Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box No. 10531,
New Delhi-110067
Inviting applications for Project Position
DATE: August 18, 2022
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for filling up the purely temporary positions of one
Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I in the DBT Multi-institutional project “Characterization
of chickpea germplasm resource to accelerate genomics-assisted crop improvement”, under mission
programme of “Characterization of genetic resources”, under the supervision of Dr. Senthil-Kumar
Muthappa, Scientist, NIPGR. Emoluments would be as per Institute/DST & DBT norms.
Eligibility Criteria:
(1) Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-I (One Post): Candidates having Master’s degree
in computational biology/statistics/mathematics/Agriculture/life sciences with at least 55% (or
equivalent) marks can apply. This project involves screening chickpea germplasm for dry root rot
disease (DRR). The project work requires skills for RGB and hyper-spectral image analysis for disease
detection/assessment (neural network/deep learning) and digital disease scoring (computer
vision/machine learning/Python), and other related works.
Experience in database/online platform
development (HTML/CSS scripting, MySQL/PHP/Javascript, R and fluency in linux) is preferred.
For JRF/PA-I, candidates with NET and also those who qualify as per the criteria mentioned
in the DST Office Memorandum number SR/S9/Z-08/2018 dated January 30, 2019 and
SR/S9/Z-05/2019 dated July 10, 2020 are eligible to apply.
The upper age limit for PA-I will
be 35 years.
The above positions is completely on temporary basis and co-terminus with the project. The
fellowship/emolument amount for the above positions are as sanctioned in the project and as per
NIPGR/DBT/DST norms. The initial appointment will be for one year or till the tenability of the
project whichever is earlier and the same can be curtailed/extended on the basis of assessment of the
candidate's performance and discretion of the Competent Authority.
NIPGR reserves the right to
select the candidate against the above post depending upon the qualification and experience of the
candidate. Reservation of posts shall be as per Govt. of India norms. The appointment may be
terminated any time by giving one month notice by either side. The applicants will have no claim
implicit or explicit for consideration against any regular position of NIPGR.
Eligible candidates for the above positions may send completed application on
skmuthappa@nipgr.ac.in in the given format with a cover letter showing interest and specifying the
position (Applications for JRF or PA-I) along with attested copies of the certificates and proof of
research experience. Incomplete application and lack of supporting educational/experience
certificates will be rejected. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as ineligible
candidates will not be interviewed. Candidate may submit separate applications, if applying for both
the positions.
Last date of application is on or before the 15 days after release of advertisement at NIPGR website.
Interview link will only be sent to shortlisted candidates.
Note: ONLY soft copy of the application in the given format alongwith all certificates in a
single PDF will be accepted. For any clarification candidates may contact Scientist incharge
through e-mail only.
Dr. Senthil-Kumar Muthappa
Scientist-V
National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box NO. 10531,
New Delhi – 110067.
Email: skmuthappa@nipgr.ac.in
More Info: https://nipgr.ac.in/careers/vacancies_latest.php
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