National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is the first national level institute in pharmaceutical sciences with a proclaimed objective of becoming a centre of excellence for advanced studies and research in pharmaceutical sciences. The Government of India has declared NIPER as an 'Institute of National Importance'. It is an autonomous body set up under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. The Institute is conceived to provide leadership in pharmaceutical sciences and related areas not only within the country, but also to the countries in South East Asia, South Asia and Africa. NIPER is a member of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
RECRUITMENT NOTICE FOR FACULTY POSITIONS
Professor
Maximum Age (as on the last date of receipt of applications) : 50 Years
Pay Matrix Level as per 7th CPC : Level-14A (Academic Pay Level) (Rs. 1,59,100-2,20,200/-)
Associate Professor
Maximum Age (as on the last date of receipt of applications) : 50 Years
Pay Matrix Level as per 7th CPC : Level-13A2 (Academic Pay Level) (Rs.1,39,600-2,11,300/-)
Assistant Professor
Maximum Age (as on the last date of receipt of applications) : 45 Years
Pay Matrix Level as per 7th CPC : Level-12 (Academic Pay Level) (Rs.1,01,500-1,67,400)
Educational Qualification & Experience
Professor : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout and at least 10 years of teaching/research/industrial experience with published work of high quality well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in pharmaceutical and allied areas.
Associate Professor : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout and at least 8 years of teaching/research/industrial experience with published work of high quality and an established reputation of having made seminal contribution to knowledge in pharmaceutical and allied areas.
Assistant Professor : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout and at least 5 years of teaching/ research/industrial experience with published work of high quality.
PROFESSOR
Post Code : F-301
Specialization : Pharmacoinformatics
No of post : 01 SC
Area of expertise & Experience : Cheminformatics/ Bioinformatics/ pharmacoinformatics/ computational biology including the applications of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, data analytics, proficiency in computer programming /database development in the field of biology, chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology etc. and/or expertise in Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD)/ Molecular modelling, Pharmacophore mapping, Molecular dynamic simulations with demonstrated skills in using CADD/Molecular modeling software in the applied areas of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical sciences.
Post Code : F-302
Specialization :Natural Products
No of post : 01 EWS
Area of expertise & Experience : Isolation, purification and characterization of natural products from medicinal plants and microbial sources using sophisticated techniques such as HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS and NMR including 2-D NMR techniques/in-vitro and in-vivo biological evaluation of natural products/pharmacognostical identification of medicinal plants/development of Nutraceutical and Phytopharmaceutical Advertisement No. 03/2024 dated 06.04.2024 for Faculty Positions Page 3/15 products/AYUSH formulations/AYUSH pharmaceutics of herbal drugs/AYUSH drugs/Dravyaguna and Rasasashtra.
Post Code : F-303
Specialization :Pharmaceutical Analysis
No of post : 01 ST
Area of expertise & Experience :Instrumental Analysis - sophisticated hyphenated techniques (LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC- MS, NMR, etc./stability testing and impurity profiling)/bioanalytical & pharmacopeial analysis (method development and validation and PK/PD studies)/Quality Control & Quality Assurance - GLP, and a regulatory quality guidelines/Metabolite Profiling (In-vitro/in- vivo approaches for metabolite profiling)/ establishing accredited labs and a strong background in regulatory guidelines.
Post Code : F-304
Specialization :Pharmaceutical Analysis
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience :Instrumental Analysis - sophisticated hyphenated techniques (LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC- MS, NMR, etc./stability testing and impurity profiling)/bioanalytical & pharmacopeial analysis (method development and validation and PK/PD studies)/Quality Control & Quality Assurance - GLP, and a regulatory quality guidelines/Metabolite Profiling (In-vitro/in- vivo approaches for metabolite profiling)/ establishing accredited labs and a strong background in regulatory guidelines.
Post Code : F-305
Specialization : Pharmacology and Toxicology
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Adequate skills in Bacteriology/ Microbiology/Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3)/ Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2).
F-306
Specialization : Pharmaceutics
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Pharmacokinetics/ biopharmaceutics/ drug delivery systems/ formulation developments of biologicals and biosimilars/ solid state Pharmaceutics/ pre-formulation studies/ computational Pharmaceutics/ biomaterials.
Post Code : F-307
Specialization :Pharmaceutics
No of post : 01 SC
Area of expertise & Experience : Business development related to pharmaceutical or biotechnology sector/public-private partnerships/contract research/industrial liaison/management of IPR/managing of technology incubators/out- licensing of pharmaceutical technologies.
Post Code : F-308
Specialization : Pharmacy Practice
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Experience in community pharmacy/ public health/pharmaceutical care/ pharmacovigilance studies/clinical therapeutics and pharmacovigilance/ professional practice of pharmacy and clinical pharmacy/ rural pharmacy/pharmacoeconomics.
Post Code : F-309
Pharmaceutical Technology – Formulations
01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience : Formulation development of conventional and/or novel drug delivery systems.
Post Code : F-310
Specialization : Biotechnology
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Fermentation technology/ upstream and downstream processing/ handling bioreactors and fermenters/scale-up and production of protein therapeutics/ biochemical/ recombinant enzyme products.
Post Code : F-311
Specialization : Biotechnology
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Experience in establishing facilities for development and screening of anti-viral or anti-bacterial agents/drug discovery and experience in handling and maintenance of viral or bacterial cultures/ cell-based screening, other relevant assays/animal models.
Post Code : F-312
Specialization : Biotechnology
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience : Virology/Bacteriology with documented experience in screening of anti-viral or anti- bacterial in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3)/ Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) set-up, handling and maintenance of viral or bacterial cultures, cell- based screening, other relevant assays/animal models to evaluate anti-viral or anti-bacterial activity of compounds/selection of viral variants by NGS and applying molecular virology techniques to advanced programs/ development of biologics and vaccines targeting viral or bacterial pathogens including respiratory viruses/ evaluating immunogenicity of vaccines/ anti-viral or anti-bacterial therapies against clinically relevant pathogens.
Post Code : F-313
Specialization : Medical Devices
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Medical devices/biomedical devices/medical imaging/3D bioprinting/medical instrumentation/ biomaterials/implants/biosensors and sensing devices/implantable active drug delivery systems for various fields of medicine and dentistry-orthopaedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, neurological, ocular, etc/in-vitro diagnostic platforms/microfluidics/ bioengineering/Instrumentations/Electrical Engineering/Electronics/Mechanical Engineering/Biochemical Engineering/and allied areas.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Post Code : F-314
Specialization : Medicinal Chemistry
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience :In-depth medicinal chemistry experience/organic synthesis/ expertise in any of the following therapeutic areas of drug discovery-Antibacterial/ Antiviral/ Antiparasitic/ Cardiovascular/ CNS/ Antidiabetic including diabetic complication and obesity/ designing, implementing and executing synthetic and medicinal chemistry strategies/ developing new technologies to accelerate drug discovery/ Peptide-based medicinal chemistry/ carbohydrate chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry with experience in computer-aided drug discovery/Chemo-biosynthetic and chemo- enzymatic approaches to the discovery of biologically active molecules.
Post Code : F-315
Specialization : Pharmacoinformatics
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Cheminformatics/ Bioinformatics/ pharmacoinformatics/ computational biology including the applications of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, data analytics, proficiency in computer programming /database development in the field of biology, chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology etc. and/or expertise in Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD)/ Molecular modelling, Pharmacophore mapping, Molecular dynamic simulations with demonstrated skills in using CADD/Molecular modeling software in the applied areas of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical sciences.
Post Code : F-316
Specialization : Natural Products
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Isolation, purification and characterization of natural products from medicinal plants and microbial sources using sophisticated techniques such as HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS and NMR including 2-D NMR techniques/in-vitro and in-vivo biological evaluation of natural products/pharmacognostical identification of medicinal plants/development of Nutraceutical and Phytopharmaceutical products/AYUSH formulations/AYUSH pharmaceutics of herbal drugs/AYUSH drugs/Dravyaguna and Rasasashtra.
Post Code : F-317
Specialization : Pharmaceutical Technology –Process Chemistry
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience :Process Chemistry/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) synthesis/Flow Chemistry/Large-Scale Synthesis including Pilot Plant management.
Post Code : F-318
Specialization : Pharmaceutical Analysis
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Instrumental Analysis - sophisticated hyphenated techniques (LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC- MS, NMR, etc./stability testing and impurity profiling)/ bioanalytical & pharmacopeial analysis (method development and validation and PK/PD studies)/Quality Control & Quality Assurance - GLP, and a regulatory quality guidelines/Metabolite Profiling (In-vitro/in- vivo approaches for metabolite profiling)/ Experience in establishing accredited labs and a strong background in regulatory guidelines.
Post Code : F-319
Specialization : Pharmacology and Toxicology
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience :Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Cardio Vascular Pharmacology/ Receptor Pharmacology/ Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders/ Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics.
Post Code : F-320
Specialization :Pharmaceutics
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Pharmacokinetics/ biopharmaceutics/ drug delivery systems/ formulation developments of biologicals and biosimilars/solid state Pharmaceutics /pre-formulation studies/ computational Pharmaceutics/ biomaterials.
Post Code : F-321
Specialization : Pharmacy Practice
No of post : 01 ST
Area of expertise & Experience :Experience in community pharmacy/ public health/ pharmaceutical care/ pharmacovigilance studies/ clinical therapeutics and pharmacovigilance/ professional practice of pharmacy and clinical pharmacy/ rural pharmacy/pharmacoeconomics.
Post Code : F-322
Specialization : Clinical Research
No of post : 01 SC
Area of expertise & Experience :Clinical Research/ Clinical Pharmacology/ Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Medicine /Industry experience in clinical drug development/ capability of conducting/ managing/designing and analysis of Clinical trials/ Bioequivalence Studies/ Pharmacovigilance studies /Phase I, II, III human trials/ Clinical Data Management studies.
Post Code : F-323
Specialization : Pharmaceutical Technology – Formulations
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience :Formulation development of conventional and/or novel drug delivery systems.
Post Code : F-324
Specialization :Biotechnology
No of post : 01 SC
Area of expertise & Experience :Experimental omics-based drug discovery and development/ development of biosensors and diagnostics.
Post Code : F-325
Specialization : Medical Devices
No of post : 01 EWS
Area of expertise & Experience : Medical devices/biomedical devices/medical imaging/3D bioprinting/ medical instrumentation/ biomaterials/ implants/ biosensors and sensing devices/implantable active drug delivery systems for various fields of medicine and dentistry-orthopaedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, neurological, ocular, etc/in-vitro diagnostic platforms/ microfluidics/ bioengineering/ Instrumentations/ Electrical Engineering/ Electronics/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering/ and allied areas.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Post Code : F-326
Specialization : Medicinal Chemistry
No of post : 01 SC
Area of expertise & Experience : In-depth medicinal chemistry experience/organic synthesis/ expertise in any of the following therapeutic areas of drug discovery- Anti-bacterial/ Anti-viral/ Antiparasitic/ Cardiovascular/ CNS/ Antidiabetic including diabetic complication and obesity/designing, implementing and executing synthetic and medicinal chemistry strategies/ developing new technologies to accelerate drug discovery/ Peptide-based medicinal chemistry/carbohydrate chemistry/ Medicinal Chemistry with experience in computer-aided drug discovery/ Chemo- biosynthetic and chemo-enzymatic approaches to the discovery of biologically active molecules.
Post Code : F-327
Specialization : Pharmacology and Toxicology
No of post : 01 ST
Area of expertise & Experience : Toxicology/ Pharmacology/Safety Testing/ Small Rodent Imaging techniques/ regulatory toxicological studies.
Post Code : F-328
Specialization : Pharmacology and Toxicology
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Virology/ Bacteriology/ Pharmacology/ Biosafety level 3 (BSL3)/ Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2)/ animal models for screening of anti- viral or anti-bacterials.
Post Code : F-329
Specialization : Pharmaceutics
No of post : 01 EWS
Area of expertise & Experience : Pharmacokinetics/ biopharmaceutics /drug delivery systems/ formulation developments of biologicals and biosimilars/solid state Pharmaceutics /pre-formulation studies/ computational Pharmaceutics/ biomaterials.
Post Code : F-330
Specialization :Biotechnology
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Bacteriologist/handling drug resistant and drug sensitive bacterial strains (such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ESKAPE pathogens, other BSL2/BSL3 organisms), for the set up and screening of drug testing protocols/experience in developing and testing anti-bacterial efficacy in small animal models for infection, awareness of CLSI guidelines for testing of anti-microbial susceptibility testing.
Post Code : F-331
Specialization :Medical Devices
No of post : 01 OBC
Area of expertise & Experience : Medical devices/ biomedical devices/ medical imaging/ medical instrumentation/ biomaterials/ implants/ biosensors and sensing devices/implantable active drug delivery systems for various fields of medicine and dentistry-orthopaedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, neurological, ocular, etc/in-vitro diagnostic platforms/ microfluidics/ bioengineering/ Instrumentations/ Electrical Engineering/ Electronics/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering/ and allied areas.
Post Code : F-332
Specialization : Medical Devices
No of post : 01 UR
Area of expertise & Experience : Medical devices/ biomedical devices/ medical imaging/ medical instrumentation/ biomaterials/ implants/ biosensors and sensing devices/implantable active drug delivery systems for various fields of medicine and dentistry-orthopaedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, neurological, ocular, etc/in-vitro diagnostic platforms/microfluidics/ bioengineering/ Instrumentations/ Electrical Engineering/ Electronics/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering/and allied areas.
Selected candidates shall be entitled to Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, Leave Travel Concession, Medical Reimbursement Facility and other allowances as applicable to NIPER faculties. In addition, the faculty of the Institute shall be given the following special allowances to help them in their professional development :
1. Membership of professional societies/procurement of journals: Every faculty member shall get 50% subsidy on the cost of membership or of the journals up to a maximum of Rs. 5,000/- per year.
2. Book Allowance: Every faculty member shall get a book allowance up to maximum of Rs. 5,000/- per year. The books shall ultimately form a part of the Institute’s Library accession.
3. Contract research & consultancy: The Institute encourages the faculty members to undertake consultancy work or work on sponsored projects.
General Information
1. Candidate of only Indian nationality can apply for these posts.
2. The maximum age limit and eligibility conditions shall be counted as on closing date for receipt of applications i.e. 06.05.2024 (Monday).
3. Candidates should carefully read the required minimum essential qualifications, age and eligibility, experience criteria etc. laid down in the advertisement before applying the advertised post. Since all the applications will be screened on the basis of data submitted by the candidate in the application form, the candidates must satisfy themselves of the suitability for the position to which they are applying. If at any stage during the recruitment and selection process or later, it is found that candidates have furnished false/ wrong/misleading information, their candidature will be rejected and action will be taken as per rules.
4. Qualification and experience required for the post should be in the relevant specialization for which the posts have been advertised.
5. Candidates have to clearly mention the post applied viz. Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor with Specialization and Post Code at the appropriate place specified in the application form. Candidates applying for more than one post need to fill separate application forms supported by all relevant documents in support of essential qualification, experience claimed with requisite application and fee as specified at Point No. 24 of the General Information. Application form without supporting documents and prescribed fee shall be summarily rejected and no further correspondence in this regard shall be entertained in any circumstances.
6. All appointments under Direct Recruitment are regular in nature on temporary basis with an initial probation period of two (02) years. The same shall be confirmed depending upon satisfactory performance of the incumbent as per rules.
7. The post advertised shall accrue all benefits at par with Central Government Employees. In addition to the usual pay and allowances as admissible vide 7th Pay Commission; other benefits such as Leave Travel Concession, Medical Reimbursement Facility, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowances etc. are also available as per NIPERAct and Statutes.
8. The applicants serving in Government / Semi-Government / Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous organizations must send their application (in the prescribed format) along with relevant documents ‘Through Proper Channel’. Such applicants may send advance copy of their application, but their candidature shall only be considered in case their applications are received through proper channel. Candidate shall be required to produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) duly issued by the present organization.
9. In case of applicants serving in Government / Semi-Government / Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous organizations, while forwarding the application, Vigilance Clearance Certificate to the effect that the official is clear from vigilance angel and there is no disciplinary case pending or contemplated against him/her is required to be furnished.
10 The vital information like designation, organization, previous employment profile, scale and band of pay and grade pay, type of pay scale like Central Government (CDA) or Industrial (IDA) and equivalent CDA in case of later, nature of duties etc. must be given in full, failing which the application may be summarily rejected without any further follow up, whatsoever.
11. The applications received in response to advertisement shall be scrutinized by a committee and only short listed candidates shall be called for selection process. Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for presentation and/or interview. The Institute reserves the right to place reasonable limit on the total number of candidates to be called for presentation and/or interview.
12. In exceptionally meritorious cases or under special circumstances, the eligibility requirements of age and experience for a post may be relaxed by the Competent Authority.
13.The detailed description about nature of duties performed and being performed are mandatory to be mentioned, failing which application(s) may not be considered. If required, an additional sheet may be attached.
14.The process of selection will include presentation and/or interview or any other process as decided by the Competent Authority for the post.
15.In case application is received without / less prescribed fee, the application shall be rejected and no further correspondence in this regard shall be made / entertained.
16. Duly typed application form(s) in the prescribed promorma including signed supplementary format(s) of synopsis, brief duties format and other information must be submitted. The application(s) not in the prescribed format/handwritten and not accompanied by the synopsis sheet shall be out-rightly rejected. The synopsis duly filled in shall also be sent (in .pdf format) through e-mail at recruitmentcell@niper.ac.in.
17.Duly filled in application form should be supported by all relevant supporting enclosures with pagination. Incomplete application or without relevant supporting enclosures i.e. self attested copies of degree / certificates / marks sheets / experience certificate / reprint of important publications, without photographs, signatures and prescribed fee and without pagination will be out-rightly rejected.
18. Age relaxation / reservation policy wherever applicable will be as per Government of India guidelines. The candidates are required to attach valid proof/certificate etc. for claiming relaxation as per guidelines prescribed by the Government of India from time to time.
19. No age relaxation would be available to SC/ST/OBC candidates for Unreserved (UR) vacancies.
20. Age relaxation for PwBD/Ex-Servicemen candidates is applicable as per Government of India norms.
21. As per the decision of the Board of Governors of the Institute in its 79th meeting dated 22.03.2023, 5 years one time age relaxation is available to the regular employees of NIPER-SAS Nagar subject to fulfillment of other eligibility criteria.
22. Candidates on direct selection shall be governed by New Pension Scheme of Central Government made effective from 01-01-2004.
23. Application forms are available at the Institute’s website <www.niper.gov.in/jobs.htm>. The candidate(s) who fulfill the eligibility criteria, may submit the application(s) on the prescribed application form along with attested copies of testimonials / degrees/ certificates etc. in support of the averments made in the qualification, experience and other columns in the application form along with latest passport size photograph and prescribed fee, as mentioned below:
i. for Unreserved, EWS and OBC category: Rs. 1,000/-
ii. for SC/ST/PwBD/female candidate: NIL
The above prescribed application fee is required to be submitted through NEFT mode only. The proof of payment of prescribed fee payable through NEFT in the Institute’s Bank is required to be attached.
Details of the Institute’s Bank is as under:
Account Name : Director, NIPER, SAS Nagar
Name of the Bank : State Bank of India,
SCF No.32, Phase -X, Sector- 64 SAS Nagar-160062
Bank Account No.: 550345 49623
IFSC Code : SBIN0004421
25.Candidates shall have to produce original testimonials at the time of interview, failing which the interview will not be allowed. The original certificates/degree etc of the candidate(s) are subject to verification before joining, in case of selection.
26. The names, addresses, occupations, contact numbers and email IDs of three referees must be given in the application form. At least two of them should be Reporting Officer(s) and/or Employer in the previous and present employment(s) and should be familiar with the nature of duties.
27. Request for change of mailing address or e-mail address during the process of recruitment will not be entertained under any circumstances.
28. No interim enquires / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
29. The Institute reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement or not to fill up some of the posts advertised at any time without assigning any reason and its decision in this regard shall be final.
30. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM MAY LEAD TO CANCELLATION OF CANDIDATURE.
31.Candidate should keep their email id & mobile no. provided in the application form active. Institute will not be responsible for non receipt / delay in receipt of any communication due to deactivation of email id and or mobile number given or due to change in address etc.
32. Candidates are required to visit the Institute website regularly as any subsequent information/corrigendum/addendum etc. shall be published on the Institute
website only. Institute will not be responsible in any manner, if a candidate fails to visit the website in time.
33. Candidates fulfilling all the eligibility criteria may submit their application on the prescribed application form along with attested copies of testimonials in an envelope
super-scribing the post applied for “...........................”. The completed application
form is required to be sent to :
THE REGISTRAR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH SECTOR-67, S.A.S.NAGAR (MOHALI)-160062, PUNJAB
34 The last date for receipt of application forms is 06.05.2024 (Monday) i.e. 30 days from the date of publication in Employment News.
35.The Institute will NOT be responsible for non-receipt of application(s) within the stipulated date due to any postal delay/loss of application/document sent in transit.
Late receipt of applications may not be considered and applications received after due date i.e. 06.05.2024 (Monday) shall not be entertained at any circumstances.
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