National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute jobs for Junior Research Fellow Basic science in Mohali. Last Date to apply: 05 Aug 2016
Job Description
Advt. No. NABI/8(33)/2015-GAP-15/3
Junior Research Fellow Basic science recruitment in National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)
Project Title : “A genomics assisted synthetic hexaploid wheat gene isolation and prebreeding platform for improvement of heat tolerance and sustainable production”.
Essential qualifications:
- Post Graduate Degree in basic science (M.Sc.) with NET qualification Or
- Graduate degree in professional course with NET qualification Or
- Post Graduate degree in professional course
- Professional course: Degrees in engineering/technology, medicine, pharma, veterinary and agriculture
- NET: CSIR-UGC NET, MHRD-GATE, DBT-NET, DAE-JEST & JGEEBILS, NBHM, ICMR-JEE, ICAR test for Ph.D, DoP-GPAT
Desirable qualifications: 1. NET- 2. Prior research or training experience in Agricultural biotechnology, 2D-PAGE and mass spectroscopy. 3. Skills and knowledge of plant molecular biology.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Monika Garg
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
Position available: 1 JRF
Duration: The appointment will be for 2 years or till the termination of the project, whichever is earlier, and subject to annual review for further extension that will be granted based on the research progress and accomplishments.
Age: 28 years (5 years’ relaxation for Female/SC/ST/Physically Handicapped Candidate and 3 years for OBC Candidate)
Emoluments: Rs. 25,000/- per month plus 20% HRA as per guidelines and service conditions as notified by DST OM No.SR/S9/Z-09/2012 dated 21.10.2014. CSIR-LS will get 12000/- + HRA, as for now, but if DST/DBT revises the fellowship candidate will receive revised fellowship.
Job Particulars
About Company
NABl is co-located alongwith Bioprocessing Unit (BPU) , an independent institute, being set up under the DBT and an Agri-Food Biotech Park(ABP) being set up under public-private partnership. The NABI, BPU and ABP would therefore comprise an Agri-Food Biotech cluster that would act as a “biotechnology hub” in the region. The agri food cluster has been developed to link three essential related biotechnologies of crops, food and nutrition, and carry out bench to market activity through its state and regional resource networks.
