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

Research Associate (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Deciphering osteopontin driven regulator(s) of metastasis in triple negative Breast Cancer using Dead Cas9-based tools”. Dr. G.C.Kundu
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : PhD/MD/MS/MDS in any branch of life sciences or having three years of research Reaching and design and development experience after MVSc /M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with atleast one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience of working with molecular biology techniques and with laboratory animals is desired.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 36000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 3 Years

Research Associate III (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Understanding the transmission of antibiotic resistance between hospitals and the environment”. Dr. Yogesh Shouche
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : PhD/MD/ MS/MDS in any branch of life science or having three years of research Reaching and design and development experience after MVSc /M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with atleast one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
Desirable : The candidate should have one year research experience post PhD in Antimicrobial resistance, microbial genomics and /or metagenomics. Experience in statistical/mathematical modelling will be an added advantage.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 40,000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 1 year 6 months

Research Associate (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "COE:Structural perspective of molecular interaction in pathogenicity role of regulatory protein of HIV-1 and Heat ShockProteins of M. Tuberculosis Dr. Shekhar Mande
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : PhD/MD/ MS/MDS in any branch of life science or having three years of research leaching and design and development experience after MVSc /M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with atleast one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI] journal.
Desirable : The candidate should have one year research experience post PhD in Antimicrobial resistance, microbial genomics and /or metagenomics. Experience in statistical/mathematical modelling will be an added advantage.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 36000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 2 years 8 months

Senior Research Fellow / Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
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
28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences with two years of post-M.Sc. research experience. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam. OR M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have good academic record with prior research experience around 2 years with cell and tissue culture, preferably Mammalian cells. Well versed with various molecular biology tools and techniques. Good written and oral communication skills.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 28000+ 30% HRA pm Or 25000+30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 8 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Understanding the transmission of antibiotic resistance between hospitals and the environment". Dr. Yogesh Shouche
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should havea have good academic record with prior research experience with handling antibiotic resistance cultures. Well versed with various molecular biology tools and techniques. Experience bioinformatics analysis of 16S amplicon data. Good written and oral communication skills.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs.25000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 1 year 6 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Quest for Cancer drugs: Screening and Bioassay guided phytochemical investigation of selected endemic medicinal plants of Eastern Himalaya”. Dr. Manas Kumar Santra
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have at least two years research experience in tissue culture and molecular biology experiments.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 2 Years 5 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Development of novel inhibitors ofAKT: An unorthodox approach targeting the Pleckstrin Homology Domain" Dr. Manas Kumar Santra
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc, or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have at least two years research experience in tissue culture and molecular biology experiments.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 1 Year 8 months

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Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Synthesis and development of novel HSP90 inhibitors as potential anti-HIV candidate molecules and elucidation of their mechanism of inhibition. Dr. Debashis Mitra
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have at least two years research experience in tissue culture and molecular biology experiments.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25000+ 30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 2 Years 6 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Development of efficient and low cost biotechnology for color removal of biomethanated spent wash from distillery". Dr. Yogesh Shouche
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have good academic record with prior research experience with handling fungal and bacterial cultures. Well versed with various molecular biology tools and techniques. Good written and oral communication skills.
Total Monthly Emoluments : 25000+10% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 1 Year 3 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Investigating the role of RNA binding proteins in pluripotency and differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells". Dr. Anjali Shiras
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience in cell and molecular biology techniques
Total Monthly Emoluments : 25000+30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 1 Year 3 months

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
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 : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience of at least 2 years in basic cell and molecular biology techniques like PCR, handling cell lines, Northern and Southern blot etc.
Total Monthly Emoluments : 25000+30% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 2 Year

Junior Research Fellow (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Diversity and bioactivity of fungi from Achanakmar- Amarkantak biosphere reserve with emphasis on conservation”. Dr. Rohit Sharma
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences. Candidate should have qualified NET/GATE/LS /BET exam.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience of at least 2 years in basic cell and molecular biology techniques like PCR, handling cell lines, Northern and Southern blot etc.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 31000+ 24% HRA pm
Project Tenure : 2 Years 11 months

Technical Assistant (Senior Lab Assistant) (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "COE: Structural perspective of molecular interaction in pathogenicity role of regulatoiy protein of HIV-1 and Heat ShockProteins of M. Tuberculosis Dr. Shekhar Mande
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : M.Sc or B.Sc in life sciences with 2 years working experience in a research lab.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience in gene cloning, mutagenesis, protein expression, protein refolding and purification.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs.17040/- pm (Fixed)
Project Tenure : 2 Years

Technical Assistant (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Therpeutic implication in radio resistance mechanism of breast cancer stem cells (BCSC)'\ Dr. Sandhya Sitaswad
Upper Age limit : 35 Years
Qualification & Experience : Graduate in science /social science or diploma holder in any discipline with minimum 3 years of experience in implementing S&T social project.
Desirable : An experience in the field of cell culture, cell sorting and animal handling.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 12000/- pm (Fixed)
Project Tenure : 1 Year 10 months

Project Assistant (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Understanding the persistence of memory". Dr. Amitabha Majumdar
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience to work with Drosophila. Experience to use neurodegnerative disease models in Drosophila will be extremely important. Experience to work with genetic screens in this model is needed.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 25000/- Fixed
Project Tenure : 1 Year

Project Assistant (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Inventory and bioprospecting of marine invertebrates of the Maharashtra coast with special emphasis on sponges and associated micro-organisms Dr. Shrikant Pawar
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences.
Desirable : The candidate should have experience to work with Drosophila. Experience to use neurodegnerative disease models in Drosophila will be extremely important. Experience to work with genetic screens in this model is needed.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 14000+ 20% HRA
Project Tenure : 1 Year

Project Assistant (One Post)
Name of the Project / Principal Investigator : "Project Management Cell Dr. Ajay Pillai
Upper Age limit : 28 Years
Qualification & Experience : M. Sc. or equivalent degree with minimum of 55% marks in any branch of life sciences.
Desirable : Person with good English communication skills. Worked with patent drafts and reviewing scientific articles and communicating with funding agencies. Should be well aware of preparing financial documents for funding agencies.
Total Monthly Emoluments : Rs. 20000/- pm (Fixed)
Project Tenure : 1 Year

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Important Guidelines & Instructions
• Kindly bring 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.
• 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 latest/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/SERB/Wellcome 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 O.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.
• No TA/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 be 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.

The candidates fulfilling the requirements may attend the walk in interviews as per the date and positions mentioned below. All should report at 9.00 am sharp at the address given below and those candidates appearing for the interview should register their names in the register, kept at the Security Gate.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE
NCCS COMPLEX, PUNE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS,
BEHIND PUNE VIDYAPEETH HIGH SCHOOL,
(SHISHU VIHAR)
POST: GANESHKHIND,
PUNE 411007

Research Associate & Technical Assistant on : 03.04.2019
Junior Research Fellow & Project Assistant on : 04.04.2019

Candidates reporting after 9.30 am will not be permitted to attend the interview, which may please be noted.

In case the number of candidates appearing for the interview is large the interviews will continue on 5.4.2019