The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune is a premier institute dedicated to research and teaching in the basic sciences. It was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (renamed Ministry of Education in August 2020). In 2012, IISER Pune was declared as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament.
Institute invites applications from Indian nationals for the following post purely on temporary and contractual basis under funded project titled “CRISPR-mediated genome editing in potato for earliness in tuberization, stress resilience and enhanced tuber yield” (Project Code: 30825744) funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
Research Associate-II
No. of posts : 01 (One)
Minimum educational Qualification : Ph.D. in Life Sciences / Biology / Biotechnology / Botany / Science or related areas.
Experience : 1 year of Post-doctoral experience in the related areas.
Preference : Candidates having 4 years of research experience in the related field of work particularly research experience in Recombinant DNA techniques, Genome editing and protein affinity studies will be preferred.
Job requirements : CRISPR mediated editing of key potato genes followed by generation of Knock-out transgenic potato lines and characterization.
Tenure of the appointment : Initially for a period of one year, extendable for further period subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project.
Consolidated emoluments per month : Rs. 61,000/- + 27% House Rent Allowance.
Age limit as on last date of submission of application : Not more than 37 years Age relaxation commensurate with exceptional educational qualification/s and / or project relevant experience/s and or publications track record of the applicant may be considered for candidates having qualification and experience higher than the advertised with the prior approval of the competent authority.
Junior Research Fellow
No. of posts : 01 (One)
Minimum educational Qualification : Master’s degree in Biotechnology / Microbiology / Botany / Life sciences OR B. Tech / BS or equivalent degree in any other relevant quantitative fields. with valid CSIR-NET / GATE / DBT – JRF / any other National Level Test conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies and Institutions OR equivalent scorecard.
Preference : Candidates having experience in recombinant DNA tools, plant transformation methods, CRISPR mediated genome editing.
Job requirements : CRISPR mediated editing of key potato genes followed by generation of Knock-out transgenic potato lines and characterization.
Tenure of the appointment : Initially for a period of one year, extendable for further period subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project.
Consolidated emoluments per month : Rs. 37000/- + 27% House Rent Allowance
Age limit as on last date of submission of application : Not more than 37 years Age relaxation commensurate with exceptional educational qualification/s and / or project relevant experience/s and or publications track record of the applicant may be considered for candidates having qualification and experience higher than the advertised with the prior approval of the competent authority.
General Information / details about the post
1. The appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the project.
2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Pune.
3. The appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project.
4. The prescribed date for determining the upper age limit, educational qualifications or experience shall be the last date for submitting applications.
5. The prescribed educational qualification should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.
6. The prescribed educational qualification/s are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it may not be convenient or possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, the Project Investigator may restrict the number of candidates to be called for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration minimum educational qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the applicants, to mention all the educational qualifications and experience in the relevant field at the time of applying.
7. Number of posts may vary depending upon the requirements during the selection process.
8. The experience requirement may be relaxed based on the cohort of applications received, with the prior approval of the competent authority.
9. In case, a selected candidate does not join or resigns after joining the post, waitlisted candidate/s may be offered the position. 10. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.
11. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
12. Bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for.
HOW TO APPLY
• Interested candidates should send the application by email in the prescribed format available as Apply Now below the advertisement (convert into PDF Format) addressed to bio_app@acads.iiserpune.ac.in on or before 22.06.2025. Please mention “Name of the post and Advt. No. ##/2025” in the subject line of the email.
• List of shortlisted candidates for selection process with date, time and other details will be put up on the institute website below this advertisement and candidates will be informed by e-mail only.
Following will be collected and verified at an appropriate stage :
a) Photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support of age, educational qualifications, experiences etc.
b) Recent passport size color photograph.
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