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Special Centre for Molecular Medicine : One Research Associate (RA) position is available in DBT sponsored

Special Centre for Molecular Medicine : One Research Associate (RA) position is available in DBT sponsored

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Special Centre for Molecular Medicine
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067, INDIA

Date: 17.04.2017

One Research Associate (RA) position is available in DBT sponsored project on: "Blocking invasion processes in Malaria: Targeting essential proteins of P. falciparum through design of novel peptide inhibitors"

Qualifications for Research Associates:

Education:- PhD in Life science /biochemistry with at least 2 years research experience in relevant area is essential.

Desirable:- Candidate should be efficient in molecular biology techniques such as cloning, protein expression and purification, Western blotting. Preference would be given to candidates having experience in Plasmodium culture and immunological techniques such as FACS, ELISA and Confocal microscopy, animal handling.

Fellowship:- According to DBT/DST rules

Tenure: The position is purely temporary, renewable after one year and will continue until July 2018 (the end of project) based on satisfactory performance. Only selected candidates will be called for interview.

Application Deadline: Application will be accepted till 2.05.2017

The hard copy of the applications along with the copy of bio data and prior publication should reach to Dr. Anand Ranganathan, Rm-3E (F.F), Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, INDIA.

Dr. Anand Ranganathan
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine 
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

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.