Regional Centre for Biotechnology jobs for JRF Life Sciences in Faridabad. Last Date to apply: 24 Apr 2019
Job Description
Advt No. 14/2019/Acad
JRF Life Sciences Job vacancies in Regional Centre for Biotechnology
Title of the Project: “Disruption of genome integrity to create genetic variability by editing (using CRISPR-CAS9) the genes associate with DNA mismatch repair and characterization of their relevance in crop improvement”.
Essential Qualifications: M.Sc. degree in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology with NET qualification
and minimum 60% marks in qualifying exams. Practical knowledge of plant tissue culture, basic
molecular biology techniques including nucleic acid extraction, cloning, gene editing and gene
expression analysis in plant systems is essential.
Desired qualifications: Practical knowledge of plant tissue culture, transformation, molecular
biology techniques (DNA, RNA and plasmid isolation, PCR and molecular cloning, gene
editing) are necessary. Candidate who has experience of working on rice tissue culture,
transformationand knowledge on DNA damage and repair will be preferred but not necessary.
Fellowship: Rs.25,000
Duration: Up to 1 year and can be extended depending on performance.