M.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Pharm Recruitment in Research project funded by Department of Biotechnology

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune is a premier autonomous Institution established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for promotion of high quality science education and research in the country.

Institute invites applications from Indian nationals having excellent academic record and relevant work experience for the following positions purely on temporary and contractual basis under the funded project titled “National Facility for Gene Function in Health and Disease” (Proj. code: 30815226) funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.

Technical Officer
Post code - 1
Minimum educational Qualifications & Experience : M.V.Sc. / M.Pharm / M.Sc. in Life Sciences with minimum 2 years of experience in experimental work using small animal models and in lab animal breeding.
Preference : Candidate with experience in laboratory animal management / molecular biology techniques will be preferred
Job requirement : The incumbent is expected to oversee experiments involving transgenic and knockout lines and also work along with the team of faculty in the various scientific research projects at the Institute. The incumbent is also expected to be involved in day-to-day function of the Animal House Facility.

Tenure of the appointment : Up to March 16, 2022 extendable for further period subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project.
Consolidated emoluments : Rs. 37,080/- per month
Age : Not more than 35 years as on last date of application

Technical Assistant (Zebrafish Facility)
Post code - 2
Minimum educational Qualifications & Experience : B.Sc. / B.Pharm or equivalent degree in life sciences minimum 2 years’ experience in Zebrafish management
Preference : Candidate with experience in Zebrafish management will be preferred
Job requirement : The incumbent is expected to take care of daily management of Zebrafish; management of records and other routine activities of the facility

Tenure of the appointment : Up to March 16, 2022 extendable for further period subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbent and continuation of the project.
Consolidated emoluments : Rs. 33,900/- per month
Age : Not more than 32 years as on last date of application

General Information / details about the posts
1. The appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the project.
2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Pune.
3. The appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project. 4. The qualification prescribed should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.
5. The prescribed educational qualification & experience are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitle candidates to be considered for the selection process. Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it may not be convenient or possible to carry out the selection process for all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Project Investigator, the number of candidates to be called for the selection process may be restricted to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration qualification/s and experience/s over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field in the application form at the time of applying.

6. Relaxation in requirement of qualification and/or experience may be considered in case of exceptionally meritorious applicants with the prior approval of the competent authority.
7. Age relaxation commensurate with educational qualification and experience may be considered with the prior approval of the competent authority for candidates having qualification and experience higher than the advertised.
8. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.
9. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
10. Canvassing in any form and / or bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for.

HOW TO APPLY:
• Interested candidates should send the application by email in the prescribed format available below this advertisement by email (convert into PDF Format) addressed to bio_app@iiserpune.ac.in on or before April 27, 2021. Please mention “Advt. 24/2021”, “Name of the post, post code and Project Code: 30815226” in the subject line of the email.
• List of shortlisted candidates for selection process with details of date & time will be put up on the institute website below this advertisement and the shortlisted candidates will be informed by e-mail only. Therefore, please mention active Mobile Number and Email ID in the application form.
• Recent passport size photograph and photocopies of relevant certificates and other testimonials in support of age, qualification, experience etc. will be collected and verified at an appropriate stage.