NATIONAL AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (NABI)
(Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
Knowledge
City, Sector-81,
Mohali-140306, Punjab
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali is an autonomous R&D Institute
under Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The institute carries out
cutting edge research at the interface of Food, Nutrition and Agricultural Biotechnology.
Project Title: Improvement in silicon uptake, fruit ripening, and yield by targeting multiple
genes (SINIP2-1, SIAP2a, SP5G, and PL) with CRISPR/CAS9 approach in tomato”
Principle Investigator:Dr. Rupesh Deshmukh
Sponsoring agency: DBT, Government of India.
Position available: Project Fellow-I (02-positions).
Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be
based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.
Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Agriculture / Biotechnology / any branch of life sciences or
B.Tech in Biotechnology/ B.Sc in agricultural biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.
Age:28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)
Project Title: Improvement of grain protein, mineral content, quality, and yield by using
multi-gene targeting with CRISPR-CAS9 approach in Wheat”
Principle Investigator:Dr. Humira Sonah
Sponsoring agency:DBT, Government of India.
Position available: Project Fellow-I (02-positions).
Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be
based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.
Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Agriculture / Biotechnology / any branch of life sciences or
B.Tech in Biotechnology/ B.Sc in agricultural biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.
Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)
Project Title: Development of nanomaterials based biosensors for the detection of
pesticides and food contaminants.
Principle Investigator: Dr.Vanish Kumar
Sponsoring agency: DST, Government of India.
Position available: Project Fellow-I (01-position).
Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be
based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.
Essential qualifications: Master degree in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology/Biotechnology or
equivalent.
Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)
Emoluments for all above positions:-Rs. 12,000/- per month Plus HRA as applicable at
Mohali.
Application and Selection Process: All interested candidates may appear for walk-in-interview
at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute located at Knowledge city, Sector-81, Mohali140306,
Punjab on 20th June, 2018 (Wednesday) at 09:00 AM along-with the duly filled
application form available on the website http://www.nabi.res.in/research.aspx. The duly filled application form
must be submitted at the time of registration at NABI from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM on 20th June,
2018. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as ineligible candidates will
not be interviewed. All the candidates are requested to appear for the interview with full CV,
thesis/project report, experience certificates, publications and original degree certificates and
transcripts. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview. Canvassing in any form or
bringing influence, political or otherwise, will lead to disqualification of the candidate(s).
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