Assistant Professor

2 months ago


Mumbai, India Somaiya Vidyavihar University Full time

Job Description

Qualification: Applicants must have an earned doctorate in microbiology, molecular biology, ecology or evolution, bioinformatics, plant and soil sciences, or a related field, and show evidence of excellence in research and teaching through scholarly activities.

Required Experience: Post-doctoral research experience or equivalent is preferable

**Salary**: Level 11; Salary between INR 80,000-1,00,000

Research and Outreach (70%)
- Develop a rigorous and nationally recognized research program in microbial ecology or evolution, using advanced ‘-omic’ approaches to characterize microbial populations or communities and their functions and interactions with other organisms and the environment.
- Lead the dialogue, research, and innovation in soil microbiology, microbial biogeochemistry, and microbial bioengineering.
- Set up a dedicated ‘omics’ lab; analyze soil microbiology using culture-independent studies, and interpret metagenomics data from the soil microbiome
- Develop partnerships with internal & external stakeholders to address challenges related to soil health through probiotics and bioremediation
- Develop protocol, procedures, and checklist for metagenomic DNA/RNA and Protein extraction and interpretation
- Work with other members of the Centre to design appropriate spatial and temporal sampling protocols and procedures for storing and transporting samples.
- Help design and conduct surveys and research to assess the major environmental and economic sustainability challenges facing small farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
- Educate farmers, Centre members, SVU students, and other stakeholders on soil microbiology and agricultural probiotics
- Guide Ph.D. students

Teaching (30%)
- Mentor Ph.D. students in their coursework on the ‘Genomics and Proteomics’ paper.
- Develop and tutor short-term courses/certificate programs/workshops/summer schools on metagenomics.
- Develop a dedicated course/program on regenerative biosystems/Molecular Microbial Ecology

Key Skills

First-hand technical experience in sequence analysis, comparative genomics, genome assembly & annotation, statistics, probabilistic modeling, machine learning, or quantitative modeling of biological systems, developing tools and pipelines to analyze complex metagenomics datasets

Experience using tools for data analysis in Python or R

Must be comfortable working with diverse disciplines to explore the environmental and economic sustainability of small-scale farmers.

Must have the ability to work with large data sets and data visualizations to extract insights into microbial communities and their dynamics.

Must be comfortable in using, or willing to learn, mathematical modeling approaches and tools for data visualization and interpretation.

Must have an interest in and ability to work with Centre’s core team and member of SVU genomics and chemical biology & drug designing initiatives.

Must have the ability to communicate effectively in the major local languages (Kanada, Hindi, Marathi
- any two of them) in the regions of interest or work with translators to help you with this.

Must have the ability to think outside of their discipline.


  • Assistant Professor

    1 month ago


    Mumbai, India Mumbai Educational Trust, Bandra West Full time

    Assistant Professor in HR/Marketing/Finance Special openings for caste criteria: SC/ST/NT/OBC **Qualification for an approved Assistant Professor**: A MBA degree in Marketing, HR & Operations with at least 55% marks in particular stream (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed). UGC Net qualified...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** Essential: 1. A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and significant professional work which...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    Key responsibility areas: A facultymember is expectedto undertake responsibilities in: - Curricular development - Teaching and managingcourses - Assessing learning units and mentoring /evaluating students and/ or studentprojects - Facilitate industry engagements through collaborative projects,Jury assessments, seminars, events and guest lectures - Conduct...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **Key responsibility areas**: A faculty member is expected to undertake responsibilities in: - Curricular development - Teaching and managing courses - Assessing learning units and mentoring /evaluating students and/ or student projects - Facilitate industry engagements through collaborative projects, Jury assessments, seminars, events and guest lectures -...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master’s Degree in Psychology and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master’s Degree in Psychology and significant professional work which can...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and significant professional work...


  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India welingkar institute Full time

    Apply for Professor /Associate Professor / Assistant Professor E Business, Career Progress Consultants in Mumbai for 0 - 3 Year of Experience on


  • Mumbai, India welingkar institute Full time

    Apply for Professor /Associate Professor / Assistant Professor E Business, Career Progress Consultants in Mumbai for 0 - 3 Year of Experience on TimesJobs.com.


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** - Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in relevant discipline - A Minimum of 15 years of experience in teaching/research and / or industry at the level of Associate Professor or equivalent grade, excluding period spent on obtaining the research leading to Ph.D degree/academic...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **STME- Navi Mumbai Campus - Electronics & Telecommunication** **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR - Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class at Bachelors or Masters Degree in the appropriate branch of Engg., & Tech., and experience of ten years in teaching, research and / or industry, out of which at least five years at the level of Associate Professor/...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **STME- Navi Mumbai Campus - Mathematics** **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR - Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class at Bachelors or Masters Degree in the appropriate branch of Engg., & Tech., and experience of ten years in teaching, research and / or industry, out of which at least five years at the level of Associate Professor/ Reader or equivalent...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **Incumbent should have knowledge in below areas**: **Architecture Faculty Specialisations**: 1) Digital Tools & Advanced Fabrication 2) Architectural History, Theory & Criticism 3) Building Sciences & Technology **BA IED Faculty Specialisations**: 1) Interior Design - Senior level with practice experience 2) Furniture Design 3) Digital Fabrication 4)...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **Incumbment should have knowledge in below areas**: **Architecture Faculty Specialisations**: 1) Digital Tools & Advanced Fabrication 2) Architectural History, Theory & Criticism 3) Building Sciences & Technology **BA IED Faculty Specialisations**: 1) Interior Design - Senior level with practice experience 2) Furniture Design 3) Digital Fabrication 4)...


  • Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **Qualifying Criteria - PROFESSOR**: **AND** Minimum 10 SCI Publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals **AND** Minimum Research Score of 120 **AND** b. Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in teaching/research/industry, of which at least 3 years shall be equivalent to Associate Professor. OR - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class (or an equivalent...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **SOS - Navi Mumbai Campus - Psychology **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master's Degree in Psychology and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master's Degree in Psychology and...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **SOL- Navi Mumbai Campus - Economics** **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** - Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in related discipline. - A Minimum of 15 years of experience in teaching/research and / or industry at the level of Associate Professor or equivalent grade, excluding period spent on obtaining the research...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **SOL- Navi Mumbai Campus - Law** **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** - Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Law - A Minimum of 15 years of experience in teaching/research and / or industry at the level of Associate Professor or equivalent grade, excluding period spent on obtaining the research leading to Ph.D...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **SOMASA - Navi Mumbai Campus - Computer Science **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master's Degree in Computer Science/Data Science and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master's...


  • Navi Mumbai, India Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Full time

    **SOMASA - Navi Mumbai Campus - Statistics **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR Essential: - A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master's Degree in Computer Science/Data Science and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master's Degree in...


  • Mumbai, India Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Full time

    **FOR THE POST OF PROFESSOR** Essential: 1. A Ph.D. Degree with First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Professor/Associate Professor/Reader or equivalent grade; **OR** First Class Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy and significant professional work which...