The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) is an autonomous institution of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, for a mandate of basic research, teaching & training, and as a national repository for cell lines/hybridomas etc. The centre is located in the midst of academically enriched environment of University of Pune Campus, Pune. NCCS invites applications for following posts purely on temporary basis on the various extramural projects.

Sr No. 01 RA
Research Associate
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “ Structural perspective of Molecular Interactions in Pathogenicity : Role of Regulatory Proteins of HIV – 1 and Heat Shock Proteins of M. tuberculosis” Dr. Shekhar Mande
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : Essential Qualification & Experience: Ph.D./ MD/ MS/ MDS in any branch of life science or having three years of research, teaching, design and development experience after MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/MTech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
Desirable : 3 Years research experience post Ph. D Experience in X-Ray Crystallography Structure solution, Data Collection .
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 36,000/- + 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : Three years

Sr No. 02 RA
Research Associate
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Regulation of development of pathogenic T-helper 17 cells in collagen induced arthritis”. Dr. Mohan Wani
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : Essential Qualification & Experience: Ph.D./ MD/ MS/ MDS in any branch of life science or having three years of research, teaching, design and development experience after MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/MTech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
Desirable : Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Tcell biology, cellular and molecular immunology, flow cytometry, handling of experimental animal models etc.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 36,000/- + 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : Three years

Sr No. 03 SRF
Senior Research Fellow
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Role of gamma – delta T cells in the generation and maintenance of transplantation tolerance. ” Dr. Girdhari Lal
Upper Age limit : 32 Years
Qualification & Experience : Essential Qualification & Experience: M.Sc. with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and two years of post-M.Sc. research experience. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 28,000/- pm + 30% HRA
Project Tenure : Ten Months

Sr No. 04 JRF
Junior Research Fellow
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Generation of transgene-free human induced pluripotent stem cells using non-genetic approaches for cell therapeutic applications. ” Dr. Nibedita Lenka
Upper Age limit : 32 Years
Qualification & Experience :
Essential Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and having qualified NET/GATE/LS/BET.
Desirable : Good academic record with Prior research experiance around two years with cell and tissue culture. Preferably mammalian cells. Well versed with various molecular biology tools and techniques. Good written & oral communication skills.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 28,000/- pm + 30% HRA
Project Tenure : Eleven months

Sr No. 05 JRF
Junior Research Fellow
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Understanding the role of RNAi – mediated antiviral host defense against DNA Viruses” Dr. Jyoti Singh
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience :
Essential Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and having qualified NET/GATE/LS/BET.
Desirable : The Candidate should have experience of at least 1-2 years in Basic Cell and Molecular Biology Techniques like PCR, handling cell lines, Northern and Southern Blot etc.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25,000/- pm + 30% HRA
Project Tenure : Two years

Sr No. 06 JRF
Junior Research Fellow
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Diversity and Bioactivity of fungal endophytes from medicinal plants of Eastern Himalayan Region, Sikkim - India” Dr. Rohit Sharma
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience :
Essential Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and having qualified NET/GATE/LS/BET.
Desirable : Experience in identification of fungi by morphological and molecular methods, phylogenetic analysis and software handling fungal endophyte isolation, basic computer work using MS Word, Power point and Excel.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25,000/- pm + 30% HRA
Project Tenure : Three years

Sr No. 07 JRF
Junior Research Fellow
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Multi-omics analysis to decipher mechanism of hormone resistance in breast cancer.” Dr. G.C. Kundu
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience :
Essential Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and having qualified NET/GATE/LS/BET.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25,000/- pm + 30% HRA
Project Tenure : Three years

Sr No. 08 TA
Technical Assistant
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : “Therapeutic implication in radio resistance mechanism of breast Cancer stem cells (BCSC)’’. Dr. Sandhya Sitaswad
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience :
Essential Qualification & Experience: M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life science and having qualified NET/GATE/LS/BET.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 12000/- pm (Fixed)
Project Tenure : Two Years

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Important Guidelines & Instructions
• Applications in the prescribed format duly filled in along with attested copies of all relevant certificates showing date of birth, educational qualifications, work experience, details of the exam passed (Secondary School Certificate onwards), caste certificate, if any and other relevant documents should reach “The Director, National Centre For Cell Science (NCCS), S. P. Pune University Campus, Post: Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411 007, Maharashtra, India on or before 18.01.2019.
• Kindly post separate application for each position।
• List of shortlisted candidates called for interview, date and time of interview & other relevant information will be published only on our institute website on or before 02.02.2019.
• The interviews are scheduled on 25&26 February, 2019
• Applications received after the due date/due to postal delay and/or without the copies of the required certificates/documents will not be considered. Applications which are incomplete and/or not in the prescribed format will be strictly rejected.
• The Director, NCCS reserves the right to enhance/reduce the number of posts and also cancel the recruitment process.
• Additional percentage and experience cut-off will be applied during the screening process, if required.
• SC/ST/OBC candidates must produce proof of their caste certificate from appropriate authority. In addition, OBC candidates must also produce Latesl/valid non-creamy layer certificate in the prescribed form for claiming the reservation benefits.
• The prescribed educational qualifications and experience are the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview. The Centre reserves the right to call for interview only those candidates who in its opinion are likely to be suitable.
• Where number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large, it will not be convenient or possible to interview all the candidates. Based on the recommendations of screening committee, the project investigator may restrict the number of candidates to be called for the interview to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration of qualifications and experience 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 at the time of applying. No interim enquiries/correspondence/communication of any sort will be entertained on this matter.
• 5% Marks relaxation will be given to SC/ST/OBC candidates i.e. minimum of 50 % marks.
• The above advertised positions are filled up purely on temporary basis for the limited time period on the extramural projects funded by DBT/DST/CSIR/iCMR/SER3/WeUcome Trust- DBT/Government and private
• organizations. The position will automatically co-terminus on the completion of the project tenure. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment/absorption in funding agency or in NCCS. Pune.
• Age & Experience will be relaxed in exceptional cases by the Competent Authority. Fellowship/Emoluments for RA/SRF/JRF: Emoluments to the research personnel engaged under project will be made in accordance with the DST 0 M. No. SR/S9/Z- 09/2012 dated 21.10.2014 or depending on the respective project sanctioned orders issued by funding agency.
• Age limit will be considered as on closing date of receipt of application. Age relaxation of 5 years in case of SC/ST/Women/PH candidates and 3 years in case of OBC candidates will be given as per Government of India rules. Reservation as per Govt, of India norms will be followed.
• NoTA/DA will be admissible for attending the interview.
• Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence will be treated as disqualification for the post.
• The posts advertised shall he need based without any commitment for its filling.
• Selected candidates will have to join duty immediately on receipt of the offer of appointment.
• Please bring all the original certificates showing date of birth, qualification, statement of marks of the exam passed, degree certificates, certificate of past experience, certificate in support of present employment, salary certificate & other relevant documents along with a set of attested copies at the time of interview.
• Lower positions will be offered, if candidates are not found suitable for the above advertised positions.