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Applications are invited through email for various temporary positions in a DBT project titled “Sub Project 3: Draft genome sequencing of safflower and its wild relatives” and a DST project entitled “Development of SNP markers and association mapping for agronomic traits on a core collection of the oilseed crop Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower)” at the Department of Botany, University of Delhi. The positions are purely temporary in nature and valid till the tenure of the project.
The University of Delhi, informally known as Delhi University (DU), is a collegiate public central university, located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and affiliated colleges.
Consisting of three colleges, two faculties, and 750 students at its founding, the University of Delhi has since become India’s largest institution of higher learning and among the largest in the world. The university has 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses. It has 77 affiliated colleges and 5 other institutes. The Vice-President of India serves as the University’s chancellor.
The post details are given below.
1. JRF, RA & Field Worker
Applications are invited for research positions in the DBT Funded Project entitled Sub Project 3: Draft genome sequencing of safflower and its wild relatives.
Posts
- Junior Research Fellow (01)
- Research Associate (01)
- Scientific/ Administrative Assistant/ Field Worker (02)
Qualifications
For JRF
M.Sc. in any branch of Life Sciences with minimum 55% marks and should have qualified UGC-CSIR NET(LS/ JRF); Desirable: Strong background in crop genetics, molecular techniques and/ or bioinformatics.
For Research Associate
Ph.D. in any branch of Life Sciences preferably with experience in plant biology; Desirable: Experience in NGS data generation and its bioinformatic analysis/ crop genetics/ development and handling of mapping populations/ linkage map construction/ QTL mapping/ comparative genomics as evidenced by peer-reviewed publication(s) in International journals of repute.
For Scientific/ Administrative Assistant/ Field Worker
10th/ 12th pass; Desirable: work experience in routine laboratory tasks/ maintenance, handling plant (research) material in field/ growth rooms/ containment net house/ experience in administrative work related to scientific research projects.
Salary
- For Junior Research Fellow: Rs. 31000+24% HRA per month
- For Research Associate: Rs. 54000+24% HRA per month.
- For Scientific/ Administrative Assistant/ Field Worker: Rs. 18000 + 24% per month.
2. Field Assistant (01)
Applications are invited for research positions in the DST Funded Project entitled Development of SNP markers and association mapping for agronomic traits on a core collection of the oilseed crop Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower).
Post
Field Worker (01)
Qualifications
12th Pass. Desirable: work experience in routine laboratory tasks/maintenance, handling plant (research) material in field/ growth rooms/ containment net house/ experience in administrative work related to scientific research projects.
Salary
Rs. 16962 (consolidated);
How to Apply?
Applications (including biodata and scanned copies of necessary documents) from interested candidates are to be sent by email to Prof. Arun Jagannath (jagannatharun@yahoo.co.in for the DBT project) or Prof. Shailendra Goel (shailendragoel@yahoo.com for the DST project).
It is essential for candidates to provide their email address and/ or mobile number in their biodata for further communication. Separate applications are to be submitted for each project. The last date to apply is October 14, 2020.
For full notification, click the link below.
Delhi University DBT & DST Project Positions Recruitment Notification
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