Position Details:
- Post: Research Assistant
- Project Title: Creation of peptide-based dissipative assembly as emerging soft materials
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Sahnawaz Ahmed, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, NIPER Kolkata
- Project Number: DST/INSPIRE/04/2020/000216
- Number of Positions: 01
- Duration: One year, extendable for one more year upon satisfactory progress
- Salary: Rs. 27,000 per month (Consolidated)
- Age Limit: Not more than 25 years as on the date of the advertisement (Relaxation for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per Govt. norms)
Job Description:
- Conduct research related to the synthesis of short peptides.
- Purify and characterize synthesized peptides.
- Study the details of supramolecular self-assembly.
- Optimize and characterize the assembly process.
- Fine-tune physical properties and stimuli responsivity.
- Apply the self-assembled systems.
Essential Qualification:
- Master’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Science.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Supramolecular Chemistry and Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
- Experience in Solution and Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis.
- Proficiency in Purification and Characterization techniques.
- Familiarity with common Spectroscopic techniques: NMR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, FTIR, and CD.
General Information:
- The position is purely contractual.
- Selected candidates will not have any claim for regular appointment/absorption in the institute.
- No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview.
- Late applications will not be entertained.
- Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send their CV, a motivation letter, summary of their master’s thesis, and self-attested copies of relevant certificates/mark sheets and experience certificates (if any) as a single PDF via email to nipercontrectt@niperkolkata.ac.in with a CC to sahnawaz@niperkolkata.ac.in. The subject of the email should be “Application for Research Assistant under DST Project.”
Application Deadline: 30th June 2024