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School of Life Sciences: OsHK3b technology and Know How

School of Life Sciences: OsHK3b technology and Know How

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School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067

Positions available

Applications were invited from for the following posts in an industry sponsored project. The project entitled "OsHK3b technology and Know How", valid for a period upto February, 2018.

Post No. 1: Research Scientist @55,000/- per month

Essential Qualifications: Ph.D. in Life Sciences or related subjects and at least one original publication in peer-reviewed reputed journal with working experience in Plant molecular Biology. Expertise in molecular biology and biochemical techniques are required.

Desirable Qualifications: Experience in Plant Stress Biology with molecular approaches accompanied with the expertise in cell culture technique and handling of rice/ Arabidopsis/tobacco. Independent planning and execution of experiment on timely basis will be a plus point for the candidate. Publications in the area of Abiotic stress in plant.

1. The post applied for must be clearly written on the Envelope containing the application
2. Applications received after last date shall not be entertained, School will not be responsible for any postal delay.
3. No application will be accepted via hand delivery or via e-mail. Please send printed & signed applications with detailed CV on or before 31st January, 2017 by post to the following address:

Prof. Ashwani Pareek
(Project Investigator)
Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory (Room No-413),
School of Life Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India – 110067
Email: ashwanipareek@gmail.com

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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.