Advertisement no: Student Internship/SERB/SRG/SSR/DLS/AD   Date:13/05/2022

Applications are invited for a Student Internship position in a SERB funded project entitled ‘ Development of late blight resistance in tomato by targeting the host susceptibility genes using CRISPR/Cas system ’ at the laboratory of Dr. Ayan Das, Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University for the fulfilment of Scientific Social Responsibility.

Post: One Student-Internship

Project Duration: 2 Months (8 weeks)

Fellowship: 5000/- per month

Date and mode of interview: An Online Interview shall be conducted on 27^th May, 2022 from 12 noon. The online link (Google meet) for the interview shall be send to the shortlisted candidates one day prior to the scheduled interview.

Essential Qualification:

· Postgraduate in Science in the fields of Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Botany/ allied subjects may apply.

· Candidates having expertise in basic Bioinformatics (like primer designing, experience of different sequence alignment programmes etc.), basic Molecular Biology and/or Plant Tissue Culture will be preferred.

· A minimum of 60% marks at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are required.

· The Student Internship Programme is open for students studying in Indian Universities/Institutes.

How to apply:

Interested candidates can apply for this post by sending an application letter to the Principal Investigator via email :(ayan.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in) on or before 24^th May 2022, 5 P.M.

The application includes:

1. A cover letter summarizing the application (how can you contribute to the project).

2. A recent CV (including name as per 12^th grade mark sheet or government-issued photo identification document, academic qualification, postal address, mobile number) along with self-attested copies of all the relevant testimonials (original degree certificates, mark sheets, and proof of date of birth)

3. A copy of photo ID (proof for the name given in CV).

4. Project report/Dissertation report and publications (if any)

Candidates may contact PI for any further query.

Contact Details: Dr. Ayan Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata. E mail: ayan.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in