Post: Senior Research Fellow
Qualification: MSc (Life Sciences)
No. of Vacancies: One
Languages: English and Kannada
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Experience: Fresher
Application Due Date: 22nd June, 2019
Salary: Rs. 28,000 + 10% HRA
Brief Description about the Project:
- The innate immune responses in newborns receiving BCG vaccination and in young adults receiving BCG revaccination will be defined and compared at baseline. The immune profiles and array of BCG-induced T and B cells following immunization in infants and young adults will be characterized.
Core Responsibilities:
- Consenting / recruiting and follow-up of the mothers during pregnancy
- Channelize for blood collection for IGRA test and follow up as per the study protocol until delivery
- Ensure the maternal and infant blood samples are collected on time, processed and stored as per protocol
- Liaise with the social worker and nurse on the completion of the study milestones
- Report generating, and trouble-shooting wherever required
- Willing to do home visits for sample collection
Key Skills:
- Basic personnel rapport maintaining skills
- Record maintenance and home visits if required
- Basic computer knowledge
- Willing to learn newer techniques
- Basic knowledge of handling and processing biological samples
Specific Activities:
- At Hospital OPD - consent & recruitment of pregnant women
- At delivery - recruit infants
- Ensure that BCG is administered and blood sample collected
- At DON - SJRI - Ensure data completion, entry and interim analysis
- Channelize home visits on non-OPD days with the SW
To Apply: E-mail cover letter, CV and the names & contact details of referees to pratibha@sjri.res.in and cc to hr@sjri.res.in
For more information, please visit our website www.sjri.res.in