Positions Available:

1. Technical Assistant

• Project: Optimized salicylamide derivatives and prodrugs for the treatment of influenza infections
• PI: Dr. Sweety Samal, Co-PI: Dr. Dinesh Mahajan, Dr. Shailendra Asthana
• Monthly Emoluments: Rs 50,000/- (Consolidated)
• Age: 35 years
• Qualification: Post-Graduate degree in life sciences with at least 3 years of post-qualification research experience in biochemical and molecular biology.
• Desirable: Experience in molecular biology, protein expression and purification, virological and immunological assays, animal handling.

2. Project Research Scientist-II (Synthetic Organic Chemist)

• Project: Optimized salicylamide derivatives and prodrugs for the treatment of influenza infections
• PI: Dr. Sweety Samal, Co-PI: Dr. Dinesh Mahajan, Dr. Shailendra Asthana
• Monthly Emoluments: Rs 80,000/-
• Age: 40 years
• Qualification: First Class PG Degree in chemical sciences with 3 years of experience in Medicinal chemistry or PhD. Second Class PG Degree with PhD in chemical science and 3 years of experience.
• Desirable: PhD in chemical science with 1 year of research experience in synthetic organic chemistry.

3. Project Research Scientist-I

• Project: Establishment of Centre for Advanced Research for Rapid Development of Host-directed broad Antivirals
• PI: Dr. Shailendra Asthana
• Monthly Emoluments: Rs 56,000/- + HRA
• Age: 35 years
• Qualification: First Class PG Degree in Life Sciences/ Computational Biophysics/ Computational Chemistry or computer-aided drug designing with substantial research experience and publications. OR Second Class PG Degree with PhD in the same fields and substantial research experience and publications.
• Desirable: Experience in computational resources maintenance, drug discovery projects, MD simulations, computational chemistry, free energy analysis, virtual screening, drug design, structural analysis, and interaction fingerprinting.

4. Senior Technical Assistant

• Project: Multi-epitope nanoparticle-based Broadly Protective Betacoronavirus Candidate Vaccine
• Monthly Emoluments: Rs 40,000/-
• Age: 35 years
• Qualification: Master’s degree in Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Computational Science/Pharma or equivalent with 1 year of post qualification experience.
• Desirable: Experience in molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulation, virtual screening, and coding. Published research articles as the first author in Scopus indexed journals.

General Terms & Conditions:

1. Short-term positions with extensions based on performance and project tenure.
2. Qualifications from recognized Boards/Universities.
3. Age relaxations for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD and Central Government servants.
4. Screening based on higher/relevant qualifications and experience.
5. The number of positions may vary.
6. All communications through email.

Application Process:

1. Documents Needed:
   • Passport size photo and signature
   • Comprehensive CV
   • Educational certificates
   • Experience certificates
   • Caste/Disability certificate (if applicable)
2. Steps to Apply:
   • Apply online at the THSTI website.
   • Follow the steps: Applicant details, Upload documents, Payment of fee, Submission of application.
   • Fees: Rs 236/- for Unreserved, OBC & EWS; Rs 118/- for SC/ST/Women/PwBD.
   • Keep a printout of the online application.

Important Dates:

• Last date for receipt of online applications: 12th August 2024.

For more details and to apply, visit the THSTI website. For any issues, email personnel@thsti.res.in.

Application Link