Job Description

Applications are invited for a temporary post of Postdoctoral Fellowship under National Biopharma Mission (NBM) Industry-Academia Collaborative Project funded by BIRAC, Govt of India in Centre for Bio Separation Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore.

Title of the Project: High yielding cell line development of a Factor VIII biosimilar with a novel purification strategy

Qualification:

PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology /Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology//Life Sciences

Desirable (if any):

Experience in enzyme/protein purification and protein chemistry is strongly desirable

Stipend: Rs.47,000/ per month + 10% HRA. The rules of DST’s postdoctoral Fellowship applies
Sponsoring Agency: BIRAC Govt of India
Duration: Project duration 2 years; Appointment will be renewed every 8 months

Principal Investigator:

Principal Investigator: Dr.Krishnan V (Professor & Director, Centre for BioSeparation Technology)

Co investigator: Prof.M.A.Vijyalakshmi (Professor, Centre for Bio Separation Technology)

Send your resume along with relevant documents pertaining to the details of qualifications, scientific accomplishments, experience (if any), names of 2 referees and latest passport size photo etc. on or before (07/02/2020) through online http://careers.vit.ac.in

• No TA and DA will be paid for appearing for the interview.
• Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview at a later date which will be intimated by email.
• The selected candidate will be expected to join at the earliest.

Salary: Not Disclosed by Recruiter
Industry: Education / Teaching / Training
Functional Area: Teaching, Education, Training, Counselling
Role: Trainee

Keyskills

Bio Separation
ell line development
PhD

Desired Candidate Profile Please refer to the Job description above

Education-

Doctorate: Ph.D - Genetics, Bio-Chemistry/Bio-Technology, Biotechnology

Company Profile Vellore Institute of Technology

VIT was established with the aim of providing quality higher education on par with international standards. It persistently seeks and adopts innovative methods to improve the quality of higher education on a consistent basis.The campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with students from all corners of the globe. Experienced and learned teachers are strongly encouraged to nurture the students. The global standards set at VIT in the field of teaching and research spur us on in our relentless pursuit of excellence. In fact, it has become a way of life for us. The highly motivated youngsters on the campus are a constant source of pride. Our Memoranda of Understanding with various international universities are our major strength. They provide for an exchange of students and faculty and encourage joint research projects for the mutual benefit of these universities. Many of our students, who pursue their research projects in foreign universities, bring high quality to their work and esteem to India and have done us proud. With steady steps, we continue our march forward. We look forward to meeting you here at VIT.