Advertisement No: NIBMG/ADMIN/ESTB/2025-26/227 Date: 11 - 11 -2025
Position available: Online Interview
Project Title: Expansion of INSACOG - Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, Emerging
Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance through Genomics-Based Methods
The National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) is an Institute of Biotechnology Research and
Innovation Council of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. This is the first institution in
India explicitly devoted to research, training, translation & service and capacity-building in Biomedical
Genomics. It is located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India, near Kolkata.
BRIC-NIBMG was an important core laboratory and integral partner of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic
Consortium (INSACOG) from its establishment during the COVID-19 pandemic, December, 2020. It has
established a nationwide network of sequencing laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in
phase I and expanded to include Sewage Surveillance for setting an early alarm system for SARS-CoV-2
community infection and Hospital Network Study for understanding the the clinical course, severity, risk
factors and outcomes of patients affected with various strains of SARS-CoV-2, in phase II.
Now
INSACOG is expanding beyond SARS-CoV-2 to set a pan-India surveillance system for all emerging,
known and priority pathogens (both viral and bacterial) to establish nationwide baseline information for
viral and bacterial pathogens along with their AMR capacity and setting an early warning system for any
disease surge and aid in identifying variants of concern, facilitating timely updates for vaccines and
therapeutics. This multi-institutional project has been funded through Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council (BIRAC), under Grand Challenges India program.
Project
Scientist-II
1
67,000 + 27%
HRA
PhD in Life
Science; with
three years’
experience.
Age
limit: 40 yrs
Experience of
wastewater
epidemiology /
pathogen
surveillance /
genomics
(minimum 1
year).
Coordination of sample collection,
laboratory work, analysis and
preparation of reports.
Online Interview:
This position is contractual, and appointments will be initially for one year, which is
extendable depending upon performance and requirements of the project.
1. Interested candidates should submit their C.V. to applsmlab@gmail.com with a subject
line “application for the post of (Name of the post)in the project “Expansion of
INSACOG - Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, Emerging Pathogens and
Antimicrobial Resistance through Genomics-Based Methods “within 23-11-2025 before
5pm.
2. Only the shortlisted candidates will be sent the Interview Link (TEAMS).
3. Please visit our website www.nibmg.ac.in for further information.
4. If selected, you will be asked to produce all documents in original. If the documents
don’t truly reflect what is mentioned in the advertisement, your candidature will be
cancelled.
5. The decision of NIBMG in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of
application, mode of selection, and conduct of interviews will be final and binding on
the candidates.
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