Advertisement no: Student Internship/SERB/SRG/SSR/NS/1   Date: 01/09/2021

Applications are invited for Student Internship position under SERB-DST project (Principal Investigator: Dr. Nazmiara Sabnam, Project Title: ‘Functional characterization of novel secreted effectors in Magnaporthe oryzae’ ) funded by SERB-DST, Start-up Research Grant, Government of India, India.

Post: One Student-Internship

Project Duration: 2 Months (8 weeks)

Fellowship: 5000/- per month

The progress of the project work will be evaluated after each month by appropriate committee following SERB-DST project guideline.

Essential Qualification:

• Students in Undergraduate Engineering and Postgraduate Science in the fields of Plant Sciences (Life Sciences) and related subjects may apply.

· We expect prospective candidates to have reasonably good proficiency in basic Bioinformatics and Plant Biology.

· A minimum of 60% marks at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are required (if applicable).

· 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:(nazmiara.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in) on or before 11^th September 2021, 5 P.M.

The application includes:

1. A cover letter summarizing the application (including research interests)

2. A recent CV (including name as per 12^th grade mark sheet or government-issued photoidentification 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 name given in CV).

4. Thesis/project report and publications (if any)

Candidates may contact PI for any further query.

Contact Details: Dr. Nazmiara Sabnam, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata.