NATIONAL AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (NABI)

(Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India Website: www.nabi.res.in

Walk-in-Interview

Advt. No. NABI/4(13)/2011-Adhoc-2018

Advertisement Project Fellow-I

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali is an autonomous R&D Institute under Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The institute carries out cutting edge research at the interface of Food, Nutrition and Agricultural Biotechnology.

Project Title: Exploration of microbes for omega-3 fatty acid production.

Principle Investigator: Dr. Hena Dhar

Sponsoring agency: DST, Government of India.

Position available: Project Fellow-I (01-position).

Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.

Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Microbiology / Biotechnology / any branch of life sciences or B.Tech in Biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.

Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)

Project Title: Improving nutritional qualities of rice endosperm by utilising genome editing approaches.

Principle Investigator: Dr. Hasthi Ram

Sponsoring agency: DST, Government of India.

Position available: Project Fellow-I (01-position).

Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.

Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Botany / Biotechnology / Microbiology/ any branch of life sciences or B.Tech in Biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.

Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)

Project Title: Understanding and manipulating lipid (triacylglycerol) metabolism pathway to trigger oil content and stability in plant.

Principle Investigator: Dr. Rupam K. Bhunia

Sponsoring agency: DST, Government of India.

Position available: Project Fellow-I (01-position).

Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.

Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Botany / Biotechnology / any branch of life sciences or B.Tech in Biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.

Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)

Project Title: Molecular farming in microalgae for the production of therapeutic proteins and nutraceuticals.

Principle Investigator: Dr. Gulshan Kumar

Sponsoring agency: DST, Government of India.

Position available: Project Fellow-I (01-position).

Duration: The appointment will initially for a period of one year and further extension will be based on yearly annual review. But in no case shall exceed the duration of the project.

Essential qualifications: M.Sc in Microbiology / Biotechnology / any branch of life sciences or B.Tech in Biotechnology with minimum 55% marks.

Age: 28 years (relaxation will be given as per Government of India norms)

Emoluments for all above positions:- Rs. 12,000/- per month Plus HRA as applicable at Mohali.

Application and Selection Process: All interested candidates may appear for walk-in-interview at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute located at Knowledge city, Sector-81, Mohali- 140306, Punjab on 5th April, 2018 (Thursday) at 09:00 AM along-with the duly filled application form available on the website www.nabi.res.in. The duly filled application form must be submitted at the time of registration at NABI from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM on 05th April, 2018. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as ineligible candidates will not be interviewed. All the candidates are requested to appear for the interview with full CV, thesis/project report, experience certificates, publications and original degree certificates and transcripts. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the interview. Canvassing in any form or bringing influence, political or otherwise, will lead to disqualification of the candidate(s).