Opportunity for M.Pharm, M.Sc in research at NIT | Government of India

NIT Rourkela is one of the premier national level institutions for technical education in the country and is funded by the Government of India. Government of India has elevated the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela to a deemed university under the name of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. The main objective of the Institute is to produce quality Engineers and Scientists in Graduate and Post-Graduate levels in various branches of Engineering and Science.

Applications are invited on prescribed format for the temporary post of "Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/Senior Research Fellow (SRF)'' for the Project entitled “In-silico Studies of Structural Diversity of Glycosaminoglycans and their Interactions with Protein.” Selected candidate may enrol in Ph.D. Programme in the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Rourkela based on Institute norms and regulations.

Name of the Research Project : “In-silico Studies of Structural Diversity of Glycosaminoglycans and their Interactions with Protein”

Name of the Sponsoring Agency : BRNS, Government of India

Tenure of the Project : 03 years

Tenure of the Assignment : 01 year or till completion of the project. (Starting date: as soon as possible)

Job Description : Computational research work (Molecular Docking and Molecular dynamics simulation to study Protein-Glycan interactions) related to the project. Candidate may register for Ph.D at NIT Rourkela

Consolidated monthly compensation / Fellowship : Rs. 31,000 /- (JRF) / Rs. 35,000 /- (SRF) per month

Essential Qualifications and experience : M.Sc. in Chemistry / Physics or M. Pharm with 65 % marks or above. For SRF, in addition to the above at least 2 years of research experience in the field of Computational Chemistry/Computer-aided drug design is needed.

Desirable Qualifications / Experiences :
- Career 1st Class.
- One 2nd class may be considered (for any of 10th/12th/ B. Sc) with valid NET/GATE.

Accommodation : Bachelor accommodation in the Institute may be provided subject to availability.

Project Code : SR/17/CY/050

For technical information on the project, the candidate may contact the Principal Investigator at the following address:
Name : Prof. Madhurima Jana
Address : Department of Chemistry,
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha 769 008.
E-mail : janam@nitrkl.ac.in / madhurima.mml@gmail.com

Date and Time for Walk-in / On-line Interview : 14th July, 2020 at 11:00 AM.
Place of Interview : Department of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela

Application form must be filled by candidates and also required to attach photocopies of all supporting documents, research papers (if any) etc.

Candidates will build a single pdf file and it is to be sent to Principal Investigator (madhurima.mml@gmail.com) on or before 01.07.2020. The candidates are also required to produce relevant documents mentioned in the application form (such as original of all mark sheets and certificates, research papers (if any), experience certificate (if any) etc. during interview.)

Mere possession of essential/desirable qualifications and experience does not guarantee selection for the post. Candidates will be selected on merit and need of the project.