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Project Fellowships in Department of Botany, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India

Applications are invited in prescribed proforma from the candidates having M.Sc. botany with special Molecular Biology and Biotechnology with good academic record (First class) for Project Fellow with consolidated pay Rs. 8000/- under UGC project entitled ‘use of ITS nr DNA sequencing technique as a diagnostic tool for authentic identification of medicinal plants’. Eligible candidates can submit applications with biodata on or before 25/03/2011 to the Principal Investigator, Dr. T. Srinivasu, Department of Botany, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University campus, Amravati Road, Nagpur-440033. Preference will be given to candidates having research experience. Interviews will be held at 2.00 pm on 31-03-2011.
Eligibility: candidates having M.Sc. botany with special Molecular Biology and Biotechnology with good academic record.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 March 2011

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Research Positions in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Tezpur University, India

Applications are invited for three Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and one Project Assistant in DBT funded project entiled “Understanding the molecular interactions between NK receptor diversity and activation with diverse malignancy in HNSCC prevalent in the population of Assam”in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University.

Eligibility: M.Sc Degree in Life Sciences with two years research experience (Desirable research experience in molecular human genetics/molecular immunology and immunogenetics) and  B.Sc in Life Sciences. Preference will be given to candidates who can comfortably work in Microsoft Office and other statistical

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 March 2011

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TWAS-icipe Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, Kenya: Natural Sciences

TWAS-icipe Postdoctoral Fellowships in natural sciences are tenable for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months at the departments of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Kenya.

Eligible icipe departments: Fellowships are tenable at icipe in the Programmes of Animal Health, Human Health, Plant Health, Environmental Health, in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, in the Department of Behavioural and Chemical Ecology, in the Department of Entomology, and at the field station of Mbita, Lake Victoria, Kenya.
icipe will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
The language of instruction is English.

Eligibility

Applicants for these Fellowships must meet the following criteria:
* apply for the TWAS-icipe Postdoctoral Fellowship within 5 years of completion of their PhD qualification;
* be nationals of a developing country (other than Kenya);
* hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences;
* be regularly employed in a developing country (other than the host country) and hold a research assignment there;
* provide evidence that s/he will return to their home country on completion of the fellowship;
* not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
* be accepted at an icipe department and provide an official acceptance letter from the head of the department (see sample Acceptance Letter) to this effect. Requests for acceptance must be directed to Lillian Igweta (see contact details below);
* provide evidence of proficiency in English;
* be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Fellowship Application Deadline: 15 September 2011

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