Job Description

Project objective Aptamer discovery and electrochemical sensing of commercially relevant metabolites


No of position 1


Project PI Dr Souradyuti Ghosh


Project learning outcome
• Customized electrode fabrication
• Bio-electrochemistry
• Functional nucleic acid nanotechnology
• Material / Biomaterial engineering
• Surface modification
• Material and biochemical characterization

Instrument handling opportunity
• Potentiostat
• Sputtering / spin coating / dip-coating / electrochemical deposition
• Standard nanomaterial preparation instruments
• Thermal cycler, real time PCR, gel doc etc




Funding body Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA)


Duration 36 months (subject to satisfactory performance)


Fellowship JRF: INR 31000 + free on-campus boarding and lodging


Qualification Minimum qualification: • MSc in chemistry / applied chemistry / industrial chemistry / analytical chemistry / biophysics / biochemistry / physics / applied physics / engineering physics / material science / nanoscience / nanobiotechnology or equivalent discipline with CGPA of 6.00/10 or 60% marks.

OR,

Candidates must have BE / B.Tech. and / or ME / M.Tech. or B.Pharm. / M. Pharm. in chemical engineering / material engineering / nanotechnology / nanobiotechnology / biosciences or equivalent discipline. Masters: CGPA of 6.00/10 or 60% marks. For 4-Yr Bachelor degree: CGPA of 7.00/10 or 70% marks
• Strong quantitative skills, preferably physics-chemistry-math (PCM) combo in higher secondary (+2)
• Have cleared GATE / CSIR-UGC NET including LS / any of the selection processes through national level exam conducted by central gov agencies and their institutions


Additional desirable qualification (but not compulsory): any one or more of the following,


• Research experience in material science and/or electrochemistry related projects
• Research experience and/or coursework taken in bioscience
• Interest in pursuing ambitious highly interdisciplinary research areas


Age limit : Not more than 30 years.

• Meeting minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee a call for interview. Criteria's can be set to higher than minimum.



Procedure to apply for the above position



• Interested candidates must submit their applications along with all supporting documents (below) •as a single file • via email to ghosh@mahindrauniversity.edu.in

a) CV; b) Self-attested copies of all marksheets from secondary to highest degree; c) One-page summary of Master's thesis; d) Name and email of two referees for letter of recommendation

Note : The application is liable to be rejected in any of the above documents are missing.


• Last date of application submission: 12-08-2024


• Selected candidates will be invited for an interview. No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview. All the original certificates have to be shown for verification during interview.