Career for Life Sciences candidates at AIIMS, Salary Rs. 67,000 plus HRA

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani was officially approved, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), by Union Cabinet on October 07, 2015. The Institute was approved to be established over a span of 179.82-acre land on National Highway – 34 around 50 km from Kolkata, in the village of Basantapur, near Kalyani, District Nadia, West Bengal. The Institute was established by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 (25 of 1956) as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification dated 24th January, 2018.

Post : Research Scientist-II (Scientist C)

The following post is to be filled up on purely contractual basis for Department of Health Research funded Multi- Disciplinary Research Unit Scheme sanctioned at AIIMS Kalyani

Essential Qualifications : 1. Ph.D. degree in Pathology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Life Sciences subject from a recognized university with 5 years R&D experience in Pathology/ Genomics or biomedical subjects OR First class Master’s Degree in Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Life Sciences or equivalent degree from a recognized University with 8 years R&D experience in Genomics or the biomedical subjects in recognized institute(s) Ph.D. in relevant subjects shall be treated equivalent to 3-year experience.
2. Thorough knowledge of Medical statistics, Computer Applications/ Data Management, data analysis and interpretation of results of statistical analysis.

Desirable Qualifications :
1. Experience on Molecular biology techniques, immunohistochemistry and tumor pathology including histopathology and cytopathology.
2. Not less than 3 research publications (accepted) in indexed scientific journals
3. Supervised/ investigated scientific research projects as PI/ C-PI/ Co-I.

Maximum age : 40 years

Salary : 67,000+HRA

Terms & Conditions
1. It is candidates’ responsibility to ascertain and ensure their eligibility as per the prescribed qualification and experience. If any declaration given or information furnished by him/her proves false or if he/she is found to have willfully suppressed any material or information, he/she will be liable for removal from service and also such other action as the Government/ ICMR may deem necessary. Even after qualifying in the selection process the candidate may be rendered disqualified at the time of document verification if he/she does not fulfill essential eligibility criteria.
2. Tenure: The assignments are purely on contract basis for a period of 6 months (which may be extended as per approval from competent authority / DHR MRU scheme). These Appointments will not vest any right to claim by the candidate for regular appointment or permanent absorption in AIIMS, Kalyani/DHR or continued contractual appointment.
3. Expiry of Contract: The contract will automatically expire on completion of the stipulated time or earlier in case of withdrawal of support by the funding agency. The contractual appointment can be terminated at any time by either side by giving 30 days’ notice or salary in lieu thereof.
4. Leave: The leave entitlement of the appointee shall be governed in terms of the DHR MRU scheme leave policy as amended from time to time.
5. Accommodation: No hostel or any other accommodation will be provided by the institute.
6. Canvassing of any kind will lead to disqualification.
7. The prescribed qualification is minimum and merely possessing the same does not entitle any candidate for selection. 8. Applications incomplete in any aspect will be summarily rejected and no intimations / requests will be made to the candidate in this regard. Candidates who will be called for the final interview will be based on the complete discretion of the Screening Committee and no intimations will be given/ sent to the candidate in this regard.
9. Decision of the Selection Committee at AIIMS Kalyani regarding selection of candidates will be final and no representation in any manner will be entertained in this regard.
10. The appointment is full time and private practice of any type is prohibited.

11. He/she is expected to conform to the rules of conduct and discipline as applicable to the institute employees.
12. The decision of the competent authority regarding the selection of the candidate will be final and no representation will be entertained in this regard.
13. The Competent Authority reserves the right of any amendment, cancellation and changes to this advertisement as a whole or in part without assigning any reason or giving notice.
14. Interview will be held at AIIMS Kalyani. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the same.
15. Information pertaining to this advertisement will be displayed on the AIIMS website
16. No individual intimation will be sent by AIIMS Kalyani to applicants. It will be the responsibility of applicants to visit the institute website.
17. No other allowance/facilities other than consolidated emoluments/salary shall be admissible.
18. The selected candidates shall be employed under DHR MRU Scheme, AIIMS Kalyani and will be under direct pay role of AIIMS Kalyani.
19. All disputes will be subjected to the jurisdictions of the court of law at Kolkata.

Selection Process
1. Eligible candidates may fill the attached application form. The filled-up application form along with certificate of age, qualification, experience should be emailed to mru@aiimskalyani.edu.in (all documents merged as a single PDF file in same order as given above).
2. The last date of submission of the application will be 15 days after the advertisement notice on the institute webpage (i.e., latest by 12o’ clock midnight). The email should have the heading mentioning the specific post applied for, like: “Application for the post of Research Scientist II (Scientist C)/ Lab Technician for the MRU Project AIIMS Kalyani.” The improper heading may lead to rejection of the application.
3. Any application received after the stipulated date and time will not be considered.
4. List of shortlisted Candidates will be published on AIIMS Kalyani Website. No individual intimation will be sent by AIIMS Kalyani to applicants. Candidates are hence requested to follow up recruitment notices on the website periodically.
5. Date and Venue of written examination and interview will be published on AIIMS Kalyani website.
6. The interview will be conducted through offline mode only. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the same.
7. Candidates should bring two photocopies of application form and supporting document along with original documents for verification at the time of interview.
8. The decision of selection committee further to approval of the Executive Director, AIIMS Kalyani will be final.
9. Result will be published on AIIMS Kalyani Website after the selection process is over and same will be communicated to the selected candidate via e-mail.

The above post is to be filled purely on a contractual basis for a period of 6 months (which may be extended as per approval from competent authority/ DHR MRU Scheme). Eligible candidates may apply on the attached Proforma/ annexure.
The filled-up application form (in same order as below) along with certificate of age proof, educational qualification, and experience shall be emailed to mru@aiimskalyani.edu.in within 15 days from the date of publication of this advertisement in the institute website.