Sub: Filling up of one position for engagement as Project Assistant (PA) under SERB sponsored project taken up in the Lab.

Applications are invited on plain paper for filling up of one position of Project Assistant (PA) on a purely temporary basis, in the prescribed proforma. The detail of the Sponsored Project under which engagement is proposed to be made is as under:

Project Code No. :	GAP318126
Title of the Project :	Synthesis of Nickel and Palladium Catalysts for Regioselective C-H Bond Halogenation and Oxygenation of (Hetero)arenes
Minimum prescribed educational Qualifications	M.Sc in Chemistry with minimum 55% marks (preference will be given to the candidates with one year industrial/academia experience in organic synthesis/catalysis)
Desirable experience, if any	Experience in organic synthesis/catalysis
Age limit*	28 years
Job requirement	To assist in catalytic C-H bond halogenation and oxygenation of (hetero)arenes
Consolidated emoluments per month	Rs. 14,000/-
No. of positions to be filled up	One position

* Age limit as shown above is relaxable by 5 years in respect of candidates belonging to SC/ST community and 3 years in respect of candidates belonging to OBC community.

The engagement will be initially for a period of six months which may be extended or curtailed depending on the duration of the tenure of sponsored project/ satisfactory performance or conduct of the appointee, as the case may be. The engagement will be purely on temporary basis and shall not be CSIR/NCL appointment, temporary or otherwise and shall not entitle the appointee to any right/claim whatsoever, implicit or explicit, for his/her consideration against any CSIR/NCL post/fellowship.

How to Apply:

Applications giving full particulars in the following format along with two copies of recent passport size photograph and attested copies of testimonials may kindly be submitted: (1) Name of the applicant,

(2) Date of Birth, (3) Whether belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Original Caste/Community Certificate issued by competent authorities to be produced at the time of interview in support of the claim). (4) Educational Qualification (furnish details commencing from SSC), (5) Experience indicating full details, (6) Address for communication, (7) Any close relation** working in NCL, if yes, give details. (8) Telephone No., (9) Email address (10) Signature (on application & Biodata).

** Close relation means: wife/husband/son/daughter/sister/son-in-law/brother-in-law (wifes brother/Sisters husband) sister-in-law (brothers wife/wifes sister) of NCL employee.

The application with the above information duly signed together with photo-copies of relevant certificates/testimonials should be addressed to:

The Head, Chemical Engineering Division (Kind Attn: Dr. Benudhar Punji), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, so as to reach on or before 10-03-2017.

The prescribed educational qualifications are a bare minimum and merely possessing of same will not entitle candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications received in response to this Notice of engagement is large, it may not be convenient or possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendation of the Screening Committee, the Project Leader may restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview to reasonable limits after taking into consideration qualifications and experience over and above the minimum qualifications prescribed in the Notice. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field at the time of applying.

The candidates short listed by the Screening Committee for being called for interview would be notified on the Divisional Notice Board on 14-03-2017 or the candidates may ascertain the information by contacting the following telephone No.: 020-2590-2733 (Name: Dr. Benudhar Punji).

The short listed candidates will be required to appear for an interview before the Selection Committee in Room No 103, PAM Building of the Laboratory at 09.30 a.m. on 16-03-2017. No interview call letter will be issued separately.

No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview. Selected candidates will have to join duty immediately on receipt of the offer of engagement.