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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an Autonomous Organization under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. CSIR covers the entire spectrum of Scientific and Industrial Research of National and International importance. The CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) is a constituent R&D establishment of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) devoted to research in the frontline areas of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganism with the state of art facility. The IMTECH team of Scientists having cutting edge R&D expertise in the areas of Cloning & expression of recombinant / engineered proteins & their scale-up, Understanding / manipulating proteins and their engineering, Protein structure determination through X-ray crystallography, Molecular microbiology of pathogens especially with respect to drug resistance & vaccine development, Immunology of infectious diseases, Yeast Genetics, Screening of microorganisms for novel enzymatic activities and strain improvement, Bioinformatics & high end computational biology, Microbial taxonomy and metagenomics, and allied areas like technology and business management and intellectual property protection. The Institute is also having a world class Microbial Type Culture Centre and Gene Bank (MTCC) – an International Depositary Authority (IDA). The Institute provided with a truly world class R&D ambience in an area of over 10,000 sq.ft with a dedicated team of more than 55 highly motivated scientists with a majority of them having several years of training in World Renowned Laboratories. The scientific staff is supported with more than 300 well trained Technical staff, Research Scholars.

Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the following Scientific positions in CSIR-IMTech, Chandigarh:

Post: Scientific positions

Post Code-01 SCT (CHEM-I) 02 Posts (UR)
Pay Band: Rs.37400-67000 Pay Band-4

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Senior Principal Scientist GP 8900/- Age Limit: 50 Years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Chemistry:
Ph.D. in area of Chemistry (Organic/Bioorganic/ Synthetic/Medicinal) with six years relevant experience.
Desirable Experience: The candidate should have minimum experience of at least 5-6 years in the research programs in field of Synthetic/ Medicinal/Natural Product Chemistry. Candidate with specialization in NMR and/or Mass Spectrometry of large molecules can apply. Candidate with expertise/ experience in interdisciplinary research areas interfacing chemistry and biology such as Synthetic biology are welcome.

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Principal Scientist GP 8700/- Age Limit: 45 Years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Chemistry:
Ph.D. in area of Chemistry (Organic/Bioorganic/ Synthetic/Medicinal) with six years relevant experience.
Desirable Experience: The candidate should have minimum experience of at least 5-6 years in the research programs in field of Synthetic/ Medicinal/Natural Product Chemistry. Candidate with specialization in NMR and/or Mass Spectrometry of large molecules can apply. Candidate with expertise/ experience in interdisciplinary research areas interfacing chemistry and biology such as Synthetic biology are welcome.

Post Code-02 SCT (MICROB) 02 Posts (UR)
Pay Band: Rs.37400-67000 Pay Band-4

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Senior Principal Scientist GP 8900/- Age Limit: 50 Years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Microbiology-I: Ph.D (Molecular or Synthetic Biology/ Microbial Genetics) with 6 years relevant experience.
Desirable Experience: The candidate should have minimum experience of at least 5-6 years in the research programs in any field of Molecular Biology/ Microbial Genetics/ Microbial Taxonomy/ Synthetic Biology with a demonstrated record of outstanding publications in high IF Journals, and/or patents.

Principal Scientist GP 8700/- Age Limit: 45 Years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Ph.D (Molecular or Synthetic Biology/ Microbial Genetics) with 03 years relevant experience.
Desirable Experience: The candidate should have minimum experience of at least 5-6 years in the research programs in any field of Molecular Biology/ Microbial Genetics/ Microbial Taxonomy/ Synthetic Biology with a demonstrated record of outstanding publications in high IF Journals, and/or patents.

Post Code-03 SCT(MTCC) (05 posts; UR-3, ST-1, OBC-1; – out of which 01 post is reserved for PwD (OH)
Pay Band: Rs.15600-39100 Pay Band-3

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Senior Scientist Gr. Pay Rs. 7600/- Age limit: 37 years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank–MTCC:
Ph.D Degree in any of the following disciplines with 2 years relevant experience:
• Taxonomy of Fungi/ Bacteria/ Archaea/Algae
• Microbial Diversity/Ecology/ Evolution
• Metagenomics, Synthetic biology/Metabolic Engg.
Desirable Experience: Specialization in microbiology or mycology or microbial ecology and with minimum 2/4 years research experience in taxonomy of lower fungi or basidiomycetous fungi or yeasts or bacteria or archaea or anaerobic bacteria or extremophilic bacteria or cyanobacteria or microbial diversity or microbial ecology or microbial evolution. Experience in isolation, culturing and characterization of different groups of microorganisms and their long term preservation methods. Working experience in modern techniques related to microbial taxonomy, diversity and evolution related research. Research experience must be substantiated by publications in reputed journals.
Job Specification: The incumbent/s will join a team of scientists in MTCC in providing high quality services to the scientific community in the areas of characterization, preservation and supply of microbial cultures. In addition, the selected candidate has to pursue top quality research in microbial taxonomy, diversity, ecology and evolution and is expected to establish himself/herself within a reasonable time as an expert in one or more of the above areas.

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Scientist Gr. Pay Rs. 6600/- Age limit: 32 years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Ph.D Degree in any of the following disciplines:
• Taxonomy of Fungi/ Bacteria/ Archaea/Algae
• Microbial Diversity/Ecology/ Evolution
Desirable Experience: Specialization in microbiology or mycology or microbial ecology and with minimum 2/4 years research experience in taxonomy of lower fungi or basidiomycetous fungi or yeasts or bacteria or archaea or anaerobic bacteria or extremophilic bacteria or cyanobacteria or microbial diversity or microbial ecology or microbial evolution. Experience in isolation, culturing and characterization of different groups of microorganisms and their long term preservation methods. Working experience in modern techniques related to microbial taxonomy, diversity and evolution related research. Research experience must be substantiated by publications in reputed journals.
Job Specification: The incumbent/s will join a team of scientists in MTCC in providing high quality services to the scientific community in the areas of characterization, preservation and supply of microbial cultures. In addition, the selected candidate has to pursue top quality research in microbial taxonomy, diversity, ecology and evolution and is expected to establish himself/herself within a reasonable time as an expert in one or more of the above areas.

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Post Code-04 (SCT –BIC) (01 Post - UR)
Pay Band: Rs.15600-39100 Pay Band-3
Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Senior Scientist Gr. Pay Rs. 7600/- Age limit: 37 years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: Bioinformatics and Computer Science: Ph.D in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering / Information Technology or equivalent with 2 years relevant experience OR M.E/M.Tech in the field of Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/ Information Technology or equivalent with three years relevant experience.
Desirable Experience: The Candidate should have experience of at least 3-4 years in maintaining high end Computers, (HTC workstations, Servers) like molecular modeling, web serving, genome assembling, computational biology.
Job Specification: The incumbent will work in a team of dedicated and devoted Scientists in maintaining the high end computers (HTC, Workstations, Servers) like molecular modeling, web serving, genome assembling, computational biology.

Designation & Grade Pay (GP)/ Age limit not exceeding: Scientist Gr. Pay Rs. 6600/- Age limit: 32 years
Essential Educational qualification & Experience: M.E/M.Tech. in the field of Computer Science/Computer Engineering/ Information Technology or equivalent.
Desirable Experience: The Candidate should have experience of at least 3-4 years in maintaining high end Computers, (HTC workstations, Servers) like molecular modeling, web serving, genome assembling, computational biology.
Job Specification: The incumbent will work in a team of dedicated and devoted Scientists in maintaining the high end computers (HTC, Workstations, Servers) like molecular modeling, web serving, genome assembling, computational biology.

IMPORTANT:
i. Candidates are required to submit a brief (2-3 pages on A-4 size paper) write-up on their vision and ideas, as relevant to the level/post they are applying for.
ii. Candidates are required to submit testimonials from 3 researchers who are familiar with their research work and capabilities.
iii. Age and experience will be reckoned as on the last date fixed for receipt of application form (i.e., 12th March, 2015). The period of R&D experience in a discipline or area of work shall be counted from the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualification for the post.
iv. Candidates of Indian Origin settled abroad of proven merit, as evidenced by their research work/publications, if found suitable for the post applied, may be considered by the Screening/Selection Committee, in absentia, on specific request of the candidate.
v. The Selection Committee depending upon the performance of the candidate may choose to place the candidate in any of the Grade Pay within the Pay Band subject to meeting the minimum eligibility criterion specified.

How to Apply: Application forms can be directly downloaded from http://www.imtech.res.in. Completed applications in all respects, in the prescribed form accompanied by self-attested copies of certificates, testimonials in support of age, educational qualifications, experience, etc. mentioned in the application, along with non-refundable application fee of Rs.100/- (US$25 in case candidate applying from abroad) for general and OBC category candidates (No application fee for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates/PWDs candidates and regular employees of CSIR), by means of DD (issued by State Bank of India only except for the candidate applying from abroad) valid for at least 03 months, drawn in favour of the “Director, IMT, Chandigarh” payable at State Bank of India, Sector-30 Br., Chandigarh, should be sent to the Controller of Administration, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh-160 036 so as to reach on or before 12th March, 2015.

Last date of receipt of applications: 12th March, 2015

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