Junior Research Fellow - I CSIR sponsored project

Applications are invited for the position of JRF-1 in a CSIR-sponsored project, “Exploring the role of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) signalling in escape from therapy-induced senescence: A novel therapeutic target to prevent adaptive resistance in breast cancers”, under the Principal Investigator, Anindita Chakrabarty, Department of Life Sciences (DLS), School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR (Shiv Nadar IoE), Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, 201314 (U.P.). 

The funding availability is for three years.

Essential qualification: Post-graduate degree in any area of life science with a National Level Test (NET, GATE) qualification.

Desirable: Candidates with hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture and animal handling will be given preference.

Fellowship: As per CSIR norms. 

Duration: The duration of the contract shall be 36 months, to be extended annually based on fund availability as well as a satisfactory assessment of progress.

Project Description: The project aims to examine the role of the insulin-like growth factor signalling pathway in the establishment of adaptive resistance through therapy-induced senescence in breast cancer. 

Application and Interview: Applications with complete bio-data (with details of qualification, i.e. examination passed, year, division, and the percentage of marks from 10th board onwards, including work experience/dissertation) should be sent by Email to [email protected] of Dr. Anindita Chakrabarty, Department of Life Sciences (DLS), School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi-NCR, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP 201314, latest by August 8th, 2023.

Short-listed candidates will be informed of online interviews via Google Meet/MS team. No TA/DA will be provided to appear in this interview. 

Interviews of eligible candidates will be conducted online on August 18th and 19th, 2024.

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (deemed to be University), National Capital Region (NCR)

Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), chosen as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, research-focused and student-centric institution that is bringing a paradigm shift in higher education in India through its innovative curriculum, cross-disciplinary thinking across a wide range of disciplines, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation focus. The university is building an ecosystem of knowledge to promote recognition of the interconnectedness of ideas, systems, and environments in the world, inside and outside the campus. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities all over the world. The University currently has 5 Schools, 24 Departments, and 7 Research Centers engaged in teaching, practice, and research in disciplines as diverse as Engineering, Natural Sciences, Management & Entrepreneurship, and Humanities & Social Sciences, along with Art & Performing Arts, Design, Communication, and Extended Education & Professional Development. The schools offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is among a select group of green-field institutions in the country, and it was awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round of 2017.