Vacancy for Junior Research Fellow, Project Associate at CIMAP

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, popularly known as CIMAP, is a frontier plant research laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Established originally as Central Indian Medicinal Plants Organisation (CIMPO) in 1959, CIMAP is steering multidisciplinary high quality research in biological and chemical sciences and extending technologies and services to the farmers and entrepreneurs of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) with its research headquarter at Lucknow and Research Centres at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pantnagar and Purara.

Eligible and interested candidates may attend the online interview for engagement on purely temporary basis Junior Research Fellow (One posts) and Project Associate-I (Two posts) in CSIR and externally funded project tenable at CSIR-CIMAP, Research Centre, Pantnagar. The eligibility criterion is as follow.

Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Max. Age Limit : 30 Years
Project Title : GAP-456: Genetic improvement of damask rose for higher flower and oil yield through induced mutagenesis
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. Ag. (Min.55%) in Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Botany /Biotechnology with NET/NET-LS qualified
Desirable Qualification : Preference will be given to those who has two year research experience in plant breeding
Stipend per month : Rs. 31,000/- for first 2 years and Rs. 35,000/- for 3rd year for NET-LS qualified candidates As per Funding Agency

Project Associate-I
Max. Age Limit : 35 Years
Project Title : FC 2020-23/MLP-04: Induction, identification, characterization and selections of polyploidy in Stevia rebaudiana to increase biomass, stevioside, and rebaudioside- A yield
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. Ag. (Min.55%) in Genetics and Plant Breeding/ Botany /Biotechnology
Desirable Qualification : Preference will be given to those who has two year research experience in plant breeding
Stipend per month : Rs. 31,000/- +HRA for NET/ NET-LS qualified candidates As per Funding Agency Or Rs. 25,000/- +HRA For Others As per Funding Agency

Project Associate-I
Max. Age Limit : 35 Years
Project Title : FC 2020- 23/MLP-04 : Induction, identification, characterizatio n and selections of polyploidy in Stevia rebaudiana to increase biomass, stevioside, and rebaudioside- A yield
Essential Qualification : M.Sc. (Min.55%) in Organic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry/ Applied Chemistry/Pharmaceutical chemistry
Desirable Qualification : Preference will be given to those who has two year research experience in phytochemical extraction, characterization and handling of analytical instruments
Stipend per month : Rs. 31,000/- +HRA for NET/ NET-LS qualified candidates As per Funding Agency Or Rs. 25,000/- +HRA For Others As per Funding Agency

Terms and Conditions:
1. Engagement will be initially for a period of one year, and may be extended or curtailed depending upon the project requirement, and desired level performance or conduct of the incumbent, as the case may be.
2. The tenure of project staff shall be co-terminated with the project. However, under no circumstances the tenure would be allowed to exceed five year duration. The performance of the Project Staff would be reviewed periodically so that any one not found up to the mark, could be terminated.
3. The position is only temporary and, therefore, will not confer any right on the incumbent to any claim, implicit or explicit on any post in CSIR-CIMAP.
4. For Project Associate-I and Junior Research Fellow (JRF) the upper age limit as mentioned above will be as on (Dated 19th November 2020) i.e. last date for receipt of emailed applications which is relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/persons with disabilities and OBC candidates.
5. Special age relation in case of Widows, Divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands, who are not remarried as per rules. 6. On completion of the tenure in one project, in case, one wants to apply for engagement in another project, he/she will have to go through the process of selection by submitting a fresh application under the new project. Engagement of the Project Staff under the new project would be made only after submission of resignation and “No Demand Certificate” in the previous project.
7. The project staff shall be permitted to avail leave as per rules.
8. Final semester and result awaited candidates will not be allowed to appear for interview.

Application should be in prescribed Performa given with this advertisement and incomplete application not supported with testimonials will not be accepted

Date and time of interview : Will be informed to the screened candidates selected for online interview through MS TEAM

Mode of selection : Selection is to be done on the basis of online interview through MS TEAM.