Call for Project Associate at Institute of Microbial Technology - Pharma, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology apply

Established in 1984, the Institute of Microbial Technology is one among the chain of 37 national laboratories, 6 units and 39 outreach centres of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Set-up to be a fore-runner in the niche domain of microbial biotechnology, the Institute in its initial years functioned from a start-up laboratory that provided a truly world-class R&D ambience in an area of over 10,000 sq. ft. to its researchers.

Post : Project Associate-I (PAT-I) – 02 Positions

Project Title : “A comprehensive approach to addressing AMR”

Project Code : MMP-075202

Essential Qualification :
Masters / Integrated Masters in Natural or Agricultural or Pharmaceutical Sciences / MVSc / Animal Sciences or equivalent.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent.

Desirable Qualification : Candidates having educational background in Microbiology / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Life Sciences with prior experience in setting up experiments and analysis in antimicrobial resistance/microbial genomics and metagenomics analysis/molecular biology/infectious diseases/microbiology, etc. will be an added advantage.

Upper Age Limit : 35 years

Age Relaxation : Relaxation in the age limit for candidates belonging to the categories of SC/ST/PwBD/Women and OBC shall be 05 years and 03 years respectively.

Monthly Emoluments :
1. Rs. 31,000/- + HRA for those candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET including lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institutions.
2. Rs. 25,000/- + HRA for others who do not fall under (1) above.

Note :
1. Result-awaited candidates are not eligible to apply.
2. In case of any dispute, the English version will prevail.

Last date : 22-10-2026