OPEN POSITION FOR A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/ PROJECT ASSISTANT Impact of changing climate on emerging infections in plant-pollinator network

OPEN POSITION FOR A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/ PROJECT ASSISTANT

Title of the project

Impact of changing climate on emerging infections in plant-pollinator network

Profile

A research associate/ project assistant position is available in the project funded by the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Ashoka University. The project broadly aims at understanding how emerging infections with the changing climate in pollinator communities might shape the dynamics of the plant-pollinator-pathogen network, with strong implications to

One Health encompasses diverse ecosystems and species interactions, including in human habitats. The work will include a combination of laboratory and fieldwork. The researcher hired for this position will work with multiple faculty members (Dr. Imroze Khan and Dr. Shivani Krishna) and graduate students. We are looking for someone who should be able to start as early as June/July 2023.

Duration

The initial appointment will be made for a period of six months, extendable upon satisfactory performance. Remuneration Salary is commensurable to prior experience

Qualification

- A master’s degree in any basic science discipline, including biology, chemistry,

physics.

- Qualification of National Eligibility Tests such as CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, and GATE is desirable.

Experience

- Experience in basic molecular biology techniques (DNA extraction, PCR) is a must.

- Experience/interest in fieldwork involving plants or invertebrates is desired.

- Experience/interest in bioinformatics analyses (e.g., metagenomics) is desired.

Apply

Selection will be conducted in two stages where applications will first go through an initial screening, followed by an online interview by a panel of scientists at Ashoka University. The decision will be made based on the recommendations of the interview panel.

To apply, please send your 

(1) CV

(2) A brief statement of research interests, 

(3) Contact details of two referees (email and contact number) to 3csproject.ppp@gmail.com  with the email subject line as “Application for Research Associate position”.

The application deadline is 25th May 2023