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National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology)

C-127, Industrial Area, S A S Nagar, Phase 8, Mohali, Punjab, India-160071Web: www.nabi.res.in, Tel: +91-172-2290100, Telefax: +91-172-4604888

(Advt. No.3/2011)

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) has been established by theDepartment of Biotechnology in the Knowledge City at Mohali, Punjab. The institutenurtures expertise and skills to develop designer plants, future foods, and bioprocessesfor societal good and competitiveness of agri-food enterprise. During the last one year

of its establishment, NABI has developed a state-of-art capability in high throughputgenomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Infrastructure available or in progressincludes Sequenome, Sequencers, genotypers, Affy-array, Laser Capture Microscope,LA-ICP-MS, HPTLC, MALDI-TOF/TOF, LC-MS, FT-IR, UPLC, nano-LC, Triple-TOF, Q-Trap,controlled environment chambers etc.

NABI plans to now expand its team, in the area of nutritional science,functional foods, nanoscience applications, food microbiology and bioinformatics.We invite applications from exceptionally talented scientists for positions at differentlevels of seniority, suitable to their experience and excellence, as shown in the tablebelow.

Details of positions: NABI proposes to fill 25 positions (approx.) of Scientists, at thefollowing levels:

Positions Pay Band Grade Pay

Totalemolumentson Minimum

of scale

Age Limit asonMarch

31, 2011

Essential Qualification/ Equivalent

Ph.D.Ph.D.

(Engg.)MD,

M.Tech, ME

MBA,MBBS,B.Tech

With Research Experience (in years) Scientist-G PB-4- 37400-

67000 10000 50 13 12 14 16

Scientist-F PB-4- 37400- 67000 8900 50 10 9 11 13

Scientist-E PB-4- 37400- 67000 8700 45 7 6 8 10

Scientist-D PB-3- 15600- 39100 7600 40 4 3 5 7

Scientist-C PB-3- 15600- 39100 6600 35 1 0 2 3

Areas of specialisation

Scientists with innovation and drive in the following areas of expertise only are invitedto apply. In case of team workers and colleagues with complementary expertise, a

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special request can be considered for their recruitment as a team to synergise their performance.

1. Nutrition and nutrigenomics2. Mammalian biochemistry

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Biochemical pharmacology4. Functional foods and nutraceuticals5. Food fortification with microbial or encapsulated nutrients6. Nano science for bioavailability, delivery, stability and quality control.7. In vitro and in vivo models for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardioprotection,

osteoporosis and CNS disorders8. Food and natural product chemistry9. Carbohydrates and starch, lipids and oils, proteins and bioactive peptides and

bioactive small molecules.10. Biomarkers for nutritional interventions11. Dietary additives and bioavailability

12. Traditional foods and ethnobotanical sources for medicinal and healthapplications

13. Prebiotics and probiotics14. Food safety and standards15. Bio statistical and bioinformatic applications in biotech research.16. Machine learning for designing tools for biotechnological research.

Selection Process:

The applications and nominations will be received against the advertisedpositions. Suitably constituted Screening Committees will screen the applications

on the basis of recommendation letters, qualifications and experience. Theapplicants identified as sufficiently promising will be examined in further details bysuitable selection committees. The shortlisted candidates will be invited for interactions at the institute and for discussions with suitably constitutedSelection Committees. The successful applicants will be invited to join.

General Conditions for Recruitment:

1. The date for determining the age limit/experience/qualification shall be onthe last date for receiving applications at NABI.

2. The upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC candidates, as per Govt. of

India norms. 3. In addition to the usual pay & allowances as admissible vide 6 th Pay

Commission in the above scales, other benefits such as Leave TravelConcession, Medical expenses, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance,Telephone Expenses etc. are also available as per rules.

4. The Institute encourages creation of knowledge and benefit sharing related toIPR.

5. Candidates will be governed by New Pension Scheme of CentralGovernment effective from 01-01-2004.

6. Appointment will be made initially on contract in project mode for a period of 5years with an initial probation period of one year which may beextended/curtailed at the discretion of the Competent Authority. Further


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continuation, if any will depend on candidates performance during the initialperiod of five years.

7. Candidates may choose to apply for more than one post by submittingseparate application for each position. Depending upon suitability of thecandidate, a higher or lower post may be offered by the Selection Committee.

8. Application must be complete in all respects and as per the institutionalformat. In case of employed applicants, the application must be forwardedthrough proper channel.

9. All applications must be supported by attested certificates, photograph,address including telephone, e-mail, qualifications, experience, status ofreservations, analysis of research publications with respect to Impact Factor,Citations & h-Factor, include a 1000 word statement on the research area ofinterest and its relevance to NABI and at least three confidential letters ofrecommendation.

10. Mere fulfilment of essential qualifications and experience does notentitle a candidate to be called for interview since the positions are for creative high quality research in areas of relevance to NABI. Candidate sexperience and proven ability for research and team building in target areaare most critical to the selection procedure. In this respect, at least threeconfidential letters of reference addressed by email directly to theExecutive Director ( [email protected] ) should be arranged. These shouldcomment upon:

I. Candidate s suitability for path breaking research & innovative thinking.II. Ability to function independently as well as in teams.III. Execute state of art experiments and research programs of fundamental

and/or applied nature.

11. Nominations by distinguished experts may be considered, dependingupon merit and the area of expertise.

12. In case of candidates employed in permanent posts, request for deputation and salary protection will be considered.

13. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.

14. In case a large number of applications are received, screening will bedone to limit the number of candidates to those possessing higher qualification or experience and, if required, a written examination mayadditionally be conducted for further screening.

15. Outstation candidates called for interview will be paid to and fro secondclass railway fare, as per Government rules on presentation of the proof.

The applications should be submitted in the prescribed format available at our website (www.nabi.res.in) or can be obtained by post from Administrative Officer,National Agri- Food Biotechnology Institute, C-127, Phase VIII, Industrial Area, SAS

Nagar, Mohali, Punjab-160071 (India) . Application(s) completed in all respects, inthe prescribed form accompanied by attested copies of certificates, testimonialsin support of age, educational qualifications, experience etc., along with non-
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refundable application fee of Rs.100/- ( US$25 in case of candidates applying fromabroad ) for general and OBC category candidates ( No application fee forScheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/PWDs candidates) , by means of DD (issued byState Bank of India only except for the candidates applying from abroad) valid for at least 6 months, drawn in favour of The Executive Director, National Agri-FoodBiotechnology Institute, Mohali payable at Phase-1 Br., Mohali, should be sent tothe Executive Director National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, C-127, Phase-VIII,Industrial Area, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab-160071 (India) .

Synopsis-sheet to be submitted by email: In addition to submitting the hard copy ofapplication form, the candidate is also required to fill up his particulars in thesynopsis-sheet available on NABI website, in MS-WORD or EXCEL format (NOT ON PDFFORMAT), and email to [email protected] as attachment. This is MOST-URGENT.

Canvassing in any form or bringing influence, political or otherwise, willlead to disqualification of the candidate. The decision of NABI in all mattersrelating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of application, mode of selection,and conduct of interviews will be final and binding on the candidates. Inexceptionally meritorious cases, the eligibility requirement may be relaxed by thecompetent authority.

To know more about National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute , kindlyvisit our website www.nabi.res.i n or e-mail to [email protected] .

Last date for submission of applications at NABI: March 31, 2011.

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