[meetyeti] Fwd: Research assistant position

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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 15:42:18 +0530
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From: Avik Ray <avikray.ri@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Subject: Research assistant position
To: meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx


Can you please circulate this? Thank you.


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Basudha’s Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation, sponsored by
Community Foundation, is established in Kolkata, with the explicit aim
to documenting, characterising, and promoting conservation of the
country’s biological heritage.


This lab is engaged in molecular study of folk crops and their
ancestors, understanding diversity and history Indian floral/faunal
members and tissue culture of critically endangered plants, to promote
their characterisation and conservation for the benefit of the
communities, and for posterity.


Brief Job Description:


Evolutionary genomics of rice domestication:

Domestication of rice has begun 10-12,000 years ago when ancient
people initiated harvesting of wild grass Oryza rufipogon, O. nivara,
ancestors of modern rice. A series of repeated experimentation has
finally given rise to a large number of rice landraces carrying very
unique signatures of domestication. These landraces possess high
phenotypic diversity thus ensuring adaptive power to a widely varying
environment, e.g. salt tolerance, submergence tolerance etc. to name a
few.

We broadly aim to 1. genetically characterise the wild ancestors of
rice, 2. identification of key domestication traits and assessing
their genetic underpinning, 3. characterisation of adaptive traits
using an assemblage of molecular, biochemical and physiological
methods. 4. biochemical characterisation.


The broad topic of research is as above mentioned and the routine job
includes mostly molecular (DNA extraction, PCR, sequence editing and
alignment, analyses of the result), less biochemical and physiological
work.


Qualifications and skills: Master’s degree in Biology, Ecology,
Agriculture, Botany, Zoology, Forestry, or equivalent in any related
discipline.


Project duration: Initially for twelve months, extendable upon
performance and funding.


Start date: Initial date February 1st, 2015, but will continue until
suitable candidate(s) are found.



Fellowship: INR 12,000 p.m consolidated, depending on expertise. plus
INR 1000 toward HRA, for out-station candidates.


The person would share authorship in all scientific publications.
Candidate’s research may lead to Ph.D.

The interview will be held in last week of January, 2015.




Send Application and CV  with a subject line of ‘application to
research assistant position’ to:

avikray.ri@xxxxxxxxx AND basudha2010@xxxxxxxxxxx



Avik Ray



--
SERB-DST-young scientist
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Srirampura, Royal Encalve, Jakkur Post
Bangalore - 64, India,
phn: 91-80-23635555 (Office) ext -161, Fax: 91-80-23530070
avik.ray@xxxxxxxxx


Associate Scientist
Basudha
Kolkata - 78
alternate email: avikray@xxxxxxxxxxx
web: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Avik_Ray2


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