Applications are invited from suitable candidates for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position to work on the abovementioned project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Srikanth Mutnuri, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus, Goa.

Title of the project: “"Combination of Constructed Vertical flow Wetlands, Microalgae Photobioreactor and Microbial Fuel Cell (KIT) for wastewater treatment in small pig  production farms" under India-Portugal Joint Research Projects 2022"

The projects aims to develop a cost-effective wastewater treatment system by combining 3 technologies Constructed Vertical flow Wetlands CW, Microalgal cultivation in photobioreactors PBR, and Microbial Fuel Cells MFC to overcome an emerging hurdle of wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal.

Duration of the project: 3 years

Project position: JRF

Fellowship amount: as per DST norms

Eligibility requirements: M.Sc / M.Tech./M.E. in Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology/ Life Sciences with first division. Those who have applied earlier need not apply again.

Interested candidates with the above mentioned qualification can send their applications and CV by 25^th November 2023, to the Principal Investigator, by email srikanth@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be called for online interview in the last week of November 2023.

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