JIPMER Pharmacology, Life Sciences Recruitment, salary Rs.79,060 per month

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research can trace its origins to the Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry established by the French Government in 1823. In 1956 foundation for new medical college was laid and in 1964, hospital was inaugurated. JIPMER became an institution of national importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 2008. It is an institution established for teaching, research and patient care in the area of health. JIPMER spreads over 192 acres.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates to work on the following post(s) on a contract basis in a research project funded by an external agency at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, as per the details below.

Project Research Scientist – II (Non -Medical) [Lab coordination]
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• First class post graduate degree, including the integrated PG degrees, with three years’ experience or PhD
• Second class post graduate degree, including the integrated PG degrees with PhD and three Years of Experience
• Disciplines: Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences)
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Research/Clinical experience in Oncology/ Cancer biology.
• Experience in working/managing biorepository for human samples
• Experience in LIMS or other biobanking tools/software
• Experience/ expertise in basic laboratory skills, including flow cytometry, QPCR, ELISA, LCMS/GCMS, Cell culture, and others
• Experience in the training of laboratory staff/ preparation of training materials.
• Excellent Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email video conferencing, and cloud storage.
• Good communication skills: scientific writing as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Literature review using references manager, data handling, analysis, interpretation, and report writing.
• Good working knowledge of research databases, Statistical Software
• Trained in GCP, GLP & Ethics in the conduct of research with human subjects.
Salary : Rs.67,000 +18% HRA (Rs.12,060) @ = Rs.79,060 per month (5% Salary increase in 3" year and 5" year)
Age limit/years : Up to 40 years

Roles and responsibilities
a) Overall supervision of Laboratory research work related to the project
b) Harmonization of Lab SOPs for biospecimen collection, storage, complete log, quality check, and usage, along with well-annotated clinical data
c) Management of Leukemia Biorepository
d) Harmonization of SOPs for all laboratory experiments
e) Preparation of training module & conduct training programs for laboratory technical staff
f) Equipment purchases and maintenance
g) Maintain lab inventory and laboratory supplies
h) Maintenance of project master files and documentation i) Coordination with the study team for the proper functioning of the study
j) Communication/Coordination with all investigators & research staff and other participating centers.
k) Communicate with ICMR/IEC/ Other research committees for protocol amendment and annual reports.
l) Ensure implementation of policies & practices, maintain records, create reports, and assist in drafting proposals
m) Develop reporting procedures & generate monthly reports on lab activities and study progress
n) Maintain all documents & records related to the study, conduct periodic audits, and prepare annual reports.
o) Research data analysis, writing reports, and manuscripts.
p) Other work assigned by study PI

Project Research Scientist – I (Non-medical) – (LAB)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• First/Second class postgraduate degree, including the integrated PG degrees or PhD, with one year experience
• Disciplines: Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences)
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Research experience in Oncology/ Cancer biology.
• Expertise in basic laboratory skills and instrumentation
• Proficiency in Flow cytometry, QPCR, Cell culture, Cytogenetics, FISH tools & techniques, Genomics & NGS, bioinformatics basic analysis pipeline
• Experience in working for biorepositories for human samples
• Experience in the training of laboratory staff/ preparation of training materials.
• Basic Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email video conferencing, and cloud storage.
• Good communication skills: scientific writing as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals as first or last author.
• Literature review using references manager, data handling, analysis, interpretation, and report writing.
• Basic knowledge of research databases, Statistical Software
• Trained in GCP, GLP & Ethics in the conduct of research with human subjects
Salary : Rs.56,000/-p.m +18% HRA (Rs.10,080) @ = Rs.66,080/-per month (5% Salary increase in 3rd year and 5th year)
Age limit/years : Up to 35 years

Roles and responsibilities
a) Conduct, coordination, and supervision of laboratory work related to Immunology (flow cytometry), genomics, cell culture, and other lab experiments under the project
b) Assist in the management of Leukemia Biorepository
c) Harmonization of SOPs for Immunology (flow cytometry), genomics, cell culture, and other lab experiments
d) Preparation of training module & conduct training programs for laboratory technical staff
e) Assist in equipment purchases and maintenance
f) Maintain lab inventory and laboratory supplies
g) Coordination with the study team for the proper functioning of the study
h) Ensure implementation of policies & practices, maintain records, create reports, and assist in drafting proposals
i) Develop reporting procedures & generate monthly reports on lab activities and study progress
j) Maintain all documents & records related to the study, conduct periodic audits and quality checks, and assist in preparing annual reports.
k) Research data analysis, writing reports, and manuscripts.
l) Other work assigned by study PI

Project Research Scientist – I (Non-Medical)-(LAB)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• First/Second class postgraduate degree, including the integrated PG degrees or PhD, with one year experience
• Disciplines: Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences)
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Research experience in Oncology/ Cancer biology.
• Expertise in basic laboratory skills and instrumentation
• Proficiency in Metabolomic experiments on LCMS/ GCMS, Proteomic assays/experiments, genomic & NGS experiments/assays, bioinformatics basic analysis pipeline
• Experience in working for biorepositories for human samples
• Experience in the training of laboratory staff/ preparation of training materials.
• Excellent Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email video conferencing, and cloud storage.
• Good communication skills : scientific writing as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Literature review using references manager, data handling, analysis, interpretation, and report writing.
• Good Working knowledge of research databases, Statistical Software
• Trained in GCP & Ethics in the conduct of research with human subjects
Salary : Rs.56,000/-p.m +18% HRA (Rs.10,080) @ = Rs.66,080/-per month (5% Salary increase in 3rd year and 5th year)
Age limit / years : Up to 35 years
Roles and responsibilities
a) Conduct, coordination, and supervision of laboratory work related to metabolomic experiments on LCMS/GCMS, proteomic assays, and other lab experiments under the project
b) Assist in the management of Leukemia Biorepository
c) Harmonization of SOPs for metabolomic experiments on LCMS/GCMS, proteomic assays, and other lab experiments
d) Preparation of training module & conduct training programs for laboratory technical staff
e) Assist in equipment purchases and maintenance
f) Maintain lab inventory and laboratory supplies g) Coordination with the study team for the proper functioning of the study
h) Ensure implementation of policies & practices, maintain records, create reports, and assist in drafting proposals
i) Develop reporting procedures & generate monthly reports on lab activities and study progress
j) Maintain all documents & records related to the study, conduct periodic audits and quality checks, and assist in preparing annual reports.
k) Research data analysis, writing reports, and manuscripts.
l) Other work assigned by study PI

Project Technical support-III – (LAB/ Biobanking & Flow work)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• Three years Graduation degree in relevant subject/field + three years’ experience, Or PG in the relevant subject/field • Disciplines: Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences), MLT Desirable Qualifications and Experience :
• Experience in phlebotomy/blood collection from patients.
• Experience in sample processing, log, and storage for biobanking
• Experience in common pathology & biochemical lab techniques
• Experience in histopathology, immunohistopathology tools & techniques.
• Experience in flow cytometry, cytogenetics tools & techniques.
• Basic Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email
• Basic knowledge of research database, clinical & laboratory data entry
• Knowledge of laboratory quality control procedures & relevant legal standards
• Good communication skills and proficiency in working as a team member
• Good working knowledge of GCP & GLP
Salary : Rs.28,000/- +18% HRA (Rs.5,040) =33,040/-
Age limit / years : Up to 35 years
Roles and responsibilities
a) Overall coordination and conduct of lab work and data management related to leukemia biorepository
b) Prepare SOP for sample collection, processing, storage, and various lab assays
c) Designing and executing laboratory testing according to study protocol and standard procedures, mainly for flow cytometry, FISH, cytogenetics experiments
d) Management of database in LIMS and other related fields with biorepository.
e) Analyze laboratory data and prepare reports for study/ protocol management.
f) Maintenance of log of all lab activities and data repository for lab reports
g) Assist in equipment purchases and maintenance
h) Assist in maintaining lab inventory and laboratory supplies i) Periodic audit of lab activities and reports
j) Miscellaneous administrative work for the overall functioning of the project
k) Participate in all study-related activities & discharge other duties assigned by PI.

Project Technical support-III – (LAB/ Metabolomic work)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• Three years Graduation degree in relevant subject/field + three years’ experience, Or PG in the relevant subject/field
• Disciplines: Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences), MLT
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Experience in phlebotomy/blood collection from patients.
• Experience in sample processing, log, and storage for biobanking
• Experience in common pathology & biochemical lab techniques
• Experience in LCMS/GCMS tools & techniques, HPLC experiments, ELISA assays.
• Basic Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email
• Basic knowledge of research database, clinical & laboratory data entry
• Knowledge of laboratory quality control procedures & relevant legal standards
• Good communication skills and proficiency in working as a team member
Salary : Rs.28,000/- +18% HRA(Rs.5,040) =33,040/-
Age limit / years : Up to 35 years
Roles and responsibilities :
a) Overall coordination and conduct of experiments in Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Immunology related lab work
b) Assist in Preparing SOP for sample collection, processing, storage, and various lab assays
c) Assist in Designing and executing laboratory testing according to study protocol and standard procedures, mainly for LCMS/GCMS, HPLC, ELISA, and other experiments
d) Analyze laboratory data and prepare reports for study/ protocol management.
e) Maintenance of log of all lab activities and data repository for lab reports
f) Assist in equipment purchases and maintenance
g) Assist in maintaining lab inventory and laboratory supplies
h) Periodic audit of lab activities and reports
i) Miscellaneous administrative work for the overall functioning of the project
j) Participate in all study-related activities & discharge other duties assigned by PI.

Project Technical support-III – (LAB/ Genomic Work)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• Three years Graduation degree in relevant subject/field + three years’ experience, Or PG in the relevant subject/field
• Disciplines : Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Life Sciences (related to health sciences), MLT
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Experience in phlebotomy/blood collection from patients.
• Experience in sample processing, log, and storage for biobanking
• Experience in common pathology & biochemical lab techniques
• Knowledge of laboratory quality control procedures & relevant legal standards
• Experience in molecular biology experiments, including nucleic acid extraction from blood/tissue, PCR qualitative and quantitative assays, and interpretation of results.
• Basic Computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS Word, PPT, Email
• Basic knowledge of research database, clinical & laboratory data entry
• Good communication skills and proficiency in working as a team member
• Good working knowledge of GCP & GLP
Salary : Rs.28,000/- +18% HRA(Rs.5,040) =33,040/-
Age limit/years : Up to 35 years
Roles and responsibilities : a) Overall coordination and conduct of experiments in Genomics, microbiome, and molecular biology-related lab work
b) Prepare SOP for sample collection, processing, QC, storage, and various lab assays
c) Designing and executing laboratory testing according to study protocol and standard procedures, mainly for genomic (DNA-based), transcriptomic (RNA-based), microbiome studies, and other experiments
d) Assist in analysis laboratory data and prepare reports for study/ protocol management.
e) Maintenance of log of all lab activities and data repository for lab reports
f) Assist in equipment purchases and maintenance
g) Assist in maintaining lab inventory and laboratory supplies
h) Periodic audit of lab activities and reports
i) Miscellaneous administrative work for the overall functioning of the project
j) Participate in all study-related activities & discharge other duties assigned by PI.

Project Technical support-III – (MSW/Research Assistant)
No of post : 01
Essential Qualification :
• Three years Graduation degree in relevant subject/field + three years’ experience or PG in the relevant subject/field
• Disciplines: Social work/ Sociology/ Psycho-Oncology/Pharmacology/Nutrition & dietetics, other related subject
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
• Clinical/ Research experience in Oncology/Psycho-oncology/Community Health
• Experience in patient counseling, caregiver counseling, informed consent process
• Basic knowledge of research methodology & data handling.
• Proficiency in the local language (speaking, reading, and writing)
• Basic computer skills in MS Office, Excel, MS word, Video Conferencing
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Trained in GCP & Ethics in the conduct of research with human subjects
Salary : Rs.28,000/- +18% HRA(Rs.5,040) =33,040/-
Age limit / years : Up to 35 years
Roles and responsibilities
a) Counselling of patients, caregivers, obtaining informed consent for specific studies, and assisting in data collection
b) Support in community outreach activities and preparation of SOP for engagement of community participants
c) Coordination and conduct of training and education program
d) Assist in the maintenance of project master files and documentation
e) Assist in quality monitoring of clinical activities and study-related data
f) Assist in periodic audits and preparation of regular monitoring reports
g) Miscellaneous administrative work for the overall functioning of the project
h) Participate in all study-related activities and discharge other duties assigned by PI

Terms and Conditions
1. This position is purely on contract basis for an externally sponsored project, and the person engaged will have no claim to any regular post in JIPMER at any time. Further, the position is only for the duration of the project and is based purely on external funding support for the project.
2. The engagement may be extended or curtailed at discretion of the Project Investigator.
3. Qualification and experience should be in a relevant discipline/field and in a reputed institution/organization. The experience should have been gained after acquiring the essential qualification.
4. Qualification, experience, other terms, and conditions may be relaxed/ altered at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.
5. Valid email ID and mobile number are compulsory.
6. Consolidated salary of the post may vary from time to time. No other allowance/facilities other than consolidated salary shall be extended.
7. Submission of wrong or false information at any stage during the process of selection or canvassing of any kind will lead to disqualification or even termination if detected after the person has been engaged.
8. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for a written test and/or interview. Decision of the Project Investigator will be final. If the number of applications is very large, more stringent criteria than those specified above may be used to determine eligibility.
9. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
10. Incomplete applications and applications that are not in the prescribed format and those that do not fulfill the essential criteria above are likely to be summarily rejected. Candidates may attach their CVs with the application form. However, applications with CV alone and without the prescribed form and certificates will be rejected.
Interviews for the post may be conducted in person or via videoconferencing at the discretion of the Principal Investigator. In the latter case, it will be the individual candidate’s responsibility to ensure access to a suitable device (computer/ laptop/ mobile) with audio and camera facilities and an adequate internet connection. The date and time of the interview will be notified one week in advance.

Interested and eligible candidates may email the application form along with a two-page CV and a recent photograph to the mail id: carmedonco@gmail.com. Last date for receiving the filled application is 25.08.2024 (until 11.30 PM). Candidates will be shortlisted based on their CV. The shortlisted candidates will receive email confirmation, which will also include details and the date of the test and Walk-In Interview.
Enclosures : (to be attached along with the application form)
1. CV (filled in application form/ annexure 1)
2. Birth certificate / Proof of DOB
3. Valid Photo ID and Address proof
4. Community certificate (SC/ST/OBC) if applicable
5. Certificate(s) of Academic Qualifications
6. Experience Certificate (Work & Research)
7. Scientific Publications
8. Personal statement
9. Reference letters (one or two)

Notes :
1. Applications not in the prescribed format will not be processed or accepted.
2. Please mention the name of the post applied for in the email subject line.
3. The PDF file should be named as: “Candidate name_Post-name_year_application”. e.g. “James_DEO_2023_application”.
4. The last date for sending complete applications by email up to 11.30 pm, 25th August 2024
5. For those wishing to apply for two or more different posts, a separate application form must be filled in for each post and scanned and sent with the necessary enclosures in separate emails. Applicants will be shortlisted based on the details furnished in the application, CV, and the documentary proof provided. The list of eligible candidates will also be displayed on the JIPMER website.
EVALUATION CRITERIA : After the evaluation of the application form, the recruitment process will be as follows :
a. Written test (areas/syllabus will be related to the disciplines and criteria described in the eligibility and on the expected roles & responsibilities)
b. Skill Test (if applicable in the relevant discipline)
c. Interview (areas/syllabus will be same as for written test) The final selection will be based on CV, application, and written test/interview.