Opportunity for Ph.D, M.Pharm, MSc as Research Associate at NIMR

National Institute of Malaria Research was established in 1977 as Malaria Research Centre, which was renamed as National Institute of Malaria Research in November 2005. ICMR-NIMR is one of the institutes of the Indian Council of Medical Research an autonomous body under Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.

National Institute of Malaria Research will conduct walk-in-interview / written tests on the below mentioned purely temporary project posts, tenable at ICMR-NIMR for the period as mentioned against each post. The term may be extended further as per requirement. Candidates possessing required essential qualifications, experience and age criteria may attend walk-in-interview / written test at ICMR - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi on the date as indicated in the schedule below along with the filled-in prescribed application form and supporting documents for proof of date of birth, qualifications and experience.

Post : Research Associate-I (01 UR)

Name of the Project : “Multi-stage malaria vaccine candidates for the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infection in mosquito and pre-erythrocytic development in man.”

Duration : 2.5 Years

Place of Posting : ICMR - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi

Essential Qualification : Ph.D/MD/MS/MDS Or equivalent degree Or having 3 years research, teaching and design and development experience after M. Sc/M. Pharma/ME/M Tech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
Desirable Qualification : Ph.D degree in biological sciences; preference would be malaria parasite culture work, gametocyte culture, mosquito rearing etc.
• Proven track record of research experience in the field of parasite/vector biology.
• Candidate should have atleast one first author publications in indexed journals in the field of parasite biology/vector biology
• Should be able to conduct protein biochemical assays, parasite drug sensitivity assays etc.

Duties/Responsibilities : The selected candidate would be responsible for overall management of the project and would be responsible to carry out routine protein, biochemical assays, Parasite-Drug sensitivity assays, Parasite culture, gametocyte generation for Transmission blocking assays, presentations of the project, report writing, article drafting, and other conceptual hypothesis/idea generation

Consolidated emoluments(per month) : Rs. 47,000/- + HRA as per rules

Age Limit : 40 years

Terms and Conditions
1. Interested and eligible candidates possessing the essential qualification and experience can appear for walk-in-interview/personal discussions (as applicable) on the date mentioned in the schedule above, along with the duly filled in, prescribed application form (attached).
2. Incomplete applications, application not submitted in prescribed format and application without supportive documents asked for, shall be summarily rejected. Qualification and experience should be in relevant discipline/field and from a reputed institution/organization recognized by relevant authority.
3. Experience shall be counted from the date of completion of minimum essential educational qualification.
4. Submission of incorrect or false information during the process of walk-in-interview/personal discussion shall disqualify the candidature at any stage.
5. The Director reserves the right to increase / decrease the number of vacancies as per requirement.
6. The Director, NIMR has the right to accept/ reject any application without assigning any reason thereof and no correspondence will be entertained in this matter.
7. The Director, NIMR reserves right to fill up or not to fill up the post advertised on website.
8. Candidate should write the Name of Project on the top of the application.
9. No benefit of provident fund, Leave Travel Concession, Medical Claim etc. will be considered, since the post is purely on temporary basis.
10. Age relaxation is admissible to SC/ST/OBC/EXM/Departmental candidates including projects as per Govt. of India/ICMR Norms. No age relaxation will be considered for un-reserved post.

11. Age limit and experience will be considered as on the date of walk-in- interview/personal discussion.
12. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the walk-in-interview/personal discussion/written test.
13. Mere fulfilling the essential qualification/ experience does not guarantee selection.
14. Candidates already in regular service under any central/state govt/Autonomous/dept/PSU are not eligible to apply.
15. Selected candidates will be granted Leave as per ICMR guidelines.
16. Community/ Caste certificate: Candidates applying under OBC category shall submit attested copy of OBC Non – Creamy Layer Certificate in specified format, issued within one year from the date of walk-in- interview test and / or personal discussion by the appropriate authority. Only Non-Creamy Layer OBC certificates will be accepted and other certificates will not be accepted.
17. Post is contractual for the duration offered.
18. The above post is filled-up purely on temporary and contractual basis & the candidate will have no right to claim for any type of Permanent Employment under ICMR-NIMR or continuation of his/her services in any other project.
19. Canvassing and bringing inside or outside influence in any form for short listing and employment will treated as a disqualification and the candidate will be debarred from selection process.
20. Those appearing for Walk-in-Interview/personal discussion, he/she must bring all original certificates (1) Educational qualification (2) Proof of Date of birth (3) Experience certificates/testimonials (4) One-self attested recent passport size photograph (5) ID Proof (Ex. Aadhar/PAN/Voter ID/Driving License etc.) (6) One set of self-attested photocopies of all documents. (7) SC/ST/OBC Certificates, if applicable. (8) Candidates should produce all certifications/testimonials in original for verification at the time of walk in–interview.
21. Candidates reporting after the scheduled date/time will not be allowed to appear in interview / or personal discussion.

Date and time of registration and verification of document : ON 26 NOVEMBER 2021 09:30AM to 10:30 AM
Venue : ICMR - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi

Note:
(a) Interview will be held on the same day after registration and verification of documents. No candidate will be allowed to enter after scheduled date and time.
(b) If there are more than 30 candidates against any post, written examination will be conducted and shortlisted candidates will be considered for interview/personal discussion.