BRIC- National Institute of Plant Genome Research
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
P.O. Box No. 10531,
New Delhi-110067
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for filling up the purely temporary
position of one Research Associate- I in the Gates foundation funded project entitled
“Development of climate resilient chickpea and brassica by gene editing”, under the
supervision of Dr. Senthil-Kumar Muthappa, Scientist, NIPGR. The details of position
are as under:
Research Associate-I (One Post)
Emoluments: ₹ 58,000/- plus 27% HRA per month.
Qualification: Candidates with a PhD in Life science and a strong publication record
in relevant areas, with at least one research paper in SCI-indexed journal, are eligible
to apply.
Candidates should have prior research experience in gene editing
technology.
Experience in chickpea transformation and functional characterization
and/or phenotyping of plants will be preferred.
The selected candidate will work on the
development of chickpea lines with combined tolerance to dry root rot and drought
stress trough gene editing and any other work allocated.
The above position is completely temporary and co-terminus with the project. The
fellowship/emolument amount for the above position is 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.
Candidates need to apply by filling up the necessary information through the Google
Form (https://forms.gle/1tqkmt6J1LB4Udsi9) within 15 days from the date of
advertisement. Applicants must upload a cover letter expressing their interest, along
with a complete biodata in the prescribed format, self-attested scanned copies of all
mark sheets and certificates (from Class X onwards), and proof of research experience
and publications, compiled into a single PDF file and submitted through the Google
Form. Incomplete applications or applications submitted without the required
supporting educational certificates will be rejected. Candidates must use exactly the
same name in the Google Form as it appears on their educational certificates.
A web
link for the online interview, along with the date and time, will be sent by email only to
the shortlisted candidates. Candidates are advised to ensure that they meet the
prescribed eligibility criteria before applying, as ineligible candidates will not be
considered for shortlisting or interview.
Note: Incomplete application and those in the wrong format will be summarily rejected.
No TA/DA will be paid for attending the online interview. For any clarification regarding
the advertisement or the application process, candidates may contact the Scientist-inCharge through email only.
Dr. Senthil-Kumar Muthappa
Scientist
BRIC - National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box NO. 10531, New Delhi – 110067.
Email: scipdatabase@nipgr.ac.in

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