Applications Invited at University of Kolkata Under Project Funded by DBT for the Post of Junior Research Fellow - Government Jobs

The University of Calcutta was established by an Act of the Legislative Council (Act No II of 1857) of the then British India. A supplementary Act empowering the University to confer some additional degrees was passed in 1860. Another Act was passed in 1884 by which the University was authorised to confer honorary Degree of Law.The University Act of 1904 empowered the University to make necessary arrangements for the instruction of students, and though most of the teaching continued to be imparted in the affiliated colleges, teaching in some of the higher branches began to be organised under the University management.

Interested eligible candidates are requested to appear before a selection committee on 26^th August, 2011 at 3 PM. in the Conference Room of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta (Ballygunge Campus), 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata: 700019 to work as a Junior Research Fellow in the project entitled “DBT-University of Calcutta, Centre of Life Sciences for advanced Research and Education” funded by DBT. Tenure of the project is up to Five years.

Qualification Required: M.Sc. Degree in any discipline of life sciences with valid GATE / NET / ICMR / DBT.

Upper age limit for joining is 28 years as on 31.08.2011 with 5 years relaxation for SC / ST /Female candidates. Fellowship will be according to Office Memorandum no A20020/11/97-IFD dated 31st March, 2010 issued by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Candidates are requested to bring two sets of complete applications furnishing Bio-data on plain paper attached with attested copy of testimonials and all the originals of the testimonials at the time of interview.

Vacancies are under the following Faculty members:
In Biomedical Sciences Project: (1 Posts)
1) Dr. Gopal Chakroborti
2) Dr. Geetanjali Sundaram

In Molecular Mechanism of Plant-microbe interactions: (1 Posts)
1) Prof Krishanu Chakravarty
2. Dr. Anirban Siddhanto

In Microbial Ecology Project: (2 Posts)
1) Dr.(Mrs.) M. Bhattacharyya
2) Dr. Alok Kr. Sil
3) Dr. Sanjay Ghosh
4) Dr. Rajat Banerjee