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masod • November 4, 2003

Opportunity: RESEARCH FACULTY, Post Doctoral Fellows, Ph.D. Scholars--India
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LOCALE
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI, INDIA
AU-KBC RESEARCH CENTRE ( http://www.au-kbc.org )
LIFE SCIENCES GROUP

POSITION
Research Faculty, Post doctoral fellows, Ph.D. Scholars

RESPONSIBILITIES
Research faculty and PDFs: Candidates should be capable of contributing to the establishment of a nationally competitive program with the ability to generate externally funded research support. This is an excellent opportunity to grow with a new centre, which already has established facilities in electrophysiology, optical tweezing, Raman spectrometry and molecular biology. While the group's current emphasis is on membrane biophysics, applications from those working in any other cutting-edge or interdisciplinary area of biology are also welcome. The group have strong alliances with the Centre for Biotechnology, IITM and Matscience, Chennai. PDF?s recruited in this program will be strongly encouraged to become independent researchers.

REQUIREMENTS
Ph. D. scholars: Eligibility: M.Sc or equivalent in biological, chemical or physical disciplines. NET and GATE qualifications an asset. Candidates can apply for Research Studentship under ongoing programs listed below.

1. Permeation of macromolecules through nanopores (DST)
2. Properties of heteromeric gap junctions (Wellcome)
3. High-sensitivity biosensors through optical techniques (DST)
4. Modeling of coordinated tissue function (Wellcome)
5. Single-molecule protein-DNA interaction (DAE)
6. Single-molecule (Raman) spectroscopic imaging of biomolecules & self-assembled biostructures (KBCRF/UGC)
7. Mutations of BRCA1/2 in breast cancer (DST)
8. Information extraction from biomedical abstracts (KBCRF)
9. Suicide gene therapy in breast cancer (DBT)

HOW TO APPLY
Write to:
The Academic Coordinator
Life Sciences Division
AU-KBC Research Center
MIT,Chromepet,Chennai 600044
Ph: +91-44-2-223-4885
http://www.au-kbc.org

Or
Email: academic[at]au-kbc.org