Walk in interview for Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow in CIPHET

Applications are invited for making the panel for appointment to the post of one Research Associates (RA) or Senior Research Fellow (SRF), if suitable candidate for RA is not available for Research project under the National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA) at Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab. The appointment will be purely temporary under contractual and co-terminus basis, following the prescribed procedure for six months or till the completion date of the project. The appointments may be terminated at any time without notice or assigning any reason thereof.

Post: Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow

Name of the sub-project: Development of Spectroscopic Methods for Detection and Quantification of Adulterants and Contaminants in Fruit Juices and Milk.

Date of Completion of the project: 31/05/2015

Name of Post: Research Associate (RA) Or Senior Research Fellow, if suitable candidate for RA is not available
i) Number of Post: One

ii) Qualifications for RA a) Essential
Ph.D. in Analytical chemistry /Biochemistry/ microbiology/Food Science and Technology/Process Engineering and relevant subjects.
Or
M. Tech./M. Sc. in any subject mentioned above with 60 % marks or 1st division or equivalent OGPA with two years experience in research/teaching/food industries

iii) Qualifications for SRF
a) Essential
M. Sc./ M. Tech, in any discipline mentioned above
b) Desirable for both RA or SRF
Sound knowledge in basic analytical techniques for adulterants & toxins/ exposure to multivariate statistical analysis software packages for chemometrics

iv) Remuneration for RA Rs. 24000/-+ HRA (Rs. 23000/- + HRA for Masters degree holders) per month consolidated

v) Remuneration for SRF Rs. 16000/-+ HRA, per month consolidated for 1st & 2nd year, Rs. 18000/-for 3rd year
Age limit for RA: 40 years (with relaxation in case of SC/ST/OBC/ and woman as per existing rules)

Age limit for SRF: 35 years for men (with relaxation in case of SC/ST/OBC as per existing rules, 40 years for women)

Date and place of interview: 19/01/2015, 11.00 AM.
Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering and Technology, PO: PAU, Ludhiana - 141 004, Punjab.

Terms and Conditions:
i) The above positions are purely on temporary basis and co-terminus with the project
ii) No TA / DA will be paid for attending the interview
iii) The applicants must bring with them original documents and a brief of research work carried out during post graduation / Ph.D. along with one set of photocopy at the time of interview.
iv) No objection certificate from the employer in case he / she is employed elsewhere.
v) Experience certificate in original (if any)
vi) Canvassing in any form will render the candidate disqualified for the post.

Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology,
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
PO: PAU, Ludhiana - 141 004 (Punjab)