1. Name Of The Position: Research Associate (One position only)
2. Duration : 6 Months (Six Months)
3. Name Of The Project : “Comprehensive analysis of the follicular helper T cell repertoire in flavivirus infection and vaccination" funded by DBT
4. Educational : Qualifications: Ph.D in Life Sciences plus 2 Year’s Experience in Virology/Immunology
5. Job Description :
a. The selected candidate is expected to work on the cutting-edge immunology to explore the immunological signature of long-term protective immunity acquired in natural infection versus controlled human vaccination. The work will be developed in collaboration with a globally renowned Laboratory in USA.
b. Most of the work will utilize PBMCs and serum as the sample from individuals enrolled under proposed study. Interested candidate should have demonstrated skills in basic or clinical immunology research. Hands-on experience in Flow Cytometery, Cell sorting using magnetic columns and FACS, human primary cell culture, PBMC handling, cloning, RNA isolation and quantitative real-time PCR is essential.
c. Candidates with proven experience in the human immunology research of vaccine or virus infections will be preferred.
6. Emoluments : Rs. 47,000 per month plus 24% HRA (As per DST OM dated 30.01.2019)
7. Name Of The Scientist : Dr.Nimesh Gupta, SS-V
