Junior Research Fellow - Indian Agricultural Research Institute

About the Organization:

The journey of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popularly known as Pusa Institute, began in 1905 at Pusa (Bihar) with the generous grant of 30,000 pounds from an American philanthropist, Mr. Henry Phipps. The institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) which functioned with five departments, namely Agriculture, Cattle Breeding, Chemistry, Economic Botany and Mycology. Bacteriology unit was added in 1907. The name of ARI was changed to Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911 and, in 1919 it was renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute. Following a devastating earth quake on 15th January 1934, the institute was shifted to Delhi on 29th July 1936. Post independence, the institute has been renamed as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• Master’s degree in Molecular Biology/Biotechnology/ Plant Pathology/any relevant discipline of life sciences with 4 years/ 5 years of Bachelor's Degree.

• Candidates having Post-graduate degree in Basic Sciences with 3 years Bachelor's degree and 2 years Master's degree should have NET/ GATE qualifications and 2 years of research experience as mentioned in OMNo. Edn./6/27/2014/HRD dated 13th July, 2015, OM No. Agril. Edn. 6/27/2014- HRD 9th October, 2015 of the Council and OM SR/S9/Z-09/2018 of DST dated 30th January, 2019

Desirable:

• Experience in basic molecular techniques (nucleic acid isolation, PCR, plasmid isolation, restriction, ligation, molecular cloning), Bioinformatics (Transcriptomics and Proteomics) and scientific writing; as evident from publications

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the below mentioned qualifications are directed to send a copy of their bio-data/ CV in the prescribed format to Nagamani.iari@gmail.com by 5th August 2025.

The shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview which will be held in Offline and Online mode at Division of Seed Science and Technology, ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India-110012For more information please check the Link