Reporting to: Professor Subhash Rajpurohit (Associate Professor, Biological and Life Sciences) under the project Cuticle soft or hard: How do insects balance water?

Duration: Six months, This position is coterminous with the project.

About the School of Arts and Sciences:
The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University currently operates in all fields of Biological and Life Sciences, including nano biotechnology and related domains of environmental biotechnology, nano medicine, toxicity and safety assessment. https://ahduni.edu.in/dbls/
The School of Arts and Sciences has divisions of Humanities and Languages, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Performing and Visual Arts, and Social Sciences.

Role Summary:
The project is sponsored by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). PA will be located at the EEE Lab, Biological and Life Sciences Division, School of Arts and Sciences. The project will involve chemical characterization of insect cuticle exposed to various temperature conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Support in various on-going research activities in the laboratory.
• Assist with various academic and research activities including laboratory experiments, ordering and maintenance of various Drosophila stocks, progress report writing, and maintaining project finances.
• This project will require PA to do field work (to collect wild Drosophila species populations).

Key Skills:

• Candidates having background in Physiology and Biochemistry are encouraged to apply. The project requires basic understanding of analytical methods used in characterizing organic compounds.
• Prior experience working with Drosophila or insects is highly desirable.

Qualification:
The candidate must have completed Masters degree in any branch of Life Sciences with some research experience of working in a research laboratory.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates can submit their application with their curriculum vitae (CV) through email by writing to [email protected] with the following text in the subject of your email: “Application for PA-SERB CRG Project” by Aug 31, 2021. CV should include details of academic grades starting from 10th standard onwards with details of year of passing, university/college, etc. and also work experience and nature of work if applicable. Name and contact details of two referees must also be included in the CV. Incomplete applications will be rejected. Shortlisted candidates will be informed for the date of interview by phone/email.