Life Sciences Recruitment at National Institute of Immunology

The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is committed to advanced research addressing the basic mechanisms involved in body's defence to identify modalities for manipulation of the immune system to provide protection against diseases and understand mechanisms that can be used to target disease processes for intervention.

Post : Senior Research Fellow (Project) - 01 post

Applications are invited for the one position of Senior Research Fellow (Project) for the following time-bound sponsored project as per the details given below
Name of the project : “Structural and Dynamic studies of SARS-CoV-2 proteins” funded by DBT
Duration of the Project : Tenable till – 18.09.2026
Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID : Dr. G. Senthil Kumar Staff Scientist-IV gskumar@nii.ac.in

Educational Qualifications : M.Sc./M.Tech degree in any area of Life Sciences/Chemical Sciences with good academic record. M.Sc. candidates should have qualified any National Level Eligibility test such as (NET/GATE etc.) for applying the above position. The candidates should have two years of research experience.
Desirable Qualifications : The preference will be given to candidates who have hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: molecular biology, (IHC, Western blot, RT-PCR, FACS), cell biology (bacterial and mammalian cell culture), protein biochemistry, structural biology, and animal handling/experimentation.
Job description : The SRF will perform cloning, overexpression, purification, in vitro studies and in-vivo studies with specific focus on animal tissues for various molecular biology work.
Emoluments : The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules, depending upon qualifications & experience Rs. 35,000/- per month plus 24% HRA (As per DST OM dated 30.01.2019)

General Terms & Conditions :
1. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time.
2. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided.
3. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PH and attach documentary proof of the same.
4. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview, if called for.
5. Apart from sending application in the prescribed format given below, candidates should send complete Curriculum Vitae along with the names of three referees. Curriculum Vitae should contain details of the experimental expertise and list of publications.
6. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
7. The Interviews will be held in offline/online mode.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates may apply directly, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT GIVEN BELOW, through E-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete C.V., E-mail-ID, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Only Short listed candidates will be called for interview and they required to submit attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi/New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII (SC/ST/PH and Women candidates are exempted from payment of fees) subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications : 03rd July, 2024