Bharathiar University Invites Application for JRF Recruitment 2022

Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) under the Department of Health Research (DHR) - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India sponsored purely time bound project undertaken in the Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046.

1. Post Name : Junior Research Fellow

2. Title of the Project : "Screening of histone modifications and Mitochondrial DNA copy number variation in Parkinson's disease (PD) from Tamil Nadu population"

3 .Description of the Project : The project involves to investigate the mitochondrial dysfunction, copy number variation (CNV) and histone modifications in Parkinson's disease (PD) as a prominent biomarker for PD.

4. No. of position : 01

5. Project Duration : 3 years (after one year subject to extendable based on the performance)

6 .Essential Qualification: M.Sc/ M.Phil/PhD Human Genetics and Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Zoology/ Genetics/ Microbiology with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA. NET/GATE/ICMR-JRF qualified candidate will be preferred. Candidates who have publication in SCI indexing journals and neurological disorders related exposure are encouraged to apply. Also, Candidates should have good analytical skills in publishing the research findings

7. Nature of Work : The candidate should approach hospitals and rehabilitation centers for collecting questionnaires and blood samples from PD patients in Tamil Nadu. The candidate should independently perform molecular biology techniques (nuclear DNA isolation, mitochondrial DNA isolation, RNA isolation, protein assay and Chip assay) and cell line techniques.

8. Staff Salary/fellowship: Rs.31,000/- PM + HRA – (Rs.35,960/month) As per ICMR guidelines and norms as well as rules and procedure of the Bharathiar University

Selection Procedure

1. Selected candidates for Interview will send a separate email; The applied candidates shall appear for the interview (tentatively on 28.02.2022) with original certificates to validate their eligible qualifications

2. Date of the Interview: The shortlisted candidates will be informed by email about the interview date.

How to Apply:

For more details, please refer to official notification at Download Official Notification