Advt No.26/2018 : Appointment of a Laboratory Manager

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), a premier research Centre is looking for appointment of a Laboratory Manager on a consolidated pay of 50,000 based on their qualification and experience. The appointment will be for a period of one year only which may be extended depending on the performance of the candidate.

Essential Qualification & Experience :

A master degree in the biological sciences and one or more years of research experience in a molecular biology laboratory are essential.

We expect this individual have experience with ordering supplies, keeping track of consumable stocks in the laboratory, replenishing as necessary, co-ordinating with lab personnel about their consumable needs, finding and requesting competitive pricing for commonly used consumables, following up with purchase that orders are placed in a timely fashion, ensuring that they are delivered in a timely fashion. We also expect the lab manager to have extensive molecular biology experience including DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing, qPCR, cloning and so on.

Desirable Experience :

Familiarity with next generation sequencing will be an added benefit.

Expected responsibilities:

We expect the lab manager to ensure that the lab can function without any hitches. The manager will be expected to spend 40% of their time on these issues, and the remaining 60% of their time on laboratory work. This will include developing and testing molecular methods for non-invasive samples, testing and helping laboratory students with some of their work, generating and analyzing data and so on. The lab manager will also be expected to maintain sample databases in the laboratory, maintain and manage freezer space and so on.

Last date for receipt of online applications 10th July, 2018 ( Candidates with relevant experience only should apply and only shortlisted candidates for the interview will be contacted).

HOW TO APPLY :

Step 1: Interested candidates should registerONLINE through the link on our website (https://www.ncbs.res.in/jobportal/) using valid email ID.

Step 2: You will receive an user ID and password on your registered email ID.

Step 3: Using your ID and password you can fill in the application by clicking on Submit Application

Step 4: Once you fill in the application you can SAVE or PREVIEW the application. Please Note: Any corrections should be made before you SAVE the application.

Step 5: After you SAVE, you can submit the application by clicking SUBMIT (Applicants are requested NOT to send hard copies of applications)

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Administrative Officer