experience in the above skill areas are preferable but not mandatory. This may be considered as a criteria for shortlisting if many applications are received.
Number of posts	01
Fellowship amount	Rs. 31,000 +HRA as applicable
Tenure of the post	1 year, extendable based on performance upto 2 years or till completion of the project whichever is earlier
Age	SRF: 35 years(max) with applicable relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/Women and Physically disabled as per government norms
Last date	22^nd December 2023
How to apply?	Completed applications should be sent by email to Dr. Ravi Maruthachalam (ravi[at]iisertvm[dot]ac[dot]in), with the subject line “Application for ICAR-NASF Project fellow : Your Name". The application should attach a detailed resume with sufficient information of past research work, a one page statement of interest in biological research. Please include contact details (phone number, email and postal address), a photograph, scanned copies of educational/professional qualifications and reprints of papers. Applications failing to the meet minimum criteria will not be considered. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.