Walk-in for Research associates at CIPHET, Ludhiana

Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology,

(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

PO: PAU, Ludhiana – 141 004 (Punjab)

F. No. AS&EC/NF/snj/RA-SRF/2012

Walk in Interview

Applications are invited for making a panel for the appointment to the posts of two Research Associates (RA) in Research project under the National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA) at Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab. The appointments will be purely temporary under contractual and co-terminus basis, following the prescribed procedure for six months or till the completion date of the project. The appointments may be terminated at any time without notice or assigning any reason thereof.

NAME OF THE SUB-PROJECT:Development of Spectroscopic Methods for Detection and Quantification of Adulterants and Contaminants in Fruit Juices and Milk.

DATE OF COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT: 31/05/2015

1. NAME OF POST: Research Associate

i)Number of Post: Two

ii)Qualification for 1st post:

a) Essential: Ph.D. in Microbiology/ Botany/Food Science and Technology and relevant subjects

Or

M. Tech./M. Sc. in any subject mentioned above with 60 % marks or 1^st division or equivalent OGPA with two years experience in research/teaching/food industries

QUALIFICATION FOR 2^ND POST: Ph.D. in Post–Harvest Engineering & Technology / Agricultural Process Engineering / Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Dairy & Food Engineering / Food Processing/Technology and relevant subjects post

Or

M. Tech./M. Sc. in any subject mentioned above with 60 % marks or 1^st division or equivalent OGPA with two years experience in research/teaching/food industries

b) DESIRABLE FOR BOTH POSTS: Knowledge of Optical Chemistry, spectrometry and detection of adulterants in food. Exposure to multivariate statistical analysis software packages for chemometrics.

iii)

REMUNERATION

Rs. 24000/-+ HRA (Rs. 23000/- + HRA for Masters degree holders) per month consolidated

iv) AGE LIMIT: 40 years (with relaxation in case of SC/ST/OBC/ and woman as per existing rules)

2. DATE AND PLACE OF INTERVIEW: 04/07/2012, 11.00 AM., Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering and Technology, PO: PAU, Ludhiana – 141 004, Punjab.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

i) The above positions are purely on temporary basis and co-terminus with the project

ii) No TA / DA will be paid for attending the interview

iii) The applicants must bring with them original documents and a brief of research work carried out during postgraduation / Ph.D. along with one set of photocopy at the time of interview.

iv) No objection certificate from the employer in case he / she is employed elsewhere.

v) Experience certificate in original (if any)

vi) Canvassing in any form will render the candidate disqualified for the post

Note : The applications with detailed bio-data in the following proforma (1) Name of the candidate (2) Father’s Name (3) Date of birth (4) Present address (5) Permanent address (6) Qualifications (starting from 10th board) (7) Experience, if any (9) Publications etc. should be sent through registered post and email (snjha_ciphet@yahoo.co.in with a passport size photograph to Dr. S. N. Jha, Principal Investigator, (PI), NF project, CIPHET, PO : PAU campus, Ludhiana – 141 004, Punjab and attend the walk-in-interview as per above schedule.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.ciphet.in/upload/file/Post%20for%20RA.pdf