Might be of interest. For YETI, Vishnupriya Begin forwarded message: > From: "Dr. Karthikeyan Vasudevan" <karthik@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5 May 2014 16:09:51 IST > To: meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Requirement of project Project Assistant equivalent to JRF for > amphibian chytridiomycosis study > > Dear YETI member: > I request you to post this requirement for interested young ecologists to > apply for two positions that have come up at ccmb > > The 3 year project will study prevalence of Batrachochytridium dendrobatidis > (Bd) in frogs species in Biodiversity Hotspots in the country. The study will > involve field surveys; analyses of samples for rtPCR; sectioning and > staining; geo-referencing of samples and performing lab experiments. The > study will use the data to measure prevalence of Bd and identify factors that > cause infection in frog populations in India. The study will also screen sick > frogs for other diseases. > The project has on position at JRF level commencing immediately. Scholars > interested in joining the project should have keen interest in field work, > knowledge of GIS techniques, running PCR/qPCR, wet lab work and histology. > This positions is based at Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species > (LaCONES), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad. This lab has > excellent laboratory resources and provides a vibrant research atmosphere in > the field of Conservation Biology. > If you have any queries kindly contact: karthik@xxxxxxxxxxx. Application can > be made online: http://www.ccmb.res.in/project_positions_Apr_2014.html > Last date for application: 15 May 2014 > Selection procedure: Applicants will be screened through a written > examination and interview > > Kindly post this ad in the list-server. > > > Karthikeyan Vasudevan Ph.D. > Senior Principal Scientist > Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) > Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology > 162 Pillar, PVNR Expressway, Attapur Ring Road, > Hyderguda, Hyderabad 500 048 > Office: +91-40-24006403 > fax: +91-40-24-24006441 > Cell: +91-9491036403