06 Project Scientist and Research Associate Position in NABI, India

January 13, 2022

06 Project Scientist and Research Associate Position in NABI, India

Designation/Position- Research Associate Position in NABI

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Punjab, India invites application for Research Associate Position in NABI from eligible and interested candidates

About- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) is an autonomous Institute under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. NABI aims at catalyzing the transformation of Agri-food sector in India by being a nodal organization for knowledge generation and translational science leading to value-added products based on Agri-Food biotech innovations for improved household nutritional security. Since its inception in 2010, NABI is involved in research activities for the Bio fortification, development of designer crops for improved nutrition, providing sustainable and novel solutions towards quality food and nutrition, and development of evidence based functional foods to counter malnutrition. Food and nutritional Biotechnology division at NABI requires following research personnel purely on temporary basis. Research Associate Position in NABI

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Designation/Position- Research Associate Position in NABI
Research/Job Area- Science/Engineering/Technology/Pharma/MD/MS
Location- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Punjab, India
Eligibility/Qualification–
Job/Position Description-
How to Apply-
Last Date for Apply– 22 January 2022

Research/Job Area- Science/Engineering/Technology/Pharma/MD/MS

Location- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Punjab, India

Project Title- “Improvement in silicon uptake, fruit ripening, and yield by targeting multiple genes (SINIP21, SIAP2a, SP5G and PL) with CRISPR/CAS9 approach in tomato”

Eligibility/Qualification–

1. Project Scientist-I (One Position)

Essential Qualification: –

Doctoral Degree in Science or Master Degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognized University or equivalent.

Desirable: –

Experience in Mass Spectroscopy, Chromatography (GC/LC), Microscopy (SEM/TEM)

Age Limit: –

The age limit of applicants will be 35 years. (Relaxation is admissible in case of SC/ST/OBC/women/physically disabled as per government of India instructions).

2. Project Scientist-I (One Position)

Essential Qualification: –

Doctoral Degree in Science or Master Degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognized University or equivalent.

Desirable: –

Experience in bio-informatics (Analyzing data at genome, Proteome, transcriptome, and metabalome levels.

Age Limit: –

The age limit of applicants will be 35 years. (Relaxation is admissible in case of SC/ST/OBC/women/physically disabled as per government of India instructions).

3. Research Associate I: (One Position):

Essential Qualification: – PhD/MD/MS/MDS or equivalent degree having three years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MVSc/M Pharma/ ME/M Tech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.

Desired Experience: –

Experience in plant tissue culture, Plant gentic engineering, Molecular and Biochemical analyses of transgenic plants.
Practical knowledge of gene cloning and expression & purification of recombinant plant proteins.
Relevant research publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Age-Limit: –

The age limit of applicants for RA will be 40 years. (Relaxation is admissible in case of SC/ST/OBC/women/physically disabled as per government of India instructions).

* FOR RA-I Candidates who have submitted Ph.D. thesis and are waiting for viva voce may also apply (For such candidates, fellowship amount will be that of an SRF until he/she submit completion of PhD certificate.

Job/Position Description-

1. Project Scientist-I (One Position)

Project Title:

“Germplasm Characterization and trait discovery in wheat using Genomics Approaches and its integration for improving Climate Resilience, Productivity and Nutritional Quality”

Principal Investigator

Dr. Monika Garg, Scientist E

Co- Principal Investigator

Dr. Koushik Mazumder, Scientist E

Duration:-

The appointment will be till the termination of the project.

Emoluments: –

Project Scientist-I will be hired as per emoluments’ guidelines and service conditions notified by DST (OM No. SR/S9/Z-05/2019 dated 21.08.2019) Rs 56000/ month + HRA)

2. Project Scientist-I (One Position)

Project Title:

“Germplasm Characterization and trait discovery in wheat using Genomics Approaches and its integration for improving Climate Resilience, Productivity and Nutritional Quality”

Principal Investigator

Dr. Monika Garg, Scientist E

Co- Principal Investigator

Dr. Koushik Mazumder, Scientist E

Duration:

The appointment will be till the termination of the project.

Emoluments: –

Project Scientist-I will be hired as per emoluments’ guidelines and service conditions notified by DST (OM No. SR/S9/Z-05/2019 dated 21.08.2019) Rs 56000/ month + HRA)

3. Research Associate I: (One Position):

Project Title: Molecular and biochemical characterization of nutritional enriched transgenic plants.

Principal Investigator:- Dr. Siddharth Tiwari, Scientist E.

Duration: The RA fellowship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years only, and in exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the fellowship may be extended to 4 years. Based on the candidate research experience and performance, the committee may recommend the upgradation of RA levels.

Emoluments: – The RA will be hired as per emoluments’ guidelines and service conditions notified by DST (OM No. SR/S9/Z-08/2018 dated 30-01-2019) Rs 47000/ month + HRA)

How to Apply-

All interested eligible candidates should send completely filled application form (Single adobe pdf file) available on institute website through email till 22.01.2022 on email id. recttscholarnabi@gmail.com.

Kindly send complete filled application form (Single adobe pdf file) through email only.

Candidates applying for more than one position can give their preference in the same application by ticking multiple positions. No need to submit separate application form for each position.