INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANDI, H.P., INDIA

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project

Date: 7^th July, 2017

Applications are invited for one Project Associate (JRF) for the SERB funded research project. The details are as follows:

Title of the research scheme:"Immunotyping of Taenia solium functional secretome and their proteomic identification"

Investigators:Amit Prasad, PhD (PI), Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences IIT Mandi, Mandi -175 001 (H.P.)

http://faculty.iitmandi.ac.in/~amitprasad/

Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India.

Duration:The appointment will be made initially for a period of four months, but the tenure may be extended on satisfactory performance up to 3 years. The appointment is coterminus with the project. The selected candidate will have to join immediately.

Additional information:The position may be converted to a full time Ph. D. position subject to satisfactory performance and fulfilling eligibility criteria of IIT Mandi admission in PhD programe.

Fellowship: Rs. 25,000/-p.m. for first two years, Rs. 28,000/-p.m. from third year onward.

Minimum Qualification:possessing M. Sc./B. Tech or equivalent degree with 60% marks in Life Sciences/Microbiology/Biotechnology or in related areasand passing ofNET(JRF/LS)/GATE/equivalent test.

Or M. Tech. in relevant professional courses.

Desirable qualification:Practical research experience in immunology/cell biology/proteiomicsor relevant techniques will be given preference

Age Limit: The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years.

Age relaxation: upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years for SC/ST/OBC/Women and physically handicapped candidates

How to apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply with an updated bio-data (in DOC or PDF file) mentioning personal details and academic qualifications with the file name SERB_first name_last name and email to the ID amitprasad@iitmandi.ac.in (subject line should be Application for the Post of JRF in SERB funded project)on or before 29^th July. The candidate should clearly mention details about NET/GATE qualification (Year, rank etc.), if have, in the bio-data.

Any resume send/received after 29^th July will not be considered and such applicants are requested not to turn up for interview without prior consent from PI.

Date of walk in-interview: 31^st July 2107

Report to: A5 conference room, Library building, IIT Mandi , Kamand

Results Declaration: Finally selected candidate will be intimated by mail and or phone after completion of all the interview procedure. Candidates are requested not to contact coordinator regarding results after interviews. No communication will be done for not selected candidates.

Selected Candidate must give the consent of joining within one week of the intimation of selection. Otherwise candidature will be deemed canceled.

Starting Date of tenure: First week of August (tentative)

• Organization : Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
• Organization City, State : mandi, himachal pradesh
• Organization Website : http://www.iitmandi.ac.in