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The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(CMFRI) was established by Government of India on 3 February 1947 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and later, in 1967, it joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) family and emerged as a leading tropical marine fisheries research institute in the world”.
Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-II with opportunity to register for PhD Degree at CMFRI, Kochi.
No. of Posts
03
Nature and Duration of the Posts
Purely temporary for a period of one year and extendable on a yearly basis based on performance up to 5 years only
Age Limit
35 years for men and 40 years for Women (age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC.
Educational Qualifications
Masters degree in Fisheries Sciences with specialization in Fish Nutrition, Fish Physiology and biochemistry, Fish Health or Fish Biotechnology or Fish Genetics and Breeding or Master of science in Life Science/ Zoology/ Marine Biology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology
Desirable
Experience in Bioinformatics transcriptomics / nutrigenomics/ fish larval nutrition/ marine fish hatche rotocols
Emoluments
Rs31000/- p.m. for the first two years and Rs35000/- p.m. from the third year onwards + House Rent Allowance @ 16% for professional degree holders. According to the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (SR/S9/ z-08/2018) dated 30-01-2019) only NET/ GATE qualified candidates with degrees in basic sciences will be eligible for the aforementioned emoluments.
How to Apply?
Candidates can mail their applications in the format attached to vijayagopal.p@icar.gov.in on or before 30-09-2020 for screening and shortlisting of candidates.
Candidates should indicate their preference to work in the following areas on the top of their applications
- Fish nutrition/ biochemistry/ nutrigenomics
- Microbiology/ biotechnology/ bioinformatics
- Marine fish larval nutrition and marine fish hatchery protocols (this candidate will be posted to work at Mandapam Regional Centret Marine Fisheries P.O. Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District. Tamil Nadu of CMFRI)
Applications Deadline
Sep 30, 2020
For more details, click the link below.
Junior Research Fellow/Project Associate-II at CMFRI, Kochi
