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School of Life Sciences: Arginine sensing response in the human pathogen Leishmania.

School of Life Sciences: Arginine sensing response in the human pathogen Leishmania.

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Research Associate: 01, Senior Research Fellow: 01, Project Assistant: 01, Lab Assistant: 01
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School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University

POSITION AVAILABLE

Applications were invited for the various positions in Indo-Israel (UGC funded) project entitled "Arginine sensing response in the human pathogen Leishmania."

Research Associate: 01

Qualifications for RA: Ph.D. in Biological/ Life Sciences with good academic record as will be judged from the publication.

Essential: Experience in animal tissue culture, handling Leishmania parasites, Molecular Biology techniques is mandatory

Senior Research Fellow: 01

Qualifications for SRF: M.Sc. in Biological/ Life Sciences with good academic record and minimum 2 years of research experience with minimum one publication.
Essential: Experience in animal tissue culture, handling Leishmania parasites, Molecular Biology techniques is mandatory

Project Assistant (01)

Qualifications: B.Sc. with good academic record. Computer knowledge is essential. Should be familiar with MS office software including excel, power point, Ms word. Work experience in a tissue culture laboratory is essential. The salary will be fixed as per the guidelines of the funding agency.

Lab Assistant (01)

Qualifications: Passed 10+2. Prior work experience (maintaining laboratory/ equipments, animal handling, autoclaving etc.) from reputed laboratory.

The salary will be fixed as per the guidelines of the funding agency.

Potential candidates are invited to apply on a plain paper with CV to the under mentioned by 11th May 2016 .

Prof. R Madhubala
Room No.-331/326/429
School of Life Sciences
JNU, New Delhi- 100 067

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