AWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (JIPMER)
Puducherry-6
Applications are invited from eligible candidates to work on the following post on a contract basis in
a research project funded by an external agency at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical
Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, as per the details below.
Name of post (number) Senior Research Scientist
Likely duration One Year (extendable based upon the satisfactory performance
of the subject; till completion of the project)
Consolidated remuneration INR 1,25,000/- per month (Consolidated)
Project title High performance host immune biomarker-based rapid tests for
diagnosis and treatment monitoring of tuberculosis
Funding Agency United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Project investigator (PI) Dr. Noyal Mariya Joseph
PI’s department Department of Microbiology
Nature of work/responsibilities and expectations
Coordinate with field team for sample collection from Tuberculosis (TB) patients.
Willing to travel with field team at the time of sample collection – Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu
Overall responsible for sample collection, -transport, -processing and -storage
Perform Mycobacterium culture, DST 1
st and 2nd line drugs, GeneXpert and Line probe assay
Perform molecular and immunological assays for detection of human blood immune biomarkers
(mRNA and protein signatures) for diagnosis of pulmonary TB (PTB) and extrapulmonary TB
(EPTB)
Should be involved in pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical procedures
Data collection & analysis, preparation of annual progress report and publications
Eligibility criteria (Qualifications and experience)
A. Essential:
PhD in Microbiology
Five years of post-PhD experience in Tuberculosis (TB)
The candidate should have demonstrated work experience (minimum one publication in
PubMed indexed journal) in human blood based biomarkers for the diagnosis of PTB & EPTB.
Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking in Tamil
B.
Desirable:
● Demonstrated experience (Publications in PubMed indexed journals) in non-tuberculous
mycobacterium (NTM) and drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
● Demonstrated experience (Publications in PubMed indexed journals) in MGIT, GeneXpert,
Line probe assay, real-time PCR and ELISA for TB diagnosis and research
● Experience in handling Indian-foreign collaboration projects in TB.
● Field experience in TB research
C. Maximum Age Limit: 40 years (as on last date of receipt of applications)
Eligible and interested candidates may email the filled application form (attached), along with CV
and supporting documents (scanned in one pdf) to the Email ID: jipmermicrotb@gmail.com
Notes:
1. Applications not in the prescribed format will not be processed or accepted.
2. Please mention the name of the post applied for in the email subject line.
3. The PDF file should be named as: “Candidate name_Post-name_year_application”. e.g.
“James_SRS_2024_application”.
4. The last date for sending complete applications by email up to 4:30 PM on 23.08.2024.
Applicants will be shortlisted based on the details furnished in the application, CV, and the
documentary proof provided. The list of eligible candidates will also be displayed on the JIPMER
website on 24.04.2024. The final selection will be based on CV, application, and written
test/interview.
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