Advt. No.
01/2022/Project/NIVMU Date: 12/04/2022
Applications are invited in the prescribed format attached herewith for the following temporary
contract positions for ad-hoc research projects at ICMR-NIV, Mumbai Unit through written
exam/personal discussion which will be communicated later.
The application without enclosures in the standard format should reach us through google form
link: https://forms.gle/hUN91LVyECu21wmJ8 upto 05:30 pm on or before 28.04.2022. The relevant
documents should not be attached at this stage. The appointment to the respective contract posts
will be initially for a period of six months which will be extended further as per requirement / extension
of the project.
VACANCY NOTIFICATION FOR TEMPORARY CONTRACTUAL POSITIONS
Sr. Name of Post No. of Consolidated Reserved Project Name
posts Salary for
Category
1 Research Associate-III 1 Rs. 40,000/- UR Studies on Polio and Non-Polio
Plus HRA enterovirus infections in patients with
immunodeficiency at multiple medical
institutes across India (2022-23)
2 Project Technician-III 1 Rs. 18,000/- SC Prevention & Control of Diseases –
(Lab Technician) Development of Tools to prevent
Outbreak of Epidemics
3 Project Assistant 1 Rs. 31,000/- UR
(Research Assistant)
4 Data Entry Operator 1 Rs. 17,000/- UR
Grade-A
National Polio Surveillance
(Asst. Data Manager)
Programme (NPSP)
5 Project Technician-III 1 Rs. 18,000/- UR
(Lab Technician)
6 Project Technician-II 1 Rs. 17,000/- OBC
(Lab Assistant)
Note: The vacancies mentioned above are tentative, may increase or decrease without any prior
intimation. In case the number of applicants is large only shortlisted candidates will be called for
exam/interview. The Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune reserves the right to change the date and time of the
interview, selection procedure or cancel the recruitment without assigning any reasons thereto.
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Details of educational qualification and other requirements are as follows:
Sr. Post Essential Qualification Desirable Qualifications Age
No. Limit
1 Research Ph.D./MD/MS/MDS on equivalent Experience in Cellular or 30
Associate-III degree or having 3 years of research, Molecular Immunology/ years
teaching and design and development lymphocyte biology/ Flow
experience after cytometry/Tissue culture
M.S./M.Pharma/ME/M.Tech with at techniques/ handling
least one research paper in Science infectious agents
Citation Indexed (SCT) Journal. Candidates with experience
in flow cytometry
techniques will be given
priority.
Knowledge of computer
applications and data
management
th
2 Project 12 Pass in Science subjects and two Master’s degree in Life 30
Technician-III years diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences/Microbiology/ years
Technician or PMW or radiology/ Biotechnology
radiography or related subject) or one Knowledge of computer
year DMLT plus one year required applications
experience in a recognized Experience in Research
organization or two years field / Laboratory and
laboratory experience* or animal field/handling blood samples,
house keeping in Government performing serological assays
recognized organization.
*B.Sc. degree shall be treated as 3
years experience
3 Project Graduate in science/relevant subjects Master’s degree in Life 30
Assistant from a recognized university with Sciences/Microbiology/ years
three years work experience from a Biotechnology
recognized institution or Master's Knowledge of computer
degree in the relevant subject. applications
Experience in Research
Laboratory and
field/handling blood samples,
performing serological assays
4 Data Entry Intermediate or 12th pass from B.Sc. in Science / Bachelor's 25
Operator recognized board. A speed test of not degree in Computer years
Grade-A less than 15000 key depressions per Application / IT from a
hour through speed test on computer recognized institution/
university
At least 1 year work
experience in Research
Institution
5 Project High School* or equivalent with five Master’s degree in Life 28
Technician-II years experience in related field from Sciences/Microbiology/ years
a Government institution or Biotechnology
recognized institute or certificate of Knowledge of computer
one year training in the relevant area applications
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or ITI or National Trade certificate of Experience in Research
National Council for Vocational Laboratory and
Training and successful completion of field/handling blood samples,
ATS in relevant trade from a performing serological assays
Government recognized board.
*Intermediate wtih science subjects
and B.Sc. shall be treated as
equivalent to 2 and 3 years experience
respectively.
Terms and conditions: -
1. Number of vacancies may vary.
2. The position is meant for temporary extramural project for appointment purely on temporary
contract basis and co-terminus with the project.
3. Consolidated Salary: The rates of consolidated salary shown in this advertisement are project
specific and likely to be modified according to sanction of the funding agency of the Project.
4. Age Concession: Age relaxation will be admissible to various categories of candidates as per GOI
and ICMR rules.
5. Cut-off date for age limit is upto the last date of receipt of applications.
6. Qualification & experience should be from an Institution of repute. Experience should have been
gained after acquiring the minimum essential qualification.
7. Mere fulfilling the essential qualification does not guarantee the selection.
8. Persons already in regular time scale service under any Government Department / Organizations
are not eligible to apply.
9. The appointment may be renewed as per the need of the project subject to satisfactory
performance of the candidate and approval of the competent authority.
10. The institute reserves rights to consider or reject any application/candidature.
11. Submission of wrong or false information during the process of selection shall disqualify the
candidature at any stage.
12. Project personnel cannot be permitted to register for Ph.D., due to time constraints.
13. Payment of salary/stipend/consolidated emoluments to the project staff shall be depending upon
availability of funds from funding agency of the project.
14. The place of posting will be ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Mumbai Unit, Haffkine Institute
Compound, A. D. Marg, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012.
15. The personnel engaged in project mode shall not have any claim on a regular post in this institute
or in any Department of Government of India and their project service will not confer any right for
further assignment. Benefits of Provident Fund, Pension Scheme, Leave Travel Concession,
Medical claim, etc. are not admissible.
16. The Project Investigator and/or Appointing authority reserves the right to terminate the service
of project personnel even during the agreed contract period or extended contract period without
assigning any reason.
17. Leave shall be as per the ICMR rules applicable to ad hoc project staff.
18. NIV reserves the right to cancel/modify the recruitment process at any time, during the process,
at its discretion.
19. The decision of the Director, NIV will be final and binding.
20. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
21. Corrigendum/addendum/further information; if any; in respect of this advertisement, will be
published on NIV websites only.
Director
ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune
