48 Scientist Job Openings @ Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology 
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India 
Atal Bhavan, LNG Road, Puthuvype, 
Cochin-682508 

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), a premier R&D institute and an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is undertaking research activities in the areas of Marine Living Resources and Ecology including the ecosystem processes for the development of marine ecosystem management strategies towards sustainable utilization of resources. 

To strengthen its activities, CMLRE is inviting applications for the following temporary positions on project mode from dynamic, hardworking and motivated researchers to contribute to its research activities during 2021-26. The details about the posts, pay, academic qualifications, responsibilities, etc. are given below: 

Category 1: Project Manager 

Age Limit : ≥ 45 years

Monthly Emoluments (INR) : 

Consolidated Rs. 1,25,000

Post Code : PM-1 (Marine Biodiversity) 

Essential Qualifications : Ph.D in Marine Biology/ Marine Science/ Marine Biotechnology or equivalent from a recognized university with 20 years of research experience in the relevant field with proven track record. 

Desirable Qualifications : 
 Proven experience in marine biodiversity and ecology, project management and implementation through scientific papers, books, reports, policy documents, etc. 
 Experience in museum curation, organizing training/ workshops/outreach programs.  Handling oceanographic and biological datasets including quality control and analysis with scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. 

Nature of Duties : 
 Coordinate and implement the biodiversity studies, taxonomy and phylogenetic studies of marine eukaryotes. 
 Organize marine voucher specimen collections and maintain the referral centre as per the Natural History Museum protocols. 
 Policy matters with different International Instruments, Treaties, Agreements pertinent to Biodiversity, MPAs, Ocean Governance, inter-ministerial reviews, etc. 
 Preparation of technical reports, status and concept papers relevant to marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. 

Category 2: Project Scientist-III 

Age Limit : 45 years 

Monthly Emoluments (INR) : Rs. 78,000/- + HRA. Increment of 5% for every 2 years of experience subject to performance review. 

Post Code : PS-III-1 (Marine Biogeochemistry) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/ Hydrochemistry/ Marine Chemistry/ any branch of chemistry or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) and 7 years of research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field with proven expertise in marine biogeochemistry related to nutrient and organic matter dynamics, ecosystem structuring, conducting mesocosm experiments, handling sophisticated analytical instruments, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Coordination of ocean acidification and biogeochemical studies through field and experimental works, preparation of scientific reports and publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-III-2 (Plankton Dynamics/Trophic Ecology) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/ Marine Biology/ Zoology/ Life Sciences or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) and 7 years of research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field with proven expertise in marine plankton studies, trophic interactions, fishery oceanography, climate change impacts through field and experimental studies, etc. Expertise in analysis using sophisticated instruments like Flow Cam, Flow Cytometer, etc. and data processing through statistical packages & other softwares. 

Nature of Duties : Project coordination and implementation, conducting field & experimental studies, preparation of scientific reports & publications, policy framing, etc. 

Category 3: Project Scientist-II 

Age Limit : 40 years 

Monthly Emoluments (INR) : Rs. 67,000/- + HRA. Increment of 5% for every 2 years of experience subject to performance review. 

Post Code : PS-II-1 (Marine Biogeochemistry) 

Number of Posts : 2 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/ Hydrochemistry/Marine Chemistry/ any branch of chemistry or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the Master’s Degree (M.Sc) and 3 years of research experience in relevant field. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field with proven expertise in marine biogeochemistry related to nutrient & carbon dynamics, greenhouse gases, ecosystem structuring, climate change studies, etc. good computation skill, large data processing and handling sophisticated analytical instruments. 

Nature of Duties : Design and conduct field studies and experiments related to ocean acidification with special emphasis on marine chemistry including behaviour of nutrients and carbon, their biogeochemical response and isotopic composition, preparation of scientific reports and publications. 

Post Code : PS-II-2 (Plankton dynamics) 

Number of Post : 2

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/ Life Science/ Zoology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) and 3 years of research experience in the relevant field. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field, proven expertise in marine phyto and zooplankton studies, phytoplankton pigments, ecosystem dynamics, isotopic studies, conducting mesocosm experiments, good computation/programing skill for field/ satellite data processing, analysis using relevant analytical instruments like HPLC, Flow Cam, Flow Cytometer, advanced microscopes, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Conduct plankton/biological response studies to ocean acidification through field/ experimental studies, preparation of scientific reports & publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-II-3 (Marine Fishery) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc/ M.F.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/ Zoology/ Fisheries Science/ Life Science or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.F.Sc/ M.Sc) and 3 years of research experience in the relevant field. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant subject with proven experience in studies related to fishery resources, trophic interactions, habitat suitability assessment, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Implementation of studies related to marine fish stock assessment, stock enhancement of commercially important fishes, habitat suitability, preparation/ compilation of technical reports, books, publications, policy framing, etc. 

Post Code : PS-II-4 (Taxonomy, Marine Mammals, Metagenomics & DOM) 

Number of Posts 4 

Essential Qualifications M.Sc in Marine Biology /Marine Sciences/ Life Science/ Zoology/Marine Biotechnology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) and 3 years of research experience in the relevant field. 

Desirable Qualifications Ph.D in relevant subject with proven experience in studies related to crustaceans & marine mammal taxonomy, molecular genomic studies. Well-versed in handling relevant analytical instruments, conducting field and experimental works, etc. 

Nature of Duties Coordination and implementation of biodiversity and ecology related research, preparation/compilation of technical reports, books, publications, scientific outreach manuals, etc. 
 Trained marine mammal observer, should train and develop team on marine mammal taxonomy/studies. 
 Data analysis on bioinformatics, statistical and geospatial analysis, mapping and assessment of marine biodiversity. 
 Curation and collation of biological samples and biodiversity information as per the OBIS protocols, work in taxonomy and phylogeny of crustaceans and operate sophisticated instruments such as eSEM, MicroCT scanner, etc. 

Post Code : PS-II-5 (Fisheries Acoustics ) 

Number of Posts : 2 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc or B.Tech in Marine Science/ Maths/Physics/Physical Oceanography/Biology/ Ocean Technology/any branch of science with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree and 3 years of relevant research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D or M.Tech in relevant field with experience in fisheries acoustics based stock assessment, remote sensing, good computation and programming skill for data analysis, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Design and conduct experiments to identify/validate target strength and biomass estimation of marine fishes through bioacoustics, large data processing, habitat suitability assessment/mapping, cruises participation, preparation of scientific reports, research publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-II-7 (Biological Database Management & Information Technology) 

Number of Posts : 3 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc or B.Tech in Bioinformatics/ Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent from a recognized university or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree and 3 years of experience in relevant field. 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D or M.Tech in relevant field with proven experience in creating and development of oceanographic and biological database including data processing, quality control and analysis, website development, networks management, etc. 

Nature of Duties : 
 Development of biodiversity and ocean database, augmentation of datasets through scientific and technical R&D activities, coordinate the implementation of OBIS database including collection, curation and quality control of the primary and secondary data. 
 Website development and maintenance, data analysis, data visualization, network administration, LAN management, server administration, etc. 

Category 4: Project Scientist-I 

Age Limit : 35 years Monthly 

Emoluments (INR) : Rs. 56,000/- + HRA. Increment of 5% for every 2 years of experience subject to performance review. 

Post Code : PS-I-1 (Marine Biogeochemistry) 

Number of Posts : 2 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/ Hydrochemistry/Marine Chemistry/ any branch of chemistry or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field and/or 3 years of relevant experience in marine biogeochemistry related to nutrient dynamics, greenhouse gases, ecosystem structuring, climate change studies, etc. good computation skill, large data processing and handling sophisticated instruments.

Nature of Duties : Design and conduct ocean acidification and biogeochemical studies through field and experimental works, preparation of scientific reports and publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-I-2 (Phytoplankton dynamics) 

Number of Posts : 2

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field and/or 3 years of relevant experience in phytoplankton dynamics, ecology, size class and pigment studies, experience in sophisticated instruments like HPLC, Flow Cam, Flow Cytometer, advanced microscopes, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Conduct ocean acidification impact studies/ experiments to assess plankton/ biological response, trophic interaction & food web studies, processing field/satellite data, preparation of technical reports and scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-I-3 (Zooplankton/Fish eggs & larvae/Food web) 

Number of Posts : 4 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/Zoology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field and/or 3 years of relevant experience in zooplankton dynamics, fish eggs & larvae, studies on Ichthyoplankton, ecology, data processing, climate change impact studies, experience in sophisticated instruments like Flow Cytometer, Flow Cam, microscopes, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Conduct ocean acidification impact studies/ experiments, trophic interaction & food web studies, fishery oceanography, habitat suitability assessment, preparation of technical reports and scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-I-4 (Marine Fishery) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc/M.F.Sc in Marine Biology/Marine Sciences/Zoology/ Fishery Sciences/ Applied Fisheries or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the Master’s Degree (M.Sc/M.F.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field and/or 3 years of experience in fishery distribution, stock assessment/ enhancement, fishery oceanography, fishery habitat assessment, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Conducting fishery stock assessment, mapping and distribution of fishery resources, trophic interaction and ecosystem influence, preparation of technical reports and scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PS-I-5 (Marine Microbiology) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/ Marine Biology/ Microbiology or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in Marine Microbiology and/or 3 years of relevant experience through scientific publications and reports. 

Nature of Duties : Undertake microbial population dynamics & ecology, bacterial respiration and growth experiments, assess ocean acidification impacts through field and experimental studies.  

Post Code : PS-I-6 (Biodiversity, Metagenomics & DOM) 

Number of Posts : 5 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/ Fisheries/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Zoology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in relevant field and/or 3 years of relevant experience in museum curation, metabarcoding, metagenomics, primer designing, etc. 

Nature of Duties : 

 eDNA metabarcoding, metagenomics, primer designing and bioinformatics, development of protocols for rapid biodiversity assessments. 
 Upkeep of Referral Centre, curation of biological samples, identification of marine macrofauna, preparation of species checklists, catalogues, etc. 

Post Code : PS-I-7 (Mariculture/Ornamental fish culture) 

Number of Posts : 2 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Fisheries Sciences/ Mariculture/ Applied Fisheries/ Aquaculture/ Biotechnology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc/M.F.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Ph.D in the relevant field and/or 3 years experience in marine hatchery technology, mariculture/ cage culture of marine fishes, marine fish/ shrimp hatchery, handling biodiversity, oceanographic and biological datasets with proven record of scientific publications. 

Nature of Duties : 

 Conduct experimental breeding trials, live feed culture, feed formulation and wild collection of live biological samples through skin diving/snorkelling in Lakshadweep/ Puducherry. 
 Maintenance of hatchery/ wet lab, surveying the marine living resources and its habitats. 
 Organize training programs in marine ornamental fish breeding and larval rearing technology transfer and to develop entrepreneurs. 

Category 5: Senior Project Associate 

Age Limit : 40 years Monthly Emoluments (INR) : Rs. 42,000/- + HRA. 

Post Code : SPA-I-1 (Taxonomy & Marine Biology) 

Number of Posts : 3 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc/M.F.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/ Fisheries Science/ Life Science/Aquaculture or equivalent from a recognized university Page 7 of 11 with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree and 4 years of relevant research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Experience in museum curation, eDNA meta barcoding, metagenomics, bioinformatics, survey of marine mammals, taxonomy of meso-pelagic fishes, peer-reviewed publications in the relevant field. 

Nature of Duties : 

 Undertake regular research cruises, surveying the marine living resources, their habitats and prepare checklists, technical reports, catalogue compilation and scientific publications. 
 Taxonomic studies of marine fishes, voucher specimen collection & maintenance, augmentation of biodiversity records. 
 Collection of fish landing details and documentation of marine mammal stranding events and organizing societal activities including awareness cum educational programs. 
 Bioinformatic analysis like genetic sequencing, gene mining, designing of SNP and primers. 

Category 6: Project Associate-II/SRF 

Age Limit : 35 years 

Monthly Emoluments (INR) : (i) Rs. 35,000/+HRA (NET qualified) * (ii) Rs. 28,000/+ HRA (without NET)# * Scholars who are selected through (a) National Eligibility Tests-CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or (b) A selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and institutions. # For others who do not fall under (i) above. 

Post Code : PA-II-1 (Plankton dynamics) 

Number of Posts : 3

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Science/Marine Biology/Zoology/Life Science or equivalent with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc) and 2 years of relevant research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Research experience in phyto/zooplankton identification and ecological studies, phytoplankton pigment studies, isotopic studies, food-web, analysis using HPLC, Flow Cam, Flow Cytometer, microscopes, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Participation in fieldworks/ oceanographic cruises, collection and analysis of phyto/zooplankton samples, conducting ocean acidification experiments, preparation of scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PA-II-2 (Fish eggs & larvae) OA 

Number of Posts : 1

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Marine Sciences/Zoology or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the qualifying degree (M.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Experience in zooplankton, fish eggs & larvae, ichthyoplankton taxonomy. 

Nature of Duties : Conducting field and lab studies on fish eggs & larvae, mesocosm experiments, habitat suitability assessment, resource mapping, preparation of technical reports and scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PA-II-3 (Marine Fishery) 

Number of Posts : 1 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc/M.F.Sc in Marine Biology/Marine Sciences/ Fishery Sciences/ Applied Fisheries or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 60% marks in the Master’s Degree (M.Sc/M.F.Sc). 

Desirable Qualifications : Experience in fish taxonomy, fishery oceanography, etc. 

Nature of Duties : Conducting fishery stock assessment, mapping and distribution of fishery resources, trophic interaction and ecosystem influence, preparation of technical reports and scientific publications, etc. 

Post Code : PA-II-4 (Mariculture/ Ornamental fish culture) 

Number of Posts : 4 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Fishery Science/Marine Sciences/ Bio Science/Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Aquaculture or equivalent from a recognized university with at least first class (60% marks) in the qualifying degree and 2 years of relevant research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Experience in ornamental finfish breeding technology, hatchery maintenance, live feed culture, feed formulation, etc.

Nature of Duties : 

 Maintenance of fish/ shrimp hatchery in Lakshadweep islands/ Puducherry live sample collection through snorkeling and skin diving, day-to-day activities of fish breeding and rearing experiments. 
 Establish and maintain live feed culture system and production of live feed for the fish larval rearing experiments. 

Post Code : PA-II-5 (Marine Biology) 

Number of Posts : 2 

Essential Qualifications : M.Sc in Marine Biology/ Fishery Science/Marine Sciences/ Bio Science/Life Science/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics or equivalent from a recognized university with at least first class (60% marks) in the qualifying degree and 2 years of relevant research experience. 

Desirable Qualifications : Experience in morphometric and molecular taxonomy of deep sea organisms. Knowledge in DNA sequencing and post analysis bioinformatic tools, Phylogeny analysis. Experience in field surveys, cruises and underwater diving. 

Nature of Duties : 
 Participate in cruises for collection, identification and preservation of type specimens of deep sea organisms. 
 Development of various preservation techniques of deep sea organisms. 
 Preparation of catalogues and check-list. 
 Develop molecular methods for identification, analysis of eDNA & assembly of genome. 
 Develop bioinformatic tools for identification of novel genes, develop species specific PRIMER and identification of functional genes. 

General conditions:

1) The last date for online submission of application is 17th August, 2021 by 05:00 PM IST. The last date is the cutoff date for all purposes including Age/Qualification/experience etc. 
2) All project positions are purely temporary and on project mode and do not entitle the candidate for any claim for regular/ permanent position at any time. 
3) Age relaxation in case of SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PH/other relaxation category candidates will be as per Government of India norms. 
4) The competent authority may consider five (05) years age relaxation for candidates possessing minimum three years’ work experience in Government/Autonomous bodies in case a relationship could be established that the service already rendered in a particular post will be useful for the efficient discharge of the duties of post mentioned in the advertisement. 
5) Canvassing in any form and /or bringing any influence, political or otherwise will be treated as disqualification of candidature. No interim correspondence/inquiry will be entertained. 
6) Candidates working in Government/Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous bodies must produce the requisite ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of interview. 
7) The prescribed essential qualifications are minimum and the mere possession of the same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview. If the number of applications received in response to advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or possible for the Selection Board to interview all those candidates. The Centre may restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to a reasonable limit of desirable qualification and /or on the record of academic performance and /or relevant experience for the post prescribed or suitability as per the job requirement mentioned in the advertisement as per the specific requirement of the Centre and/or any other benchmark decided by a committee constituted to screen the applications. No correspondence will be entertained with candidates who are not called for Interview. 
8) Experience will be counted after completion of essential academic qualifications, while a doctoral degree will be counted as three years’ experience wherever the doctorate is not mentioned as the essential qualification. 
9) In case a candidate has obtained the above degree while in service only his/her service period will be counted towards experience and he/she will not get any additional weightage in experience for acquiring Doctorate towards total period of experience. 
10) Discrepancies found in the certificate or concealing of facts will attract the disqualification of application/termination/disqualification from future recruitments (as applicable). Nonproduction of the original certificates at the time of interview will also make the candidate disqualified. 
11) Candidate’s currently working in any other organization need to provide the proof of their current employment with a service/experience certificate from the employer. Appointment order will not be considered as proof of current employment. 
12) Online application submitted without the photo, signature and scanned copies of the certificates will be rejected. 
13) The selection for the posts shall be on the basis of performance of the screened-in candidates in the interview. Director, CMLRE reserves the right to decide on the mode of interview either online/offline and in case of online mode through any available online video conferencing mode. 
14) Travel: No TA/DA will be paid for attending interview/written examination. 
15) The candidates need to make their own stay arrangements. CMLRE will not be responsible for any accommodation arrangements. 
16) Director, CMLRE has the right to cancel the recruitment process either fully or partially at any stage, without assigning any reason thereof or vary the number of posts to be filled under each category. 
17) Number of vacancies advertised is tentative and the same may increase or decrease on the basis of the project requirement. 
18) Director, CMLRE reserves the right to consider a candidate for lower post/grade on the basis of the assessment during the selection process irrespective of the post for which candidate had applied. 
19) Selected candidates will be offered appointment initially for one year and extension thereafter would be based on periodical performance review, for a period up to March 2026 or co-terminus with the project. 
20) At present, the place of posting is at CMLRE, Kochi or its Field Research Station, Agatti, Lakshadweep with transfer liability to any part of India. 
21) The monthly emolument specified is approximate and may vary as per the guidelines issued by Competent Authority from time to time. 
22) The full advertisement is available on our website www.cmlre.gov.in as scrolling text entitled “Vacancy Circular 2021”. 
23) All future updates/amendments related to this recruitment shall be made available only on the CMLRE website, as such all candidates are advised to visit the official CMLRE website regularly. 
24) Applicants are requested to carefully go through the full text of the advertisement and the “General Conditions’ in particular. 25) Instructions for submission of online Application: i) The entire application process is online. Submit application at https://incois.gov.in/jobs/cmlre0721/home.jsp. The applicants are not required to send any hard copies by post or soft copies through email. ii) Before submitting the online application, the applicants are requested to go through carefully the details of the post and content of the post on the website http://www.cmlre.gov.in. iii) Submit online application well in advance along-with legible and scanned copies of educational qualification, experience certificates, date of birth, disability (OH, PH), reservation/caste (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) certificate, No Objection Certificate in PDF format not exceeding 100 KB for each document/attachment. If the certificates are in a language other than English or Hindi, then attested translation should be uploaded. iv) A recent passport size colour photograph (scanned) should be in .jpg format (size not exceeding 100 KB). v) Signature (scanned) should be in .jpg format (size not exceeding 100 KB) vi) The applicants are advised to fill in all their particulars carefully in the online application. Incomplete application may lead to rejection. vii) Applicants are advised to retain the acknowledgement and printout of the submitted online application for future reference. viii) In case of difficulty in the submission of online application form (not for general queries), please contact cmlre.vacancies@gmail.com

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