CIAB Project Jobs For Biotech, Food Tech With Up to Rs. 58.000 pm Pay – Attend Walk-In

CIAB Project Jobs For Biotech, Food Tech With Up to Rs. 58.000 pm Pay – Attend Walk-In

CIAB Project Jobs For Biotech, Food Tech With Up to Rs. 58.000 pm Pay – Attend Walk-In. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below:

CENTER OF INNOVATIVE AND APPLIED BIOPROCESSING
Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology (Govt. of India)
Sector-81 (Knowledge City), PO-Manauli, SAS Nagar, Mohali -140306 (Punjab)
वेबसाइट/Website: www.ciab.res.in; Tel: 0172-5221400

Advertisement No: CIAB/99/2025-Rectt.

Walk-in-Interview on 20-05-2025

Application format, details of the vacancies etc. can be downloaded from the institute website: www.ciab.res.in under heading “Vacancies”.

Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) is an autonomous national institute under Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India). This futuristic innovation institute of its own kind in the country has a mission of advancing knowledge, leads and emerging technologies/processes relevant to agri-food sector towards applications and products. It aims to link them with societal benefits through catalysing/promoting entrepreneurial action around bioprocesses, bio-products, value-addition to bioproducts etc. with special reference to the agri-food sector. Currently, the four major mandated R&D areas in hand at the institute are (A) Value Addition to Primary Processing Residues/ Wastes for Edible Products; (B) Valorisation of Crop Waste for Speciality Products and Chemicals; (C) Nutritionals, nutraceuticals and upgradation of value or use of bio-products, (D) Biosynthetic technology/synthetic biology for low volume-high value products and industrial enzymes. To support and steer this mission, the institute requires following temporary research positions on stipendiary / fellowship basis:

(A) FELLOWSHIPS FUNDED BY INDUSTRY THROUGH CIAB FOR INTERNAL R&D PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES

Project Title: Lignin valorization via biomaterial development, depolymerization and green technology

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India).

Duration: 3 years

Project Coordinator: Dr Jayeeta Bhaumik

Project Investigators: Dr. Jayeeta Bhaumik, Dr. Saswata Goswami, and Dr. Sasikumar Elumalai

Work area: Value additive product development from lignin

1. Research Associate – 1 position

Age limit – 35 Years for Research Associate

Fellowship – Rs. 58,000/- per month + (HRA as admissible or Hostel facility, if available)

a) Tenure – 1 year, extendable on an annual basis for a subsequent period subject to satisfactory progress, institutional needs, and financial provisions

b) Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering / Biochemical Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry from a recognized University / Institute and having at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.
OR
M.E./ M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering / Biochemical Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology from a recognized University/ Institute with three years of experience in industry/research/teaching.

Desired Experience – Agro waste / Biomass valorization, Process development of biomaterial

2. Junior Research Fellow – 1 position

Age limit – 28 Years for Junior Research Fellow

Fellowship – Rs. 37,000/- per month + (HRA as admissible or Hostel facility, if available)

Project Title – “Development of Bioresin from Niger Oil: A solution to single use plastic”

(a) Tenure: One Year, extendable on annual basis for subsequent years subject to satisfactory progress, institutional needs and financial provisions.

(b) Qualifications:

For JRF
(i) Master’s degree from a recognized University/Institute:
M.Sc. in Food Science/ Biochemistry/ microbiology/ Biotechnology or relevant discipline or relevant field
M.E. / M. Tech. in Food Technology/ Chemical Engineering/ Biochemical Engg./ Biotechnology or relevant field
AND
(ii) NET / GATE / any other relevant/equivalent nature of national level test qualified.

(c) Principal Investigator: Dr. Meena Krishania Choudhary, Scientist C.

(d) Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India).

Application Procedure

The interested candidates may appear for a Walk-In-Interview on 20-05-2025 along with the application form available on the website www.ciab.res.in. The duly filled application form must be submitted at the time of the registration from 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM on 20-05-2025. The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, as ineligible candidates would not be interviewed.

Process of Engagement

The eligible applicants would be interviewed by a duly constituted committee. The committee would recommend the candidates, if found suitable, for consideration of the competent authority for engagement on purely on Fellowship/Stipendiary basis.

General Conditions

1. Incomplete applications and applications that are not in proper format may be summarily rejected.

2. The above research opportunities are open only to Indian Nationals.

Important

• The applications should be submitted in the prescribed format that can be downloaded from the CIAB website: www.ciab.res.in.
• Completed applications along with photocopies of all the relevant educational and experience certificates are to be submitted at the time of registration at Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81 (Knowledge City), Manauli P.O., S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali – 140306, Punjab from 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM on 20-05-2025.
• All the positions are based at Mohali, Punjab but some works may be assigned to be carried out at outstations also.
• Number of positions may vary.
• Relaxation of age for various categories (including woman candidates) shall be as per rules of DST and other Government of India agencies.
• If in any area no suitable candidate is found, no selection would be made in that case.
• No TA/DA etc. would be paid for attending the walk-in-interview.
• Candidates should bring their original documents for verification and one set of photocopy (for submission) of their all relevant certificates related to education, experience, publications, thesis/dissertations etc. at the time of interview.
• Candidates found eligible after scrutiny of applications post registration, shall be required to appear before a Selection Committee. Kindly note that in case there are substantial number of applicants, the Chief Executive Officer, CIAB reserves the right to devise such criteria as deemed fit to shortlist the candidates for the interview. If required, a written test may also be conducted to short-list candidates. The decision of the CEO, CIAB to conduct a written test shall be final and binding on all in this respect.

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