Research Associate Position at ICAR, New Delhi Under NASF Project
Designation/Position- Research Associate Position at ICAR
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India invites application for Research Associate Position at ICAR from eligible and interested candidates
About- The journey of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popularly known as Pusa Institute, began in 1905 at Pusa (Bihar) with the generous grant of 30,000 pounds from an American philanthropist, Mr. Henry Phipps. The institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) which functioned with five departments, namely Agriculture, Cattle Breeding, Chemistry, Economic Botany and Mycology. Bacteriology unit was added in 1907. The name of ARI was changed to Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911 and, in 1919 it was renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute. Following a devastating earth quake on 15th January 1934, the institute was shifted to Delhi on 29th July 1936. Post independence, the institute has been renamed as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI).
Research/Job Area- Chemistry
Title of the NASF Project- Chemical, structural and functional characterization of identified anti-tick lead phyto-chemicals and optimization of delivery matrix for effective application of natural formulation for the control of acaricide resistant ticks
Location- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Eligibility/Qualification–
Essential:
With Doctoral degree: Ph.D. (Chemistry / Agricultural Chemicals)
With Master’s degree:
- Master’s degree in Chemistry (with specialization in Organic Chemistry) or Agricultural Chemicals with 4 years / 5 years of Bachelor’s degree having 1st division or 60% marks or equivalent overall grade point average, with at least two years of research experience as evidenced from Fellowship / Associateship / Training / Other engagements.
- Published research papers will be desirable.
- Those with 3 years Bachelor’s degree and 2 years Master’s degree must have qualified UGC/CSIR/ICAR NET or equivalent as per the ICAR guidelines
Desirable:
Research experience in natural product chemistry As per ICAR office memorandum (F. No. Edn./6/27/2014/HRD Dated 13th July 2015 and
F. No. Agril. Edn./6/27/2014-HRD Dated 9th October, 2015)
Age as on date of interview: Maximum 40 years for Research Associate
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Job/Position Description-
Applications from eligible candidates are invited for attending “Interview (in-person / online through video conferencing in MS Teams)” to be held on 6 August 2020 for purely temporary positions in ICAR-NASF project at Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012
Name of the Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Emoluments per month-
- Rs.54000 + HRA (as per ICAR guidelines) for Ph.D.
- Rs. 49000 + HRA (as per ICAR guidelines) for M.Sc.
How to Apply-
- Owing to the prevailing COVID-19 crisis, candidates may choose for interviews either in person or through the online process.
- The eligible candidates (appearing in-person as well as an online mode) are requested to send their application in the enclosed proforma along with a scanned copy of the original documents to the CCPI’s e-mail addresses (rajesh_agchem@iari.res.in; rajesh.kumar16@icar.gov.in) latest by July 29, 2020.
- After screening the applications, the eligible candidates will be informed about further details regarding the interview by email or over the phone.
- Original documents of the candidates appearing interview in-person will be verified on the interview date and for the candidates appearing
online interview will be verified at a later stage.
Last Date for Apply– 29 July 2020
Reporting Time- 9.30 – 10.30 AM on 6 August 2020
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