SCHOOL OF ARTS AND AESTHETICS
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

Vacancy for Research Assistant in Cinema Studies under the SPEAR Project

About SPEAR

SPEAR - School of Arts and Aesthetics Project of Education in Arts and Resource Development is funded by the Dorabji Tata Trust. The three year period of the grant [July 2008 – June 2011] will help the School of Arts and Aesthetics to build a model plan for Education in the Arts.

Research Assistant [One] required for the Cinema Studies

The Cinema Studies at School of Arts and Aesthetics requires a Research Assistant to assist in the pedagogical and research administration. The successful candidate will hold responsibility to assist with Library/Archive work, and also assist in the management of the annual conference and workshops. The Research Assistant can be PHD student or one who can display a commitment to Research in the field of Theatre and Performance. He/she will work for 25 hours a week and liaison with the Faculty members under whom he/she is working. The nature of the work for the Cinema stream will be devised and worked out between the Research Assistant and the Faculty members.

The successful candidate will be appointed for One Year on a contractual basis.

Monthly Salary – Rs 10,000/-

The deadline for receipt of applications is December 15th, 2009.

Applicants should send in a detailed resume and other relevant supporting documents at the following address -

The Program Director
Prof. Parul Dave Mukherji
School of Arts and Aesthetics
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi – 110067

Or applications can also be submitted online at spearjnu@gmail.com.

For more details, visit: www.jnu.ac.in

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES
NEW DELHI – 110 067

Applications are invited for one purely temporary post of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Cancer Biology Laboratory under CSIR funded project entitled “Antiangiogenic Effects and Mechanisms of Acacetin – a Potential Role in Cancer Control”.

Salary: As per CSIR rule

Essential Qualifications: M. Sc. in Biological Sciences with 55% Marks, NET

Desired: (a) Experience in handling of and experimentation with mammalian cell culture. (b) Knowledge about tumor angiogenesis and cell signaling in cancer cells. (c) Publication in the area of cancer biology, if any.

Duration of the project: The project is valid for a period of three years. The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis initially for a period of one year or till his/her services are required by the project director or till the validity of the project, or whichever is earliest.

The application on plain paper indicating name, date of birth/age, nationality, postal and email addresses, essential/ technical/ professional qualifications, research work and experience, list of published book chapters, articles, signature and names of two referees.

Those who have already applied for SRF against the previous advertisement for this project, need not apply again. Those applications will be considered.

Last date for sending application: December 10, 2009.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for the Interview.

Signed application along with resume should be sent to:
Dr. Rana P. Singh
Principal Investigator
Room # 104
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi -110067

For more details, visit: www.jnu.ac.in

University of Calcutta

Biochemical and biophysical studies on the interaction of p-benzoquinone with human serum albumin: Implication of alteration of structure and fatty acid binding property

Applications are invited to appear at a walk-in-interview for one post of SRF in the CSIR sponsored project entitled “Biochemical and biophysical studies on the interaction of p-benzoquinone with human serum albumin: Implication of alteration of structure and fatty acid binding property” under Prof. I.B. Chatterjee, Joint Coordinator, Dr. B.C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in the room of the Head, Department of Biotechnology, Calcutta University College of Science, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kol-19 on December 4, 2009 at 2.00 P.M. Essential qualifications: First class M. Sc. in any branch of life sciences with NET/GATE qualification and at least two years research experience in biochemical and biophysical studies of proteins. Age: Below 32 years (relaxable in the case of SC/ST/OBC/women candidates). Candidates are requested to bring two sets of bio-data and copies of attested certificates along with originals.

Dr. Amit Ray
The Secretary
University College of Science & Technology
92,Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road
Kolkata - 700009

For more details, visit: www.caluniv.ac.in