IIT Mandi jobs - Project Associate I /Junior Research Fellow

Applications are invited from potential candidates for the position of one Project Associate – I /(JRF) in SERB funded project in the laboratory of Dr Tulika Prakash Srivastava, IIT Mandi.

2. No. of Post: 01

3. Project Title: Evaluation and design of novel synthetic microbial consortia for bioprocessing of rubber and plastic waste to industrial biomolecules.

4. Job profile: The student will perform R&D in the areas of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies, Computational Biology, metabolites profiling and Bioprocessing.

5. Eligibility: M.Sc./B. Tech or equivalent degree with 60% marks in Life Sciences/ Computational Biology/ Biotechnology or relevant subject area.

6. Desirable: Knowledge and experience in both the computational biology and experimental biology, and those who have qualified GATE/NET/or other equivalent national level exam or having post graduate degree in engineering will be preferred. Excellent communication skills, Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, Willingness to learn new techniques. IIT Mandi reserves the right to fix a higher criteria for short-listing of eligible candidates from those satisfying the advertised qualification and requirement of the project post.

7. Fellowship: 25,000-31000/- depending on qualification and experience as per SERB guidelines

8. Duration: Initially for 1 year (extendedable subject to the performance and availability of funds). The selected candidate will need to join the project immediately. Note: JRF may get PhD admission if he/she fulfills the admission criteria of IIT Mandi.