Principal Project Associate jobs in Pune at National Chemical Laboratory

No: 2022/CSIR-NCL/BIOCHEM-ENG/GAP329726/15

National Chemical Laboratory invites application for the position Principal Project Associate

Subject: Metabolic Engineering Strategies For Production Of High Value Indolocarbozole Drug Molecules

Applications are invited online for filling up of position on a purely temporary basis, in the prescribed proforma. The details of the Sponsored Project under which engagement is proposed to be made is as under.

Division: Biochemical Engineering(Biochem-eng)

Title of Project: Metabolic Engineering Strategies For Production Of High Value Indolocarbozole Drug Molecules

Post Name: Principal Project Associate

No. of Position: 1

Minimum prescribed educational Qualifications:

i. Master's Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences/MVSc or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent; and (ii) Eight(8) years’ experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services;

ii. OR ME /M.Tech in Engineering or Technology from a recognized University or equivalent with Six(6) years’ experience in R&D in industrial and Academic Institutions or S&T Organizations and Scientific activities and services;

i) Doctoral Degree in Science/Engineering/Technology/Pharma/MD/MS from a recognized University or equivalent; and

(ii) Four(4) years’ experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services

Desirable experience, if any:

(i) Python, Perl and/or other programming languages

(ii) Bioinformatics fundamentals

(iii) Genome scale metabolic model reconstruction and analysis

(iv) Pathogen model analysis

(v) Techniques- Constraint based Flux balance analysis, Flux variability analysis, pathway analysis, elementary mode analysis

(vi) Integration of constraints from OMICS data into metabolic models

(vii) Familiarity with Biological Databases

(viii) Softwares - ScrumPy , CobraPy

(ix) Host-Pathogen interaction Metabolism

(x) Natural language processing methods for data and text mining

(xi) Data analysis packages in R

(xii) Analytical and logical thinking

(xiii) Good Communication, Collaborative, Teamwork, Flexibility, Patience

Job requirement:

(i) Metabolic network reconstruction of host organisms and indolocarbazole pathways for metabolic engineering

(ii) Implementation of ScrumPy and CobraPy

(iii) Constraints based modelling and flux balance analysis

(iv) Pathway analysis

(v) Data integration into metabolic models

(vi) Report and article Writing

Consolidated emoluments per month (i) 49,000/- + HRA

Age Limit: 40 Years

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL),a premier Research Laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is engaged in world class research in chemical and related sciences. Approximately 200 scientific staff with PhD. Interdisciplinary research centre with interest in polymer science, organic chemistry, catalysis, materials chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical sciences and process development. The NCL is located in the city of Pune on the foothills of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra in the western India.