Research Associate
Job Description
As
part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India funded project ‘Taxonomy
and barcoding of nematodes ‘as part of the ITIS under MLR Program, a Research
Associate position is open in the Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology
Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, IISERK. The position is
initially for one year but could be extended upon satisfactory performance. The
selected candidate will receive a salary of Rs 22,000 per month +30% HRA.
Essential Skills
As
part of this project free-living marine nematodes from the West Bengal coastal
stretches will be identified based on taxonomy, barcoded using high throughput
sequencing techniques and hypotheses of marine nematode diversity will be tested.
The selected RA will participate in field activities, develop the DNA barcoding
library for free-living marine nematodes and undertake large scale biological
surveys to estimate marine nematode diversity using DNA barcoding and
high-throughput sequencing.
Requirement and Experience
Details
Ph.D.
in Marine Biology/Zoology/Ecology/Microbiology or candidates who have submitted
their PhD thesis can also apply. Knowledge in free-living marine nematode
taxonomy is a requisite. Since the project involves application of molecular
techniques some knowledge in this field is also expected.
Application procedure
Eligible
candidates may apply with their CV along with a cover letter to pbhadury@gmail.com
The
last date of application is 27th Nov,
2012. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by email. No TA/DA
will be paid for attending the interview. Interview will be held in the first
week of December, 2012.
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