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. CIMAP Research Centres are aptly situated in different agro-climatic zones of the country to facilitate multi-location field trials and research. A little more than 50 years since its inception, today, CIMAP has extended its wings overseas with scientific collaboration agreements with Malaysia. CSIR-CIMAP has signed two agreements to promote bilateral cooperation between India and Malaysia in research, development and commercialization of MAP related technologies.
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), a multidisciplinary multilocational research laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) invites applications from Outside Experts/Retired Government Servants/ Retired Scientists for engagement as non-official Consultants in the area of Analytical Chemistry from Indian Nationals having excellent academic record/proven scientific achievements and the ability to undertake R&D in an innovative way with the following job description and educational qualification.
Post: Consultant
Essential Qualification:
Ph.D. in Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry, having 5-6 years experience in analysis, method development, validation and interpretation of results pertaining to the analysis of essential oils, plant extracts, lipids and carbohydrates. He should be well versed with sample extraction/ preparation techniques and hands-on-experience on major analytical instruments like GC, GC-MS, HPLC and LC-MS/MS. The consultant should have adequate expertise in designing/ preparing training Manuals and in imparting training on different analytical instruments for routine analysis to the scientists and to the students engaged under different sponsored/ Network projects of the Institute.
Job Requirements:
(i) Improvisation of existing HPLC based analytical methods for plant extracts, (ii) To provide application support and instrument training to CSIR-CIMAP staff and students, (iii) Qualitative and quantitative methods for determination of active constituents in plant extracts and products developed by CSIR-CIMAP and by beneficiary farmers of technology enabled villages to ensure quality of their produce and products under CSIR-800. (iv) To provide analytical support for the analysis of aromatic oils, biologically active plant extracts and products under CSIR-800 programme, (v) Any other duty related to CSIR- Network projects and CSIR-800 programme as assigned by the Director.
Period of engagement of Consultant:
Consultant will be appointed on temporary (non official) basis and the appointment may be cancelled, at any time by CSIR, without assigning any reason whatsoever by giving one month notice. Initial appointment will be for one year and may be renewed on the basis of performance evaluation, by the duly constituted committee by DG, CSIR.
Consultancy fee:
Selected candidate will be paid a consolidated fee, ranging from Rs. 20,000/- to 60,000/- per month as recommended by the selection committee at the time of interview.
Procedure for selection of Consultants: On the basis of the information furnished by the applicants, short listing would be done and shortlisted candidates would be called for personal interviews. The Consultant will be selected on the basis of interview conducted by a Board.
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Other facilities to Consultant:
1. Consultant will have an access to laboratory for bench work, advanced Instruments such as HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, polarimeter, refractometer and other instruments. Consultant will also be provided space for office (sitting space).
2. The Consultant shall have access to the CSIR library, during the period of consultancy and will be allowed to borrow books as per the library rules subject to the condition that the last month's salary will be paid only upon receipt of no objection certificate (NOC) from the library.
7. An agreement will be required to be signed by the Consultant.
8. The Consultancy will not entitle the concerned person to any claim of Government service and/ or CSIR service, in any manner
General conditions for engaging Professional Consultant:
(1) Consultant is being engaged for providing high quality research and technical services or for attending to scientific and time-bound jobs like preparation of project reports, implementation plans etc. during XII Five Year Plan for centrally coordinated projects and activities.
(2) Maximum continuous engagement of a person as Consultant will be co-terminus with the XII Five Year Plan Period.
(3) Consultant will be appointed on temporary (non-official) basis and the appointment may be cancelled, at any time without assigning any reason whatsoever, by giving one month notice.
(4) The selected persons should be ready to serve at any of the offices/Research Centers of CSIR-CIMAP located at Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pantnagar, Purara (Distt. Bageshwar) or at any place of posting in India as per need of CSIR-CIMAP R&D activities.
(5) The period of experience in the requisite discipline/area of work wherever prescribed, shall be counted with effect from the date of acquiring the prescribed minimum educational qualifications required for the post.
(6) The cutoff date for determining the qualification and experience of a candidate will be the last date of receipt of applications alongwith CV.
(7) Mere fulfillment of essential educational qualifications & experience does not entitle a candidate to be called for Interview. The decision of CSIR-CIMAP/ CSIR in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection, conduct of interview will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this connection from any candidate or his/ her agency.
(8) Incomplete applications and applications not supported by attested copies of certificates of educational qualification, experience certificate, community certificate, testimonials, list of publications and reprints are liable to be summarily rejected.
(9) Outstation candidates called for interview will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare/ ordinary bus fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey, in India, whichever is nearer to the place of interview, as per rules
(10) Canvassing in any form and bringing in influence political or otherwise will be treated as disqualification.
Applications alongwith CV (including a recent passport size photograph, attested copies of certificates of educational qualification, experience certificate, reprints of published papers, community certificate,^ the case of SC/ST/OBC etc) should be sent to the Administrative Officer, CIMAP, Post Office-CIMAP, Lucknow so as to reach us on or before 12-10-2012. Applications alongwith CV received after the due date will not be entertained. Applicants may also submit a scanned copy of his application with enclosures and email it to recruitment@cimap.res.in alongwith their email address, phone (mobile, landline as available).
CSIR-CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Kukrail Picnic Spot Road,
P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226015 (INDIA)
Advt. No. Consultant/2012
Last date for receipt of applications is 12/10/2012
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