Opportunity for Doctoral Degree in Pharma at NII - Salary Rs. 53,340 per month

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Project Associate for the following time-bound sponsored project as per the details given below

Post : Senior Project Associate (One position only)

Name of the project & Duration of the Project : “INCENTIVE: Indo-European consortium for next generation influenza vaccine innovation” funded by DBT Tenable till – 28.12.2025
Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID : Dr. Prafullakumar Tailor Staff Scientist- VII incentive@nii.ac.in

Educational Qualifications : I. Master’s Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences/MVSc or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent; and
II. Four years; experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services OR Doctoral Degree in Science/Engineering/Technology/Pharma/MD/MS from a recognized University or equivalent.

Desirable Qualifications : Candidate having experience in virology field and to work under BSL3 virology lab. Candidates having experience in influenza biology and virology assays are encouraged to apply. Alternatively, a Candidate having experience in genomics (NGS, RNA seq, ATAC-seq, single cell RNA seq etc.) may also be selected. The candidate should be able to design an analysis pipeline and be able to work in collaboration with the wet lab environment. Candidates who have submitted/writing their PhD thesis and waiting for the viva are encouraged to apply.

Job description : The Senior Project Associate will carry out experiments related to the work element of the project such as immunogenicity and efficacy studies of flu vaccine candidates in the NHP-ABSL3 facility, and perform viral assays (HAI, MN, ELLA, etc). If the person is an expert in bioinformatics, he/she will analyze the genomics and proteomics data generated during the project.

Emoluments : Rs. 42000/- per month plus 27% HRA (The selected candidate will draw emoluments as per DST OM dated 26.06.2023)

General Terms & Conditions
1. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time.
2. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided.
3. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PH and attach documentary proof of the same.
4. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview, if called for.
5. Apart from sending application in the prescribed format given below, candidates should send complete Curriculum Vitae along with the names of three referees. Curriculum Vitae should contain details of the experimental expertise and list of publications.
6. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
7. The Interviews will be held in offline/online mode

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates may apply directly, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT GIVEN BELOW, through E-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete CVs, E-mail-ID, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Only Short listed candidates will be called for interview and they required to submit attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi/New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII or can make the payment through UPI/Paytm/Phone Pe etc. in the Bank A/c Beneficiary Name: Director, NII/Account No. 1484101001636/IFSC: CNRB0001484) and (SC/ST/PH/Women candidates are exempted from payment of fees) subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview.

Please Note
1. Applications containing incomplete information shall not be entertained.
2. Date of passing the examinations must be indicated clearly.

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 10th October, 2025