Junior Research Fellow JRF - CSIR Funded Project

Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a time-bound research project for a temporary period, purely on a contractual basis as per the following details.

Project Title: “Deciphering the role of Hsp110 molecular chaperone in cell division arrest and septin ring dynamics during endoplasmic reticulum stress”. The project will be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Koyeli Mapa (Principal Investigator), Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR.

Eligible and interested candidates should send their application with a complete CV (having personal and academic details, academic qualifications with percentage of marks or GPA, research experiences, publications (if any), name, affiliation, and email address of at least two referees) to Dr Koyeli Mapa ([email protected]) on or before 20^th November 2025. The scanned copies of mark sheets/transcripts/testimonials/ certificates, a recent passport-size photograph, and other relevant documents are also requested to be attached. Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview on/before 25^th November 2025. No TA/DA will be provided to the candidates to attend the interview.

1. Essential Qualification:  Master’s degree in Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Life Sciences / Chemistry with minimum 55% marks from a recognized university. Candidate must be GATE/NET qualified (attach a copy of the scorecard).

Desirable qualification: Experience in molecular biology, protein expression purification, or handling yeast as a model organism.

2. Fellowship: Rs 37,000/p.m.
3. Duration of the Project: 1 year (purely temporary), can be extended further based on satisfactory performance in the first year.

4. Application deadline: 20^th November 2025

5. Age limit: 28 years. The upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to scheduled castes/tribes/OBC, women and physically handicapped candidates.

6. Project Description

The project aims to understand the modulatory role of Hsp110 molecular chaperone during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

7. Nature of work

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) will be responsible for conducting yeast genetic, molecular biology, protein expression purification, microscopy and related experiments required for the project. He/she will also be willing and enthusiastic in performing specific experiments in some research institutions located within India if required, during the project. It is expected that the JRF, after receiving proper training, will maintain the instruments and train undergraduate students in the lab.

About Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE)

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (www.snu.edu.in) is a student-centric, multidisciplinary and research-focused University offering a wide range of academic programs at the Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral levels. The University was set up in 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established by Mr. Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL. The University is in the quest to become a globally acclaimed center for learning and innovation in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Management. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities worldwide.

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence has recently been selected as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence by the Government. In the NIRF (Government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework), the University has been the youngest institution in the 'top 100' Overall list. In NIRF-2022, it ranked 61 in the 'University' category. Shiv Nadar University has been accredited with a Grade ‘A’ by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), valid for five years from 26 November 2019. It is also among a select group of greenfield institutions in the country that was awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.

The Department of Life Sciences is committed in pursuing research on fundamental and applied problems of Biomedical Sciences through an interdisciplinary research approach. The Department of Life Sciences has state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure for conducting research in all innovative areas of Biomedical Sciences.