Young Scientist Position at NIFTEM-Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Designation/Position- Young Scientist Position at NIFTEM

NIFTEM-Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India invites applications for Young Scientist Position at NIFTEM from eligible and interested candidates

About- Online applications are invited from bright, dynamic and highly motivated candidates with requisite eligibility criteria as furnished below for the following temporary/time bound positions on contract basis as detailed below:

Research/Job Area- Food Science/ Food and Nutrition/ Food Technology/ Chemical Engineering/ Food Process Engineering/Food Science and Technology/Biotechnology/ Nanotechnology

Location- NIFTEM-Thanjavur

Eligibility/Qualification/Job/Position Description-

Title of the project	Category (Young Scientist-I & JRF)	No. of Vacancy	Essential Qualifications/ Eligibility Criteria	Monthly Remuneration (Rs.)	Date of Completion of Project
Utilization of industrial fruit and vegetable waste streams for production of 3D printed synbiotic foods (GAP-066)	Young Scientist – I	01	Ph.D. in Food Science/ Food and Nutrition/ Food Technology/ Chemical Engineering/ Food Process Engineering/Food Science and Technology/Biotechnology/ Nanotechnology (or) 3 years of research, teaching and design & development experience after M.E./ M.Tech. in any of the above disciplines with at least one research paper in a Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.	Rs.55,000/- (consolidated)	28.05.2027
Development of millet-based food products: Optimization, Characterization, and Validation (GAP-075)	JRF	02	M. Tech./MSc. Degree (4 yrs. of UG + 2 yrs. of PG) in Food Science and Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Food and Agricultural Process Engineering/Processing and Food Engineering/Food Processing Technology/Food Technology	Rs. 37,000 + 9% HRA	11.06.2026

Age Limit for as on date of Interview

Ø Young Scientist – I / JRF: 35 years for men and 40 years for women

Application Fee: Rs.500/- (SC/ST/PWD/Women Candidates are exempted from payment of fees).

Tenure of the Project for Young Scientist – I /JRF: Tenure will be initially for a period of six months or till the completion of the Project Period whichever is earlier and renewal of tenure will be done every six months based on the performance.
Selected candidates will have to work for six days in a week except second Saturday and Government holidays.

Selection process:

Eligible shortlisted candidates will be called for written examination followed by interview.

The written examination followed by interview will be conducted in person only at NIFTEM – Thanjavur main campus.

The shortlisted candidates will also be informed through e-mail about the date & time of written exam & interview.

How to Apply-

The candidates must apply only through online application form available in the Institute website www.niftem –t.ac.in . No offline application sent directly to the Institute will be entertained.
The candidate must upload soft copies (PDF form) of all certificates and relevant documents in support of their claim in the online application form wherever necessary. In respect of publications, the first page of publications must be uploaded, failing which such publications will not be considered.
After successful submission of online application, the candidates are instructed to sign the hardcopy of downloaded application. The signed application form, self-attested copies of supporting documents and copy of e-receipt generated in SBI collect are to be scanned as a single PDF file. The scanned PDF file has to be sent to the mail id: projectrecruitment@iifpt.edu.in within THREE days from the last date of online submission.

Last Date for Apply– 04 July 2024

Commencement of online application is from 19^th June, 2024 at 10.00 am (IST)
Last date for submission of online applications is 04^th July, 2024 at 6.00 pm (IST)
- Date of Interview is on 9^th July 2024 @ 9.30 am

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