Date: 25/01/2024
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for filling up purely temporary position of one Principal
Project Associate and one Technical Assistant in the DBT Multi-institutional project entitled “Characterization
of chickpea germplasm resource to accelerate genomics-assisted crop improvement”, under mission
programme of “Characterization of genetic resources”, under the supervision of Dr. Swarup K. Parida,
Scientist, NIPGR. The details are as under:
Principal Project Associate (One post):
Emoluments `. 49000/- plus 24 % HRA per month.
Upper Age limit: 40 years
Qualification: Candidates having master’s degree in Natural or Agricultural sciences or bachelor’s
degree in Engineering or Technology or medicine from a recognized university or equivalent with eight
years’ experience in Research and Development in industrial and academic institution or science and
technology organizations and scientific activities and fulfilling the guidelines/norms of DST/DBT are
eligible to apply.
OR
Candidates having doctoral degree in science/engineering/technology/pharma/MD/MS from
a recognized university or equivalent with four-year experience in Research and Development in
industrial and academic institutions or science and technology organizations and scientific activities
and fulfilling the guidelines/norms of DST/DBT are eligible to apply.
Candidates having research
experience in the area of plant genomics and bioinformatics duly supported with relevant publications
will be preferred. The candidate having research experience in the field of plant genetics and molecular
breeding is desirable.
Technical Assistant (one Post):
Emoluments `. 20000/- plus 24 % HRA per month.
Upper Age limit: 50 years
Qualification: (One post): Candidates having Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences/Plant Science/
Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Microbiology from a recognized university or equivalent with at least
60% marks and having research experience in Molecular Biology Laboratory and fulfilling the
guidelines/norms of DST/DBT are eligible to apply. The candidates having research experience in
the field of plant genetics, genomics, and molecular breeding is desirable.
OR
Candidates having Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from a recognized university or equivalent
with at least 60% marks and having research experience in Computer Application and fulfilling the
guidelines/norms of DST/DBT are eligible to apply.
The candidates having research experience in
any field of computational genomics with computer applications is desirable.
The above positions are purely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. 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.
Eligible candidates may apply by sending soft copy through E-mail in the given format with a cover
letter showing interest along with the self-attested soft copies of the mark-sheets, certificates (from
Class X onwards), and proof of research experience/publications should be attached with the
application. A single pdf file, consisting of application form, cover letter, and all documents,
must be sent to cmp.nipgr@gmail.com within 15 days from the date of advertisement.
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.
Note: ONLY soft copy of the application in the given format will be accepted. No TA/DA will be
paid for attending the online interview. A web-link with date and time of online interview will be emailed to the shortlisted candidates only. For any clarification candidates may contact Scientist incharge through E-mail only.
Dr. Swarup K. Parida
Scientist-V
National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
P.O. Box No. 10531
New Delhi - 110067
Email: swarup@nipgr.ac.in
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