CSIR- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Canal Road, Jammu-180001(J&K)
Web Address: http://www.iiim.res.in/
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 4/2011
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR THE POSITIONS OF SCIENTISTS
Last date of submitting applications is 31st August, 2011.
CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu (IIIM) a national Institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India with primary focus on drug discovery from natural products (medicinal plants and microbial species), invites applications for the Scientific positions. The key research areas of interest at CSIR-IIIM are (i) Natural Products/ Medicinal/ Analytical/Bio-organic Chemistry, (ii) Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/ Biodiversity/ Genetic Resources/Taxonomy/Ethnobiology), (iii) Fermentation Technology, (iv) Clinical Microbiology, (v) Biological/Pharmacological Sciences, (vi) Quality Control/Quality Assurance and (vii) cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs. CSIR-IIIM offers excellent infrastructure support, start-up research funding along with a vibrant environment to perform collaborative research in interdisciplinary areas. Additionally, access to resources of other CSIR Institutes and strong networking with medical institutes, hospitals and universities provide opportunities to do globally competitive drug discovery.
This institute is interested in recruiting enthusiastic young researchers with proven track record of scientific achievements. The candidates with industrial research experience are encouraged to apply and those with aptitude and attitude for collaborative drug discovery projects, rather than individual-driven research, will be preferred.
The applications are invited in the following areas at various levels.
- Natural Products/Medicinal/Analytical/Bio-organic Chemistry: Applicant(s) should have background in total synthesis of natural products, isolation and characterization of chemical constituents, synthesis of chemical compounds designed for drug development or modification of natural products for the creation of drug like molecules.
- Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/ Taxonomy/ Ethnobiology): Applicant(s) in the area should have demonstrated experience in functional genomics, high throughput technologies like microarray, real time gene expression, quantitative allele specific expression, metabolic engineering, chemical ecology, plant physiology, plant survey & collection & taxonomy, ethnobiology and to develop projects in these areas with aim of drug discovery.
- Fermentation Technology: Applicant(s) should have experience in isolation, characterization & identification of microbes, screening for specific microbial enzymes and secondary metabolites and to multi-functional fermentation scale up facility from lab to pilot scale ranging from 5 to 4000L capacity and downstream processing.
- Clinical Microbiology/Tuberculosis Research: Applicant(s) should be well versed with modern molecular biology and have working experience in clinical microbiology, studying host-pathogen interactions in the context of tuberculosis with a commitment to manage BSL-3 facility at IIIM.
- Biological/Pharmacological Sciences: Applicant(s) should have a demonstrated record of significant accomplishment in the field of drug discovery and development / Pharmacokinetics and prior experience in systematic bio-evaluation and studies on molecular mechanism of action of lead compounds in the area of cancer and inflammation will be preferred
- Quality Control/Quality Assurance: Applicant(s) should be well versed with current QC/QA guidelines / regulations with respect to biological / chemical / pharmaceutical products and also capable of providing operational and maintenance support for LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, HPLC, AAS/ ICP-MS Ion chromatogram, ion selective electrode etc.
- cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs: Applicant(s) with in-depth understanding of pharmaceutical formulation principles, global CMC regulatory requirements. Applicants with experience of working in cGMP extraction/formulation plants/GLP compliant labs will be preferred.
- Support Services: PME & Business Development & Information Technology
How To Apply: Applications in the prescribed forms are invited by 31st August, 2011. The detailed Advertisement indicating number of positions, scale of pay, essential /desirable qualification, Job requirement is hosted on IIIM website (http://www.iiim.res.in/). In case of any clarification, please contact email: directors_secretariat@iiim.ac.in ; Phone Numbers: 0191-2569111, 2569222.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR THE POSITIONS OF SCIENTISTS
Last date of submitting applications is 31st August, 2011.
CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu (IIIM) a national Institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India with primary focus on drug discovery from natural products (medicinal plants and microbial species), invites applications for the Scientific positions. The key research areas of interest at CSIR-IIIM are (i) Natural Products/Medicinal/Analytical/Bio-organic Chemistry, (ii) Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/ Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Taxonomy/Ethnobiology), (iii) Fermentation Technology, (iv) Clinical Microbiology, (v) Biological/Pharmacological Sciences, (vi) Quality Control/Quality Assurance and (vii) cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs. CSIR-IIIM offers excellent infrastructure support, start-up research funding along with a vibrant environment to perform collaborative research in interdisciplinary areas. Additionally, access to resources of other CSIR Institutes and strong networking with medical institutes, hospitals and universities provide opportunities to do globally competitive drug discovery.
This institute is interested in recruiting enthusiastic young researchers with proven track record of scientific achievements. The candidates with industrial research experience are encouraged to apply and those with aptitude and attitude for collaborative drug discovery projects, rather than individual-driven research, will be preferred.
The applications are invited in the following areas at various levels.
a) Natural Products/Medicinal/Analytical/Bio-organic Chemistry: Applicant(s) should have background in total synthesis of natural products, isolation and characterization of chemical constituents, synthesis of chemical compounds designed for drug development or modification of natural products for the creation of drug like molecules.
b) Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Taxonomy/Ethnobiology): Applicant(s) in the area should have demonstrated experience in functional genomics, high throughput technologies like microarray, real time gene expression, quantitative allele specific expression, metabolic engineering, chemical ecology, plant physiology, plant survey & collection & taxonomy, ethnobiology and to develop projects in these areas with aim of drug discovery.
c) Fermentation Technology: Applicant(s) should have experience in isolation, characterization & identification of microbes, screening for specific microbial enzymes and secondary metabolites and to multi-functional fermentation scale up facility from lab to pilot scale ranging from 5 to 4000L capacity and downstream processing.
d) Clinical Microbiology/Tuberculosis Research: Applicant(s) should be well versed with modern molecular biology and have working experience in clinical microbiology, studying host-pathogen interactions in the context of tuberculosis with a commitment to manage BSL-3 facility at IIIM.
e) Biological/Pharmacological Sciences: Applicant(s) should have a demonstrated record of significant accomplishment in the field of drug discovery and development / Pharmacokinetics and prior experience in systematic bio-evaluation and studies on molecular mechanism of action of lead compounds in the area of cancer and inflammation will be preferred
f) Quality Control / Quality Assurance: Applicant(s) should be well versed with current QC/QA guidelines / regulations with respect to biological / chemical / pharmaceutical products and also capable of providing operational and maintenance support for LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, HPLC, AAS/ ICP-MS Ion chromatogram , ion selective electrode etc.
g) cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs: Applicant(s) with in-depth understanding of pharmaceutical formulation principles, global CMC regulatory requirements. Applicants with experience of working in cGMP extraction/formulation plants/GLP compliant labs will be preferred.
h) Support Services: PME & Business Development & Information Technology
Total Vacancies: 27 (11-UR; 10-OBC; 3-SC; 3-ST): Out of 27 posts, two posts (one back log) are reserved for Persons With Disability(PWD) for either Orthopedically Handicapped/Locomotors Disability/Cerebral Palsy/ one leg affected-Right or Left OR Hearing Impaired (partially Deaf) candidates based on suitability of the candidates. All the posts are suitable for PWD with above mentioned disabilities.
*One post of OBC in Code No 1(b) is backlog
Depending on the essential qualifications as stated below, applicant can apply for following posts under any area as stated above
S. No. | Area /No. of Posts/ Post Code | Designation | Essential Qualification & Experience | Desirable Qualification & Experience | Job Requirements |
1 | Chemical Sciences: Natural Products / Medicinal / Analytical /Bio-organic/ Synthetic Chemistry Total Posts: 5 (PB-3) 1(a)- UR - 2 posts 1(b)-OBC - 2 posts* 1(c)- SC -1 post Total Posts: 2 (PB-4) 1(d)- UR - 2 posts | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Natural Products / Medicinal/ Analytical / Bio-organic / Synthetic Chemistry or equivalent. | Experience in the isolation and characterization of chemical constituents from natural products (Plants or Microbes) / synthesis of chemical compounds designed for drug discovery evidenced by published work in highly reputed journals. Capable of independently designing and executing preparation, purification and analysis of target compound, developing structure-activity relationships and designing analogs with potentially improved properties. | To be a part of dynamic team engaged in isolation of bioactive principles from natural sources and their characterization / creating natural product analogues / synthetic molecules on natural product scaffolds showing drug like properties / operation and interpretation of the NMR, LC-NMR, spectroscopy data. |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Natural Products / Medicinal/ Analytical / Bio-organic / Synthetic Chemistry or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
Principal Scientist | Ph.D in Natural Products / Medicinal/ Analytical / Bio-organic Chemistry or equivalent with 3 years experience | Experience in total synthesis of natural products, isolation and characterization of chemical constituents, synthesis of chemical compounds designed for drug development or modification of natural products for the creation of drug like molecules. Candidate should be proficient in identifying structure activity relationships (SAR) to address potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics and in vivo efficacy and is expected to contribute to pre-clinical research projects as a chemistry project leader. | These are leadership positions and the selected candidate is required to lead a group of scientists and scholars engaged in R&D in Medicinal Chemistry/Bio-Organic Chemistry/Natural Product Chemistry/Chemical Biology/ QCA labs. Ability to work independently and to interact with a multidisciplinary team of medicinal chemists, biologists, pharmacologists and external collaborators. | ||
Senior Principal Scientist | Ph.D in Natural Products / Medicinal/ Analytical / Bio-organic Chemistry or equivalent with 6 years experience | ||||
2 | Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology / Biodiversity/ Genetic Resources/ Plant Taxonomy/ Ethnobiology) Total Posts: 8 (PB-3) 2(a)- UR - 3 posts 2(b)-OBC -2 posts 2(c)- SC -1 post 2(d)- ST -2 posts | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Botany, Plant Physiology, Plant Taxonomy, Agronomy, or equivalent | Experience in survey, collection and identification of plants using taxonomical, pharmacognostic and modern taxonomical tools. / cytotaxonomy of flowering plants / plant physiology, ethnobotany . OR Candidate with experience in Agronomical research in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants/Analysis of soil and plants/Marketing of Agro-products/Having knowledge of Agricultural equipments and creation of infrastructure will be preferred. | To conduct research focused on the characterization of fundamental physiological and molecular responses of plants to biotic and abiotic factors. Plant taxonomy experience with ability to collect plant resources for bioprospection. Management Herbarium and Drug Repository of the Institute. Cultivation & Extension of MAPS and Management of experimental farms |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Botany, Plant Physiology, Plant Taxonomy, Agronomy, or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
3 | Total Posts: 2 (PB-3) 3(a)- UR - 1post 3(b)- SC - 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Microbiology / Biochemistry / Clinical Microbiology / Medical Biotechnology / Life Sciences or equivalent. | Experience of working in R&D / Industrial fermentation plant, to develop and optimize microbial fermentations for the production of small molecules and fermentation process scale-up/scale-down, technology transfer, as well as fermentation medium and process design is highly desired. Candidates with sufficient experience in designing the bioreactors and Fermentation Plants for natural and recombinant organisms will be preferred. | To work as a R & D team member in Biotechnology Laboratory/ Fermentation Technology Lab . The incumbent will be responsible to scale up the Bench scale processes developed in fermentation/biotechnology. |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Microbiology / Biochemistry / Clinical Microbiology / Medical Biotechnology / Life Sciences or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
4 | Clinical Microbiology/ Tuberculosis Research Total Posts: 1 (PB-3) 4(a)-OBC - 1 post Total Posts: 1 (PB-4) 4(b)-UR - 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology or equivalent. | Experience in the area of Clinical Microbiology will be preferred. | To work as a team member in handling of group-3 pathogens . |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
Principal Scientist | Ph.D in Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology or equivalent with 3 years experience | Experience in the area of Clinical Microbiology/ anti infective screening evidenced by publications in SCI journals will be preferred. | Handling of group-3 pathogens and management of BSL-3 facility | ||
Senior Principal Scientist | Ph.D in Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology with 6 years experience | ||||
5 | Biological / Pharmacological Sciences Total Posts: 2 (PB-3) 5(a)-UR - 1 post 5(b)- OBC- 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Life Sciences /Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology or equivalent. | Experience to undertake R&D projects in the area of Cancer Biology, Immuno pharmacology, Inflammation biology using latest molecular biology techniques and assays will be preferred | Selected candidate is required to work as team member in drug discovery projects . . |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in in Life Sciences /Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
6 | Quality Control / Quality Assurance Total Posts: 2 (PB-3) 6(a)-ST - 1 post 6(b)- OBC- 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry or equivalent \ | Experience of working in the Analytical / QC/QA Laboratory with publications in peer reviewed journals in the area of analytical chemistry and method development. Knowledge of use of Lab Information Management system will be preferred. | To work in QC & QA lab and provide operational and maintenance support for LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, HPLC etc. To work in QC & QA lab and provide operational and maintenance support for AAS/ ICP-MS Ion chromatogram , ion selective electrode etc. |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
7 | cGMP / Formulation Development / Regulatory Affairs Total Posts: 1 (PB-3) 7-OBC - 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Pharmaceutical Sciences / ME/ M Tech in Chemical Engineering or equivalent. | In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical formulation principles, global CMC regulatory requirements. Person with experience of managing Extraction / Formulation Plant will be preferred. To develop and scale up lab scale processes on cGMP pilot Plant and developing SOPs thereof. | Position responsibilities include design and execution of experiments leading to drug product development both for new chemical entities / herbal drugs as per regulatory norms at cGMP pilot Plant for extraction and formulation development. |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences / ME/ M Tech in Chemical Engineering or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
8 | Discovery Informatics Total Posts: 1 (PB-3) 8-OBC - 1 post | Scientist | Ph.D (Thesis submitted / Awarded) in Bioinformatics /Biotechnology or equivalent | Experience in computational biology/chemistry, molecular modeling, sequence alignment techniques, homology modeling of functional enzymes, etc with working knowledge of design & development of databases (Oracle etc) including programming (NET, ASP etc.) environments would be an advantage as evidenced by publications in good journals. | Candidate is expected to carry out genomics and proteomics studies (in silico ) on medicinal plants and micro organisms and to participate in ongoing institutional research programmes. |
Senior Scientist | Ph.D in Bioinformatics /Biotechnology or equivalent with 2 years experience | ||||
9 | PME & Business Development Total Posts: 1 (PB-3) 9-OBC - 1 post | Scientist | M.Sc (Chemical/ Biological/Pharmaceutical sciences) 1st class (60%) with Post graduate degree in Intellectual property law | Candidates with dual qualification in Science and Business Administration will be preferred. The candidate should have excellent communication skills with awareness about issues related to Project management/ technology transfer etc. | To develop and implement strategies for Project Management / technology marketing /IP licensing etc. |
Senior Scientist | M.Sc (Chemical/ Biological/Pharmaceutical sciences) with MBA or post graduate degree in Intellectual property law with 3 years experience | ||||
10 | Computer Sciences / Information Technology Total Posts: 1 (PB-3) 10-UR - 1 post | Scientist | M.E/M. Tech in Computer Sciences/ Information Technology | Candidates with work experience in Network Administration or Database administration or System administration or as a developer having sound knowledge and hands on experience of C, C++, PHP 4/5, Java (JSP), ASP(Classic or VB) and sound knowledge and hands on experience in Linux , Windows operating system will be given preference. | To manage IT Infrastructure of the Institute |
Senior Scientist | M.E/M. Tech in Computer Sciences/ Information Technology with 3 years experience |
Designation, scale of pay & upper age limit for various advertised positions is as under:-
Scientist – Pay band -3; Scale 15,600- 39,100; Grade pay 6600; Approx. Gross Salary: Rs. 42,216 + HRA; Upper age limit: 32 years
Senior Scientist- Pay band -3; Scale 15,600- 39,100; Grade pay 7600; Approx. Gross Salary: Rs. 48,731 + HRA; Upper age limit: 37 years
Principal Scientist- Pay band -4; Scale 37,400- 67,000; Grade pay 8700; Approx. Gross Salary: Rs. 74,793 + HRA; Upper age limit: 45 years
Senior Principal Scientist- Pay band -4; Scale 37,400- 67,000; Grade pay 8900; Approx. Gross Salary: Rs. 79,503 + HRA; Upper age limit: 50 years
General Conditions:
Interested candidates fulfilling the above conditions may apply in the prescribed proforma which can be obtained from the office of Administrative Officer, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu (Tawi) 180 001”, in person, or by sending a request alongwith a self-addressed envelope of the size of 23x11 cms affixed with postage stamps of Rs. 15/-. The prescribed proforma of application can also be downloaded from IIIM, Jammu website: www.iiim.res.in
Candidates with consistently good academic record ( i.e. 60% and above) will be preferred.
Application must be accompanied by one self attested photograph, publication reprints, synopsis sheet duly filled in the prescribed format, attested copies of certificates and testimonials and names of five to eight references with their contact details etc.
The upper age limit will be reckoned as on 31.08. 2011. The upper age-limit is relaxable in case of SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates as per Govt. of India rules as under:-.
The upper age limit, however,may be relaxed up to 5 years for SC/ST and 03 years for OBC as per Government orders in force only in those cases where the post are reserved for respective categories and upto five years for the employees working in CSIR Labs./Government/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings.
• SC/ST/OBC candidates are required to produce attested copy of community certificate in the prescribed format along with the Application Form.
• Relaxation in the upper age limit for Physically Handicapped will be 5 years, over and above the relaxation admissible for SC/ST/OBC, as the case may be, on furnishing of the Disability certificate (suffering from not less than 40 percent of relevant disability) issued by the competent authority.
• Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) must submit the attested photocopy of the current year’s certificate in the Central Govt. prescribed form issued by the specified competent authority (SDO/District Magistrate/ Dy. Commissioner) along with the Application Form. The certificate issued by Gazetted Officers should becountersigned by the District Magistrate or Dy. Commissioner. OBC candidates will be considered as per CSIR/Govt. of India Rules.
• Relaxation in upper age limit of 5 years is also applicable for persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J& K during the period of 1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989 subject to production of a certificate [certificate must be attached with the application] from the District Magistrate in whose jurisdiction he/she had ordinarily resided OR from any other authority designated for this by the Govt. of J & K State. .
The upper age-limit is also relaxable by 5 years in case of Council/Government/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sectors employees as per CSIR Rules.
Applicants of Indian origin, settled abroad, who are of proven merit as evidenced by their research work, may be considered in absentia by the selection committee on request.
Relaxation in upper age limit, qualifications and/or experience, in case of exceptionally meritorious candidates, (both departmental and outsiders) may be considered with the prior approval of competent authority.
Applications from employees of Government/Semi-Govt. Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous Bodies will be considered only if routed through proper channel.
Applications received after the closing date will not be entertained. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.
Mere fulfillment of essential educational qualifications and/or experience does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview. The Institute will decide its own criteria to short-list the applications.
Application submitted from India (in case of candidates who are presently residing abroad, they have to submit US $ 25 as an application fee ) should be accompanied by a Demand Draft of Rs.100.00 (Rupees One hundred only) drawn in favor of Director, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, payable at Jammu (Applicant should write his/her name and date of birth at the back of the DD). SC/ST/PH /Women Candidates and regular employees of CSIR are exempted from payment of application fee.
The candidates who want to apply for more than one post may submit separate application for the same along with all required documents and draft.
Period of experience in a discipline/area of work shall be counted from the date of acquiring of minimum prescribed educational qualification.
The positions carry usual allowances as admissible to Central Govt. employees in the same pay scale and posted at Jammu.
The number of vacancies indicated is provisional and may vary at the time of selection.
Duly completed applications should be sent in a sealed cover super-scribing “Application for the Post Code No.____/ Area _____“ to The Director, Indian Institute of Integrative, Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu PIN 180 001, so as to reach on or before the closing date 31.08.2011.
The decision of Director, IIIM in all matters relating to selection shall be final and binding on the candidates. Interim enquiries will not be entertained.
Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
Canvassing in any form or bringing any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification.
Note:- The candidates who have already applied against advertisement no. 06/2009 may apply again with their latest biodata against relevant post(s) if they are otherwise eligible. They need not to remit application fee again.
Check list: Attested copies of following documents must be attached with the application form.
a) Secondary School certificate showing Date of Birth.
b) Diploma/Degree certificate and mark sheet (year/semester wise) in support of essential qualification and any higher qualification.
c) Synopsis sheet duly filled in the prescribed format.
d) Demand Draft of Rs. 100/-.
e) Certificate of OBC/SC/ST/PH.
f) One self attested Photograph pasted on the application
g) NOC in the case of Govt./Autonomous Body/Public sector employees only.
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