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Applications for Project Assistant Position in SLS

Applications for Project Assistant Position in SLS

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School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi 110067

03-09-2024

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of Project Assistant (01 Post) on purely temporary basis in the following SERB-Power Fellowship project.

Project title: "Exploring the mechanism of endopeptidase activity of Candida albicans Gpi8 (SERB-POWER-Fellowship)" (SPF/2021/000097 dt. 03-03-2022) funded by SERB, Govt. of India.

Essential Qualifications: B.Sc. in any discipline of the Life Sciences

Desirable Qualifications: M.Sc. in Biochemistry/ Biomedical Sciences/ Microbiology with specific wet-lab experience in handling C. albicans and S. cerevisiae cultures, along with
cell/ molecular biology techniques such as PCR, cloning, confocal microscopy

Salary: Rs. 20000 + HRA.

Nature and tenure of the position: The position is purely temporary in nature and will terminate with project completion in March, 2025. However, if the fellow’s progress is unsatisfactory, he/she may be terminated from the project anytime.

To apply : An application consisting of a cover letter and detailed CV (including details of educational and research accomplishments and research experience) should reach as a hard copy to the given below address on or before 22nd September 2024 by hand or by post. Applicants are required to specifically mention in the CV: Name, date of birth, contact details, essential/technical/professional qualifications, and experience details.

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email. No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview.

Prof. Sneha Sudha Komath
(Principal Investigator)
Lab No. 426/423
School of Life Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067

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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.