Career opportunity to join as Professor, Assistant Professor at NIPER

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar is an autonomous Institute of National importance set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers by an Act of Parliament, to impart higher education and undertake advanced research in the field of Pharmaceutical sciences, technology and management.

The Institute intends to fill the following Teaching posts on direct recruitment basis.

PROFESSOR in Pharmaceutical Technology – Formulations
No. of Posts : 01 (One) Category- OBC
Educational Qualification & Experience :
• PhD with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in Pharmaceutics / Industrial Pharmacy / Pharmaceutical Technology, with a very good academic record throughout.
• At least 10 years of teaching / research / industrial experience with published work / patents of high quality; well recognized and established reputation of having made seminal contribution to knowledge in pharmaceutical and allied sciences.
• The candidate should have expertise in designing of drug delivery systems / complex formulations / formulation development of biologics / bio-similars and scale up of pharmaceutical technologies. Experience of working in pharmaceutical industry related to drug product development shall be an added advantage

PROFESSOR in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Bio-technology
No. of Posts : 01 (One) Category- UR
Educational Qualification & Experience :
• PhD with first-class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or biotechnology
• At least 10 years of teaching / research / industrial experience with published work / patents of high quality; well recognized and established reputation of having made seminal contribution to knowledge in pharmaceutical and allied sciences.
• Expertise in fermentation technology, upstream and downstream processing, scale-up and production, handling bioreactors and fermenters, and production of protein therapeutics/biochemical/ recombinant enzymes products, with published work of high quality in these areas.

PROFESSOR in the Department of Biotechnology
No. of Posts : 01 (One) Category- UR
Educational Qualification & Experience :
• PhD with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degrees in any branch of Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medical Sciences, or Pharmacology.
• At least 10 (ten) years of teaching / research / industry experience with published work of high quality; well recognized and established reputation of having made seminal contribution to knowledge in pharmaceutical and allied sciences.
• Experience in establishing facilities for development and screening of anti-viral agents, emerging viral pathogens, and antiviral drug discovery. Experience in handling and maintenance of viral cultures, cell-based screening, other relevant assays/animal models to evaluate anti-viral activity of compounds, selection of viral variants by NGS, and applying molecular virology techniques to advanced programs.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (PHARMACEUTICAL MANAGEMENT)
No. of Posts : 01 (One) Category- UR
Educational Qualification & Experience :
• Ph.D. in Management with first class or equivalent grade in MBA (Pharm.) or MBA or M.Com with marketing as specialization with a very good academic record throughout and at least 5 years of teaching / research / industrial experience with published work of high quality.

Pay level
Professor : 14A (Academic Pay Level) Pay range – Rs. 1,59,100-2,20,200/-
Assistant Professor : Level-12A (Academic Pay Level) Pay range – Rs.1,01,500-1,67,400

OTHER AMENITIES/ALLOWANCES
Selected candidates shall be entitled to Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, Leave Travel Concession, Medical Reimbursement Facility and other allowances as applicable to NIPER faculties. In addition, the faculty of the Institute shall be given the following special allowances to help them in their professional development
1. Membership of professional societies/procurement of journals: Every faculty member shall get 50% subsidy on the cost of membership or of the journals up to a maximum of Rs. 5,000/- per year.
2. Book Allowance: Every faculty member shall get a book allowance up to maximum of Rs.5,000/- per year. The books shall ultimately form a part of the Institute’s Library accession.
3. Contract research & consultancy: The Institute encourages the faculty members to undertake consultancy work or work on sponsored projects.

GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Candidate of only Indian nationality can apply for these posts.
2. The maximum age limit and eligibility conditions shall be counted as on closing date for receipt of applications i.e. 07.08.2023 (Monday).
3. Candidates should carefully read the required minimum essential qualifications, age and eligibility, experience criteria etc. laid down in the advertisement before applying this post. Since all the applications will be screened on the basis of data submitted by the candidate in the application form, the candidates must satisfy themselves of the suitability for the position to which they are applying. If at any stage during the recruitment and selection process, it is found that candidates have furnished false or wrong information, their candidature will be rejected
4. Qualification and experience required for the post should be in the relevant field / area / department / centre / facility for which the posts have been advertised
5. All appointments under Direct Recruitment are regular in nature on temporary basis with an initial probation period of two (02) years. The same shall be confirmed depending upon satisfactory performance of the incumbent.
6. The post advertised shall accrue all benefits at par with Central Government Employees. In addition to the usual pay and allowances as admissible vide 7th Pay Commission; other benefits such as Leave Travel Concession, Medical Reimbursement Facility, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowances etc. are also available as per NIPER Act and Statutes.
7. The applicants serving in Government / Semi-Government / Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous organizations must send their application (in the prescribed format) along with relevant documents ‘Through Proper Channel’. Such applicants may send advance copy of Advertisement No. 6/2023 dated 08.07.2023 for 3 posts of Professors and 1 post of Assistant Professor their application, but their candidature shall only be considered in case their applications are received through proper channel.
8. In case of applicants serving in Government / Semi-Government / Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous organizations, while forwarding the application, Vigilance Clearance Certificate to the effect that the official is clear from vigilance angel and there is no disciplinary case pending or contemplated against him/her is required to be furnished.
9. The vital information like designation, organization, previous employment profile, scale and band of pay and grade pay, type of pay scale like Central Government (CDA) or Industrial (IDA) and equivalent CDA in case of later, nature of duties etc. must be given in full, failing which the application may be summarily rejected without any further follow up, whatsoever.
10. The applications received in response to advertisement shall be scrutinized by a committee and only short listed candidates shall be called for selection process. Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for presentation and interview. The Institute reserves the right to place reasonable limit on the total number of candidates to be called for Presentation and interview.
11. In exceptionally meritorious cases or under special circumstances, the eligibility requirements of age and experience for a post may be relaxed by the Competent Authority.
12. The detailed description about nature of duties performed and being performed are mandatory to be mentioned, failing which application(s) may not be considered. If required, an additional sheet may be attached.
13. The Institute reserves the right to withdraw advertised post at any time without assigning any reason and its decision in this regard shall be final
14. The process of selection will include presentation and interview or any other process as decided by the Competent Authority for the post.
15. Duly filled in application form should be supported by all relevant supporting enclosures with pagination. Incomplete application or without relevant supporting enclosures (i.e. self attested copies of degree / certificates / marks sheets / experience certificate / reprint of important publications, without photographs, signatures and prescribed fee) and without pagination will be out-rightly rejected.
16. Application forms are available at the Institute’s website <www.niper.gov.in/jobs.htm>. The candidate(s) who fulfill the eligibility criteria, may submit the application(s) on the prescribed application form along with attested copies of testimonials / degrees/ certificates etc. in support of the averments made in the qualification, experience and other columns in the application form along with latest passport size photograph and prescribed fee, as mentioned below:
i. for Unreserved and OBC category: Rs. 1000/-
ii. for SC/ST/PwBD/female candidate: NIL
The above prescribed application fee is required to be submitted through NEFT mode only. The proof of payment of prescribed fee payable through NEFT in the Institute’s Bank is required to be attached. Details of the Institute’s Bank is as under :
Account Name : Director, NIPER, SAS Nagar
Name of the Bank : State Bank of India, SCF No.32, Phase -X, Sector- 64 SAS Nagar-160062
Bank Account No.: 55034549623
IFSC Code : SBIN0004421
17. Age relaxation / reservation policy wherever applicable will be as per Government of India. The candidates are required to attach valid proof for claiming relaxation as per guidelines prescribed by the Government of India from time to time.
18. No age relaxation would be available to SC/ST/OBC candidates for Unreserved (UR) vacancies.
19. Age relaxation for PwBD/Ex-Servicemen candidates is applicable as per Government of India norms
20. Candidates on direct selection shall be governed by New Pension Scheme of Central Government made effective from 01-01-2004.
21. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM MAY LEAD TO CANCELLATION OF CANDIDATURE.

Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria may submit their application on the prescribed application form along with attested copies of testimonials in an envelope super-scribing the post applied for “_________________”. The completed application form is required to be sent to: THE REGISTRAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH SECTOR-67, S.A.S.NAGAR (MOHALI)-160062, PUNJAB

The last date for receipt of application forms is 07.08.2023 (Monday) i.e.30 days from the date of publication in Employment News.