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Application for JRF position

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School of Biotechnology
JNU

 

A  JRF position is available in a DBT funded project of Dr.  S.  S.  Maitra , associate professor , School of Biotechnology , JNU with possibility of training in IIT Guwahati  .  The area of research is  in metagenomics  and bio-process development.

Key skills required:

(1)   Ability to isolate total DNA from soil or other environmental samples.

(2)  PCR.

(3) Ability to isolate pure cultures from complex microbial consortia.  

Some knowledge of  Bio-informatics and phylogenetic analysis   will be also required . The candidate may have to travel to unpleasant sites like Municipal Solid Waste dumps or to distant places in North East to collect soil samples.

Remuneration:  Rs. 25000/ + Rs. 7500/ per month.    Project will be valid till 29/09/2021

Qualifications:   M.Sc. in  Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology   or  M. Tech. in. Biotechnology  with NET/GATE/ BET ( category –II)  qualified.

Apply   via  e-mail  with bio-data and two references   to  cbtjnu@yahoo.com   with  DBT  JRF in the subject line  and also send a  hard copy   to the following  address Dr.   S.   S.   Maitra ,  Room  No. 103 ,  School of Biotechnology , JNU ,  New  Delhi-110067

The above mentioned position is completely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. Appointed person   will be expected to stay in the laboratory for the entire period of the project.   Apply  within   20th   December 2018.  No  TA/DA  shall be paid for appearing in the interview.

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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.