NIT Rourkela is one of the premier national level institutions for technical education in the country and is funded by the Government of India. Government of India has elevated the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela to a deemed university under the name of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. The main objective of the Institute is to produce quality Engineers and Scientists in Graduate and Post-Graduate levels in various branches of Engineering and Science.
Post : Junior Research Fellow (JRF) - 01
Candidates who fulfill the below mentioned criteria may submit the application form before the last date. Engagement will be purely on temporary / contractual basis and co-terminus with the completion of the project. Candidates are advised to go through the advertisement details carefully before applying.
Project Code, Dept, with Closing Date : SR/24/LS/009 08-May-2027 Life Science
Name of the Research Project : Deciphering the interplay between biofilm matrix component and small RNA in biofilm regulation and catabolic gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 for phenanthrene degradation.
Funding Agency Details : DBT
Tenure of the Project : 02 Year
Essential Qualifications and experience : M.Sc./M.Tech (or equivalent) in Life Science/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Biological Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Zoology/ Animal Science / Botany/ Genetics/ Environmental Science OR any other related branch of biological science with minimum 60% of marks or 6.5 CGPA in 10 point scale with valid GATE score or NET certificate of CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/ICAR (LS/JRF)
Desirable Qualifications / Experiences : Prior experience in Microbiology/ Biofilm biology/ Bioremediation/ Bacterial cell biology/ Molecular biology/ molecular and biophysical techniques (PCR, RT-PCR, Western Blotting, Immunofluorescence, Electrophoresis, Gene cloning, Mutant development, spectroscopy etc.) will be preferred.
Job Description : To carry out experiments related to the project bacterial on biofilm, analyze data, write research papers..
Consolidated monthly compensation / Fellowship : Year 1 & 2 INR 37,000.00 /-per month (+) HRA @ NA % (if applicable)
PI Details : Prof. Surajit Das ; surajit @nitrkl.ac.in, surajit.cas@gmail.com
Co PI : Prof. Samir Kumar Patra ; samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
The candidate(s) are required to send the complete filled and signed application (soft copy) with documents regarding educational qualification indicating percentage of marks / division (mark-sheets and / or certificates), research papers (if any), work experience certificate (if any) etc., This may be built as a single PDF file and sent by email with “Advertisement No.” on the subject link to the above mentioned e-mail IDs. NO hard copies of application(s) are required to be sent to the Institute.
Last date for submitting the Application : 19-Jul-2025
The period of experience in a discipline / area of work, wherever prescribed, shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications for that position. Mere possession of minimum qualification does not guarantee invitation to the interview. Candidates will be short listed based on merit and need of the project. Selection / Joining will be cancelled in case ofany suppression of information / document submitted.
NIT Rourkela reserves the right to fix higher criteria for short-listing of eligible candidates from those satisfying advertised qualification and requirement of the project post. Only short-listed candidates will be informed for Online interview. In case, any clarification is required on eligibility regarding the above post, the candidate may contact in the above mentioned details.
Age Guideline : The upper age limit for applying for the award of project position shall be [28] years, which is relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes / Schedule Tribes / PWD and Female applicants whereas 3 years in the case of OBCs (Non-creamy layer candidates). Upper age limit shall be reckoned as on the last date of receipt of applications.
Any other terms & conditions governed as per guidelines issued by the funding agency for the engagement of above position as amended from time to time shall be in force towards this temporary recruitment.
Date and Time for On-line / Walk-in Interview : 30-July-2025 at 09.00AM
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