Rajiv
Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
SCIENTIST
POSITIONS
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for
Biotechnology (RGCB) invites applications for Scientist positions in Disease
Biology (inclusive of, but not limited to Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular
Biology, Diabetes, Infectious Disease Biology, Virology, Immunology of Disease,
Stem Cell Biology, Neurobiology, etc.) and Plant Biotechnology.
Applicants who had submitted
applications in response to the previous advertisement and who may still be
interested can submit their updated applications in the prescribed format that
can be downloaded from this website.
Positions open include vacancies
at the C, E1, E2 and F levels. Appointments at the C and E1 levels at the
discretion of the selection committee may be also made through G.N.
Ramachandran Fellowships whose details are explained below. Minimum expected
qualifications are also explained below.
Applications will be received
throughout the year. Every three months, the duly appointed Screening Committee
will examine applications and shortlist those to be forwarded to the Selection
Committee. The next round of screening of applications will be in June 2012.
Applications received till April 30, 2012 will be considered by the Screening
Committee.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCIENTIST POSITIONS
POSITION MINIMUM
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION MINIMUM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PUBLICATION RECORD*
Scientist C MD or PhD Three to Five Years
Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact
factors (including at least three with IF 5 or more) as First or Corresponding
Author.
Scientist E-1 MD or PhD Six to Nine Years Post
Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact factors as
First and Corresponding Author.
Scientist E-II MD or PhD Ten to Twelve Years
Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact
factors as First and Corresponding Author.
Scientist F MD or PhD Ten to Fifteen Years
Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact
factors as First and Corresponding Author.
*The Screening and Selection
Committees will make decisions on the track records of applicants including
publications. Applications with 6 years or more will be expected to have
publications with impact factor 5 or more as Corresponding Author.
PAY DETAILS FOR
SCIENTIST POSITIONS (Amount in Rupees)
POSITION
SALARY SCALE & BASIC PAY GRADE PAY
OTHER ALLOWANCES PER MONTH TOTAL
PAY MONTHLY ON ENTRY YEARLY INCREASE IN
MONTHLY SALARY
Scientist C Pay
Band 3 – 18750 6600 20415 45765 4000
Scientist E-1 Pay
Band 3 – 21900 7600 23361 52861 4600
Scientist E II Pay
Band 4 – 37400 8700 35147 81247 7500
Scientist F Pay
Band 4 – 43000 10000 48955 101955 8300
Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600-39100
Pay Band 4 - Rs.
37400-67000
Other Allowances include,
Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance
Yearly Increase in salary is
calculated as Basic Pay increase by 3% and corresponding increase in Dearness
Allowance as orders issued by the Govt. of India
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR G.N. RAMACHANDRAN FELLOWSHIPS.
RGCB will accept outstanding candidates for
G.N Ramachandran Fellowships. The fellowship will be for five years and are
primarily intended for persons looking for extended sabbatical like positions,
official deputations or wanting to take a higher total pay in lieu of
permanency. These positions will enjoy all academic privileges enjoyed by
regular RGCB faculty including right to apply for research grants and PhD
students. Persons joining as Ramachandran Fellows can after the fourth year be
considered for permanent positions at the next higher grade of scientist
positions based on mutual consent of the Fellow and the Institute after
appropriate performance evaluation of the person. Alternately they can also
continue as G.N Ramachandran Fellows after these processes. However the
institute reserves the unconditional right to close the fellowship if the
performance evaluation at the fourth year is below the grade "VERY
GOOD". Persons selected will have to execute a bond to this effect.
There will be two categories of
G.N Ramachandran Fellowships, Category 1 and 2.
The minimum academic
qualifications and research experience will be identical as for Scientist C and
E1 respectively.
The fellowship amount for G.N Ramachandran
Fellowship Category 1 is Rs 60,000 per month plus other admissible allowances
For
Category 2, the fellowship amount is Rs 75,000 per month plus other admissible
allowances.
The Selection Committee will also have the
discretion to offer GN Ramachandran Fellowship positions to applicants for
regular scientist positions.
SELECTION
PROCEDURE FOR SCIENTISTS
LEVEL 1
SCREENING
An Institutional Screening Committee (ISC)
will be determine whether the applicant meets minimum prescribed qualifications
for a scientist position at RGCB (C, E-I, E-II, F or G.N Ramachandran Fellow).
Ineligible applicants without these needed minimum qualifications will be
rejected and no further correspondence will be sent to them. Applications
shortlisted after the Level I screening by the ISC will be sent for Level 2
screening.
LEVEL 2
SCREENING
A Faculty Screening Committee (FSC) will
analyze the applications forwarded to it by the ISC after Level 1 screening.
Level 2 screening includes detailed review of the applicant's credentials,
publications, achievements, etc. Applicants may also be invited to give a
seminar at RGCB. The FSC will decide in which grade the applicant can be
considered and forward such recommendations to the Scientist Selection
Committee (SSC). The Chairman of the Faculty Screening Committee will be a
member of the SSC.
FINAL
SELECTION PROCEDURES
The SSC will or its individual members will
speak to applicants personally, go over their plans and ideas with them and
understand their long-term career goals. They will also assess the applicant's
value to the development of RGCB and its R&D programs. The selection
committee will also hold direct discussions with the shortlisted applicants
either in person or through video conferencing. The SSC will take the final
decision on whether to advice the institute to make an offer to the applicant
and if so which grade of scientist is to be offered. The institute will then
make a final administrative decision on this.
GENERAL CONDITIONS/
INSTRUCTIONS
•The Director, RGCB reserves right to not to
fill any or all positions advertised.
•The candidates must be citizens
of India.
•Merely fulfilling the
requirements in the advertisement will not automatically entitle any candidate
to be considered for the position. The applications received will be
scrutinized and candidates who in the opinion of hte institute are likely to be
suitable will be shortlisted for further selection procedures. The Screening
and Selection Committees will make appropriate decision on total and individual
impact factors in relation to the overall application, research areas and needs
of the institute. The decision of the institute in all these matters will be
final. No interim enquiries/ correspondence/communication of any sort will be
entertained in the matter.
•Persons working under the
Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertakings/ Central Autonomous Bodies
shall submit their applications through proper channel. They may, however, send
an advance copy of the application along with enclosures as required. Those who
are unable to forward their application through proper channel may submit NOC
from their employer at the time of selection interview, if shortlisted. Without
this NOC, the applicant will not be allowed to attend the selection procedures.
•Canvassing in any manner would
entail disqualification of the candidature.
