Applications are invited for filling up of following post UNDER THE ICMR Small Grant under Development Research Project Titled “Development of CRISPR-dCas9 based lateral flow point of care test (POCT) to identify 14 High Risk- Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in cervical cancer” under Dr SANJAY SINGH NEGI, Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for a period of one year purely on contractual basis as per below mentioned details:

State-VRDL, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Raipur 

Designation: Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical)

No. of Post: 01

Consolidated Fixed Salary (per month): Rs 66,080=00 per month @Rs.56,000/pm- + HRA10,080/*

Age (In years): 25-45

*HRA will be admissible as per the classification of the Raipur city.

Nature of Employment: Contractual

Duration of Employment: One Year (12 Months) extendable to two more years depending on the candidate’s performance and budget grant from the funding agency.

Job Location: State Level VRDL, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Raipur.

Essential Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Microbiology / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Life Science. or First class master’s degree(M.Sc.) in Microbiology, Biochemistry or life science with the
relevant subjects from a recognized university with a minimum of three (03) years research experience in the field of molecular biology/biotechnology/bioengineering relevant to the project objectives.

Desirable Qualifications:

i. Ph.D. candidates with research work on infectious diseases supported by at least two original research publication in PUBMED indexed journal will be given preference.

ii. Any Post -doctoral research / past experience in Genomics, Proteomics, bioinformatics and Viral infectious disease diagnostic marker development/ pathogenesis/gene expression studies will be given preference.

iii. Knowledge of Computer Applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, designing of primers, phylogenetic analysis & protein structure analysis software).

Job description:

1. To isothermally amplify HPV DNA using self designed biotin labeled primers.

2. Designing of gRNA specific for each of the fourteen individual HR-HPV.

3. Writing of any significant laboratory work for publication in reputed journals.

4. Writing new research projects and working on it.

5. Completion of any other work assigned by PI, and Co-PI. 

Selection procedure:

The applications received will be scrutinized by the selection committee. Recruitments will be made through Interview and a written test will be conducted if the number of eligible candidates are more than 50 per post. Selection is based purely on merit basis. The list of candidates found eligible will be displayed on college website by 24th Feb 2024. The candidates are advised to check the college website http://www.aiimsraipur.edu.in for the date, time and venue of interview/written testor for any other update or information. No separate communication will be sent to the candidates.

For any queries Email to: statevrdl@aiimsraipur.edu.in

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