Established in 1889, the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is one of the premier research institutions dedicated to livestock research and development of the region. The institute with faculty strength of more than 275 has a major mandate of research, teaching, consultancy and technology transfer activities. The institute with its long scientific heritage has always enjoyed a certain prestige, a tradition all of its own. The institute imparts quality post-graduate education to students not only from various parts of the country, but also from overseas. Today, the institute with its deemed to be university status contributes immensely to human resource development in the discipline of veterinary sciences with skills and knowledge necessary for the challenges of the new millennium. It awards degrees to master and doctoral programmes in more than 20 disciplines of veterinary and animal sciences, livestock products technology, basic sciences and extension education. To impart continuing education to field veterinarians, the institute also conducts diploma courses in veterinary preventive medicine, animal husbandry, veterinary biological products, animal reproduction, poultry husbandry, medicine and surgery, zoo and wild animal health care and management, meat and meat products technology.
Post: SRF, RA - 4 posts
Applications are invited for the position of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Research Associate (RA) on purely temporary basis to work in Externally Aided Projects as per the details given below:
Two SRFs in a National Fund for Basic Strategic & Frontier Area of Agricultural Research (NFBSFARA) funded project entitled “RNAi mediated comparative functional analysis of immune response genes in ruminants and fish against Mycobacterium avium subspp. paratuberculosis and Mycobacterium fortuitum.
Essential Qualification: M. V. Sc./Ph. D (Animal Genetics/ Animal Biotechnology/ Animal Biochemistry/ Veterinary Microbiology) or M.Sc / Ph.D. (Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/Microbiology/Bioinformatics).
Desirable qualification: Working knowledge of Molecular Biology Techniques (DNA/RNA isolation, Cloning, Southern, Northern, Western blotting, Genomic and or cDNA library screening, ELISA, Bacterial culture, transformation, Real Time PCR and other relevant techniques) evident ONLY through dissertation work/ research publication.
One SRF and one Research Associate in an ICAR National Fellow funded project entitled “Development of transgenic goat as a bioreactor for producing novel proteins of therapeutic
importance using Sperm-Mediated Gene transfer (SMGT) method”.
Essential Qualification: M. V. Sc./Ph. D (Animal Genetics & Breeding/ Animal Biotechnology/ Animal Biochemistry/ Veterinary Physiology) or M. Sc. / Ph.D. (Biotechnology/ Biochemistry).
Desirable qualification: Working knowledge of Molecular Biology Techniques (DNA/RNA isolation, Cloning, Southern, Northern, Western blotting, Genomic and or cDNA library screening, ELISA, Bacterial culture, transformation, Real Time PCR and other relevant techniques) evident ONLY through dissertation work/ research publication.
General essential conditions common for all the positions:
Nature of job: The incumbent is expected to carry out a part of the project objectives independently and/ or to assist the Scientists and other Workers as there need be. The incumbent will also be essentially required to collect material from abattoir and biological samples from animals at odd hours.
Total emoluments: For SRF: @ Rs. 16000/- per month (I & II yr) & Rs. 18000/- per month (III yr and onwards); For RA: @ Rs. 23000/- and Rs 24000 per month for Masters and Ph. D degree holders. HRA admissible @ 20% as per ICAR norm. Age: Maximum 35 years (relaxable as per GOI rule)
Tenure and condition of the position: The position is purely temporary and will be filled on contractual basis for a period of five years or completion (likely date of completion on March,2014) / termination of the project which ever is earlier. There is no provision of rearrangement after termination of the project and IVRI/ ICAR will have NO liability, whatsoever, for this position. PI will have the exclusive right to terminate the RA due to unsatisfactory performance without assigning any reason.
Selection procedure: The eligible candidate may appear directly in a “Walk-in Interview” on 01/02/2012 at 11.00 am in Genome Analysis Laboratory, Animal Genetics Division, IVRI.
However, the candidates should submit their detailed Bio-data indicating Date of birth, educational qualification & distinction, publications (supported with reprints) and experiences along with a color passport size photo latest by 10.45 am of date of interview. In the application, candidates should indicate “positon (i.e., SRF/RA) and name of the project” they are applying for. Candidates should be required to furnish all the testimonials in original at the time of interview. It may please be noted that no TA/DA will be given.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Izatnagar, Bareilly 243 122 (UP)
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