Advt No.22/2019 : Job Title: (PDF-03) Postdoctoral position in Vector biology group at Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS-CI) at inStem, Bangalore.

Job opening PDF-03: (all applicants must list this number in their application to be considered)

Job Title: (PDF-03) Postdoctoral position in Vector Biology group at Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS-CI) at inStem, Bangalore.

 The candidate must hold Ph.D. with at least 2 years of experience working in BSL3 facility. The position is initially for 1-year and renewable based on performance.

Job responsibilities:

• Carry out a broad range of techniques such as cell culture, isolation of primary cells, molecular and cell biology, in vivo and ex vivo infection studies.
• Maintenance of insect and mammalian cells, culturing arboviruses, performing high throughput CRISPR screens, Isolation and characterization of arboviruses from mosquito.
• Perform large scale experiments, including in vivo infections in mosquitoes and cell lines and subsequent procedures such as harvesting infected tissues for downstream assays.
• Responsibilities will include maintenance of BSL3 laboratories with operations in compliance with policies and procedures. Provide training to new researchers and supervision to work safely in the BSL3 laboratory.
• Organize and maintain BSL3 inventories; routine stock keeping of inventory levels and estimate necessary consumable supplies to maintain smooth uninterrupted BSL3 operations.
• Organize and facilitate scheduled maintenance of BSL3 equipment and facilities.
• Coordinate with regulatory offices and create BSL3 SOPs.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph. D. with a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a high containment facility with pathogens (Biosafety Level 3 facility).
• Experience working with cell culture, molecular and cell biology.
• Must be self-motivated, organized and be able to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge and handling of arboviruses.
• Experience with mosquitoes and mosquito cell lines.
• Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas system.
• Experience training scientific researchers to work safely in high containment facility.

For consideration of your application for the job opening please provide the following documents-(a) A one-page statement of purpose explaining the salient aspects of your background that are relevant to the position; (b) your curriculum vitae with a list of peer-reviewed publications, and names and contact details for at least 3 references; Please send the materials, with a clear reference to the job number listed above, to the following email address: jobs@tigs.res.in

Application deadline: January 22, 2020