Project Research Scientist - II and Project Technical Support - III - funded by ICMR
(Job Code – 26)
TIGS is a program driven research institute with a focus on solving pressing societal
challenges. We are seeking applications from enthusiastic candidates to join as Project
Staff in ICMR funded multi institutional extramural project titled “Antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) monitoring at the ICMR VRDL Centres through hospital wastewater
surveillance and customization of indigenous AMR detection assays”.
Total number of positions: 04
Project Research Scientist - II : 1 position
Project Technical Support - III : 3 positions
Age limit : Max 40 years Project Research Scientist - II (non-medical)
Max 35 years Project Technical Support - III (non-medical)
Duration: Initially for one year. Extended up to 2 years
If you are interested in applying for the above research position, please submit
Cover letter with CV, list of publications if any and with email, phone number
and contact details of 2 referees at jobs@tigs.res.in
(All applicants must list Job code i.e., JC - 26(A) for Project Research Scientist - II
position & JC - 26 (B) for Project Technical Support- III position, in their application
to be considered)
Application Deadline: February 03, 2025
1. Project Research
Scientist - II
(non-medical)
1 – Position
JC - 26
(A)
1) First Class Post Graduate Degree,
including the integrated PG degrees,
with three years of experience or PhD in
the field of life science/ biology/
genomics/ genetics/ bioinformatics or
related
2) Second Class Post Graduate Degree,
including the integrated PG degrees with
PhD and three years of experience in the
field of life science/ biology/ genomics/
genetics/ bioinformatics or related
3) For Engineering/ IT/ CS- First Class
Graduate Degree of Four Years with
three years of experience in the field of
life science/ biology/ genomics/
bioinformatics or related
PhD in genomics/ microbiology/
bioinformatics.
Prior experience in handling
metagenomics data, metagenomic
sequence analysis and data
visualization
Proficiency with Python and R
Knowledge and prior experience on
research related to antimicrobial
resistance and pathogen surveillance
Good communication, analytical and
management skills
The candidate is expected to coordinate the project related research
activities with a network of
collaboraƟng laboratories and
organize meetings
Prior experience of project
management and co-ordination
would be an added advantage
Good organizational skills
Enthusiastic and positive aƫtude
towards societally relevant research
2. Project Technical
Support - III
(non-medical)
3 – Positions
JC - 26
(B)
1) Three years graduate in relevant
subject field + three years of experience
or PG in the field of life science/ biology/
genomics/ genetics/ bioinformatics or
related
2) For Engineering/ IT/ CS- First Class
four years Graduate Degree + Three
years of experience in the field of life
science/ biology/ genomics/ genetics/
bioinformatics or related
Basic understanding of antimicrobial
resistance and pathogen surveillance
Enthusiastic and positive attitude
towards societally relevant research
Position 1:
Master’s degree in bioinformatics
Experience of handing metagenomics
data and data visualization
Familiar with Python and R
Position 2 and 3:
Master’s degree in microbiology/
life science or related
Experience of working in BSL-2 set up
Prior experience in molecular
biology- Nucleic acids extraction, RTPCR, data analysis
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