NIPER Chemistry JRF Recruitment – Applications Invited
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research- Ahmedabad
(Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India)
Palaj, Opposite Air Force Station, Gandhinagar-382355, Gujarat, India
RECRUITMENT OF JRF IN GSBTM-SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT
(GSBTM/JD(R&D)/626/22-23/0006252)
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for one Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position in a project to be undertaken at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, NIPER- Ahmedabad. The position is temporary and will be co-terminus with the project. The requisite qualification & experience etc. are given below.
Project Title: Targeting Sweet Spot in Oral Cancer: Development of Novel Quinazolinones for Electrophillic Modification of Tumor Pyruvate Kinase M2
Duration: The appointment will be for one year, which is extendable up to the duration of the project, and is solely based on performance.
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, Department Of Science & Technology, Government Of Gujarat
Principal Investigator: Dr. Amit Shard,
Asst. Professor,
NIPER-A, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Email: [email protected]
Position: Junior Research Fellow (1 Post)
Salary:
- Rs. 31,000 + 27% HRA (for candidates with qualifications as per Department of Science and Technology GoI, Office memorandum SR/S9/Z08/2018 dated 30/01/2019).
- Rs. 23,213/- Fixed (For fellows not having qualification as per Government of India Guidelines).
Essential Qualifications and Desirable Experience:
- M.Sc./M.Pharm/M.S/M.Tech in Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry/ Biotechnology or Equivalent with an exceptionally good academic record with a minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10.0 point scale (or 60% marks).
- Candidates having experience in organic synthesis, design and development of nitrogen heterocyclics, bioinformatics, and knowledge of spectroscopic tools of structure elucidation will be preferred.
- Expertise in animal tissue culture studies will serve as additional weightage.
- NET/GATE/GPAT qualification is desirable.
Job Profile: The primary focus of the projects are:
- Multi-step syntheses and purification of complex heterocycles
- Cell-free and cell-based assays
- Spectroscopic characterization of the compounds
- Computational studies
Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should send their applications strictly in the attached application format via email to the Registrar, NIPER-A ([email protected]) with a copy to the Principal investigator on Email id ([email protected]) on or before 10th November, 2024. Please write “Application for JRF in GSBTM funded project” in the subject line of the email.
The date of open interview (offline/online) will be informed (to the shortlisted candidates only) through an email.
Application Instructions:
- Original certificates and self-attested copies of all certificates need to be presented before the interview for verification.
- No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
- Canvassing in any form will lead to disqualification of candidature.
- The application should be strictly according to the attached format.
- Last date for receipt of applications is 10th November, 2024.
Download the application format here
