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Senior Research Fellow, School of Bio Sciences and Technology

Employer
VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Closing date
1 Dec 2021

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Research Fellow on a Task Force for Gene Therapy research grant funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (No.91/08/2020-TFGT/BMS) at the School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 014.

Title of the Project: “Retargeting lentiviral integration into heterochromatin for safer gene therapy applications”

Sponsoring Agency: ICMR

Job Title: Senior Research Fellow

Qualification: M.Sc. (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology or any related discipline in Life Sciences) with CSIR/NET/GATE qualification and at least two years of relevant experience

Desirable (if any) Candidates with previous experience in vector cloning, gene knockdown, transformation, transfection, transduction, flow cytometry, Western blotting, real-time PCR, ChIP assay, and handling of human blood samples would be preferred

Vacancy: One
Stipend: Rs. 35,000 pm + 8% HRA

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Everette Jacob Remington Nelson,
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Integrative Biology,
School of Bio Sciences and Technology,
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 014,

Project Duration: 3 Years

Send your resume along with relevant documents supporting qualification, accomplishments, experience and latest passport size photograph to be sent on or before 01/12/2021 (http://careers.vit.ac.in).

Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview at a later date which will be communicated by e-mail.

Role: Teaching & Training - Other
Salary: 4,00,000 - 4,25,000 P.A.
Industry: Education / Training
Functional Area: Teaching & Training
Role Category: Teaching & Training - Other
Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary/Contractual

Key Skills

Life Sciences
Real Time Pcr
Biotechnology
Flow Cytometry
Transfection
Microbiology
Western Blotting
Biochemistry
Medical Research

Education

UG: B.Sc in Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology
PG: MS/M.Sc(Science) in Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology

Institution Profile

VIT University

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.

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