Research Associate jobs in Delhi at National Institute of Immunology

Applications are invited for the position of Research Associate for the following time-bound sponsored project as per the details given below:

1. Name of the project: Project entitled “A novel vaccine evaluation platform to support to SARSCoV-2 vaccine development in resourcelimiting setting" funded by BIRAC

2. Tenable till : 15.07.2022

3. Post Name: Research Associate

4. No. of Post: 01

5. Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID: Dr. Santiswarup Singha, SS-IV santiswarup@nii.ac.in

6. Educational Qualifications: Ph.D in any branch of Life Sciences.

7. Emoluments: The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per DST OM dated 30.01.2019.

8. Rs. 47,000/- per month consolidated plus 24% HRA

9. Job description & Desired Knowledge: The Research Associate will perform the experiments for producing peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC)-tetrameter, labelled with flourochrome for characterizing antigen-specific T-cells. The experiments will have moderate-to-high complexity, including (but not limited to bacterial culture, transformation, cloning, purification of plasmid DNA, cell culture for producing lentivirus, protein biochemistry, expression of p-MHC, formulating p-MHC tetramer, animal handling, and flow cytometry. The Research Associate will also record, analyze and plot the data to compile into the report for communication with PI in a planned and timely manner.

The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is an autonomous institution supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The Institute is committed to advanced research addressing the basic mechanisms involved in body's defence, host-pathogen interactions and related areas with a view to contribute to the creation of an internationally competitive intellectual knowledge base as a sustainable source of innovative futuristic modalities of potential use inv health care.