NFBSFARA Project recruitment

NFBSFARA Project
Division Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi-110 012
Employment Notice for Walk-in-interview
Walk-in-interview will be held in the Division Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
New Delhi 110012 to recruit outstanding personnel for the following posts to work in twin institutional
project sponsored by National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier Application Research in
Agriculture (NFBSFARA). The eligible candidates may appear for the walk-in-interview on 05th August
2013 at 09:30am along with their complete bio-data. Interested candidates must send their application
in the prescribed format (*Application format is furnished in pages 4-5; MS word version of the
application format can be obtained from Principal investigator by email request [kumar@iari.res.in]).
*Hard copy (do not send soft copy) of the application should reach the following address
Dr. A. Kumar, Principal Scientist, Division Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
New Delhi 110012 on or before 27th July 2013.
Important instructions:
1. Do not send your original certificates along with application.
2. Do not send soft copy of application by Email
3. Application format deviating from the format will not be considered and no communication in
the regard will be entertained.
4. No call letters will be issued. Applicants are expected to be present at the interview venue on
the said date and time.
5. Late arrival of application (After 27th July 2013) will not be entertained
6. Late arrival (After 10:00AM) of applicants for the interview will be considered as ABSENT
Name of the Project &
Principal Investigator
(PI)
Name of
Post and
Duration
No. of
Post
Emoluments
(Fixed) PM
Qualifications
Understanding the
mechanisms of non
host resistance (NHR)
against rust and blast in
rice and wheat
Principal Investigator
Dr. A.Kumar
Email: kumar@iari.res.in
Research
Associate
(Three
Years)
One For PhD:
Rs 24000/-plus
30% HRA
For MSc:
Rs 23000/-plus
30% HRA
Essential (Minimum
qualifications):
PhD in Plant Pathology or
Biotechnology or Genetics or
Plant Breeding or Botany with
specialization in Plant
Pathology/Genetics/ Plant
Breeding
 (OR)
First Division or 60% marks or
equivalent CGPA/OGPA in
M.Sc (Ag)/MSc /M.Tech Plant
Pathology or Biotechnology or
Genetics or Plant Breeding or
Botany with specialization in
Plant Pathology/Genetics/ 2
Plant Breeding
with two years experiences in
the relevant field
Desirable:
Experience on
1. Hands on experience in
Plant pathological AND
Molecular Biological
experiments
 2. Thorough knowledge
microscopy/plant tissue
culture /Rice and Wheat
pathology
 3. Proficiency in bioinformatics
and molecular sequence data
analysis
4. Experience in
Genomics/Proteomics/
Metabolomics tools
Understanding the
mechanisms of non
host resistance (NHR)
against rust and blast in
rice and wheat
Principal Investigator
Dr. A.Kumar
Email: kumar@iari.res.in
Senior
Research
Fellow
(Three
Years)
One Rs 16000/-plus
30% HRA for
the first two
years (Fixed)
and Rs 18000/-
plus 30% HRA
for third year
Essential (Minimum
qualifications):
First Division or 60% marks or
equivalent CGPA/OGPA in
M.Sc (Ag)/MSc /M.Tech Plant
Pathology or Biotechnology or
Genetics or Plant Breeding or
Botany with specialization in
Plant Pathology/Genetics/
Plant Breeding
Desirable:
1. Hands on experience in
Plant pathological AND
Molecular Biological
experiments
2. Thorough knowledge
microscopy/plant tissue
culture /Rice and Wheat
pathology
 3. Proficiency in bioinformatics
and molecular sequence data
analysis
4. Experience in
Genomics/Proteomics/
Metabolomics tools

more information is at
http://www.iari.res.in/files/RA_SRF-15072013-20130715-104140.pdf