National Institute of Immunology Hiring Pharma Project Scientist, Senior Research Fellow, Data Analyst

The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is committed to advanced research addressing the basic mechanisms involved in body's defence to identify modalities for manipulation of the immune system to provide protection against diseases and understand mechanisms that can be used to target disease processes for intervention.

Applications are invited for the posts of Project Scientist-II, Senior Research Fellow, Data Analyst & Developer for the following time-bound sponsored projects as per the details given below.

Name of the project & Duration of the Project : Project Entitled “Whole Genome Sequencing of MTB Clinical Strains for Determining Drug Resistance and Strain lineage in India: A structured Nationwide approach” funded by DBT Tenable till – 5.10.2025
Project Scientist-II (One Post only)
Job description : The candidate will carry out experimental work on Mycobacterium tuberculosis using chemical biology, functional genomics & transcriptomics techniques based on information from genome sequencing. Candidates will also serve as domain expert for Mycobacterial genome annotation and analysis and coordinate with database/software developers.
Qualifications : Essential: Doctoral degree in science or Masters degree in engineering and Technology from a recognised university or equivalent. The candidate must have at least 3 years of experience in R&D in industrial and academic institution. Desirable: Experience in working with Mycobacterium tuberculosis using chemical biology, functional genomics & transcriptomics techniques. Candidates should also have experience in Mycobacterial genome annotation and analysis. The candidates must highlight their research experience with dates and duration in their CV. Applications where experience is not highlighted will be rejected.
Emoluments : The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules. Rs. 67,000/- per month plus 24% HRA.
Senior Research Fellow (Two Posts)
Job description : Prediction and analysis of Protein structure and Analysis of Genome/Microbiome, Development of bioinformatics tools and softwares for Genome mining; Development of databases and softwares for genome analysis, Molecular modelling & Simulations, installation/support of public domain softwares for structural bioinformatics in LINUX environment and system administration of computing/storage servers of Bioinformatics Center, NII.
Qualifications Essential : M.Sc.(Bioinformatics/Biophysics/Biochemistry Biotechnology) or Masters degree in any other stream of biological/physical/computational sciences or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine or Equivalent AND a minimum of 2 years of research experience. Must have qualified NET JRF or equivalent national level fellowship examination. Desirable: Work experience in the area of Bioinformatics/IT/Computer Applications. Strong computer programming skills (in PERL/Python or C++ or object oriented database management systems like MySQL etc or scripting languages under LINUX/UNIX environment) and sufficient experience in computational analysis of biological/biochemical data OR molecular modelling & simulations OR development of AI/ML methods. The candidates must highlight their experience in programming and database development & experience in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology research in their CV. Applications where experience is not highlighted will be rejected.
Emoluments : The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules. Rs 42,000/- consolidated p.m. plus 24% HRA depending on NET qualification as per DST OM.

Data Analyst (One Post)
Job description : NGS Data Analysis and programming s in LINUX environment using open source resources & data compilation team and data analytics development of dashboards and portals.
Qualifications
Essential: (i) Master’s Degree in Natural Science (Bioinformatics / Computational Biology / Data Science) or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent AND
(ii) Four year’s experience in R & D in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organisations and Scientific activities and services [OR] Doctoral Degree in Science / Engineering / Technology / Pharma / MD / MS from recognized University or equivalent
Desirable :
(i) Extensive experience in the analysis of Next-Generation sequencing data
(ii) Very good knowledge of NGS analysis tools, bioinformatics softwares & databases
(iii) Work experience in the area of Bioinformatics/IT/Computer Applications. Strong computer programming skills (in PERL/Python/R or C++ or object oriented database management systems like MySQL etc or scripting languages under LINUX/UNIX environment) and development of AI/ML methods. The candidates must highlight their research experience with dates and duration in their CV.
Applications where experience is not highlighted will be rejected.
Emoluments : The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules. Rs 42,000/- consolidated p.m. plus 24% HRA

General Terms & Conditions
1. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or the duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time.
2. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided.
3. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PH and attach documentary proof of the same.
4. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview, if called for.
5. Apart from sending application in the prescribed format given below, candidates should send complete Curriculum Vitae along with the names of three referees. Curriculum Vitae should contain details of the experimental expertise.
6. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

How to Apply
Interested candidates may apply directly, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT GIVEN BELOW, through e-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete C.V., e-mail id, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Only Short listed candidates will be called for interview and they required to submit attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi/New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII (SC/ST/PH and Women candidates are exempted subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview.

Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID : Dr. Debasisa Mohanty, Director mompcoe@nii.ac.in

Applicants must write “Application for MTBC Project” & name of the post applied for in the subject line of the e- mail
Last Date of Receipt of Applications : 24th June, 2024