Job Opportunity in Research at National Institute of Immunology
The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is resolved to cutting edge research tending to the fundamental components engaged with body’s resistance to recognize modalities for control of the safe framework to give security against sicknesses and comprehend instruments that can be utilized to target ailment forms for mediation.
Post : Junior Research Fellow (Project)
Name of the project & Duration of the Project : “Multi-functional Nanomaterial systems for modulation of glycosylation in animals” funded by DST Tenable till 12.03.2021
Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID : S.Gopalan Sampathkumar, Staff Scientist-VI gopalan@nii.ac.in
Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or Pharmaceutical chemistry or M.Pharm.
Emoluments : Rs. 31,000/- per month plus 24% HRA (As per DST OM dated 30.01.2019).
Job description & Desired Knowledge :
– This position involves multi-gram and multi-step synthesis of carbohydrate analogues and intermediates, synthesis of water soluble polymeric derivatives with defined molecular weights, peptide synthesis – both solution and solid-phase, protecting and de-protecting methodologies, purification by column chromatography and characterization by NMR, HPLC, mass spectrometry and other techniques.
– Knowledge of design of synthesis, retrosynthetic analysis, methodologies for functional group interconversions, and reaction mechanisms are essential.
– Prior experience in peptide synthesis, organic synthesis, preparation and formulation and characterization of nano- and micro- particles is desirable.
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : July 31, 2020