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molecular ecology Name of the PI Dr. Jahnavi Joshi Duration of the project December 2025 Post Code/ No. of Positions/ Area 020623 - 1 Position - Bacterial cell biology MLP0141 Project Code & Title Understanding the bacterial cell walls Desirable / Job description Experience in E. coli genetics, physiology and cell wall synthesis Name of the PI Dr. Manjula Reddy Duration of the project March 2025 II) Name of Post: Project Associate-I Total Number of positions: 6 Essential Qualification: Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: (i) 31,000/- p.m. + HRA to Scholars who are selected through (a) National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or (b) A selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions. (ii) 25,000/- p.m. + HRA as applicable/admissible for others who do not fall under (i) above. Post Code/ No. of 030623 - 1 Position - Molecular biology, Proteomics, Cell biology Positions/ Area MLP0140 Project Code/ Title Organoid Models for Biomedical Research Applications M.Sc with atleast 1 year of research experience in molecular biology and Desirable / Job proteomics experiments. description The project involves extensive proteomics work. The candidate should possess adequate experience in basic molecular biology and proteomics Name of the PI Dr. Pavithra L Chavali Duration of the project March 2025 Post Code/ No. of 040623-1 Position - Plant ecology and Ecophysiology Positions/ Area MLP0156 Project Code/ Title Discerning the Eastern Ghats for improving conservation outcomes M.Sc in ecology, wildlife biology or allied field with field experience in measurement of plant traits (i.e., during an internship or thesis project) will be preferred. The project aims to understand traits associated with drought tolerance in seedlings Desirable / Job of dry deciduous tree species to model their response to climate change and description invasive species in a dry tropical ecosystem. The work will involve data collection in the field and greenhouse. Candidate will be expected to manage field assistants, organize and implement field work, plan and implement greenhouse experiments,

collate and compile data, and conduct preliminary analysis. The candidate will have the option of working on a research paper depending on interest and ability. Candidates with previous experience in measuring eco-physiological plant traits will be strongly preferred. Knowledge of Telugu is also desirable but not mandatory. Name of the PI Dr. Meghna Krishnadas Duration of the project March 2027 Post Code/ No. of 050623 - 2 Positions - Molecular biology, Proteomics, Cell biology Positions/ Area 1. MLP0138 : An Integrated Structural Biology Approach to Unravel a Unique Fatty Acid Activation Mechanism in Eukaryotes Project Code/ Title 2. MLP0162: Mechanistic and functional role of a ‘Chiral Proofreading’ variant in Animalia Desirable / Job Experience in Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Biophysics, Molecular description Biology will be considered Name of the PI Dr. Rajan Sankaranarayanan MLP0138: March 2025 Duration of the project MLP0162: March 2024 Post Code/ No. of 060623 - 1 Position - Ecology and Evolutionary biology Positions/ Area Project Code/ Title MLP0156- Discerning the Eastern Ghats for improving conservation outcomes Desirable / Job Project is focused on systematics and biogeography of soil arthropods in the description Eastern Ghats. A strong motivation for research in Evolutionary Biology is important. Experience in field work or molecular ecological techniques will be strongly preferred, but is not mandatory. Job description - Research work will involve field sampling of soil arthropods, DNA extraction, running PCRs, DNA sequencing. Also, the candidate will help in morphology-based identification of soil arthropods. Name of the PI Dr. Jahnavi Joshi Duration of the project March 2027 Post Code/ No. of 070623 - 1 Position - Life Sciences Positions/ Area MLP0164 Project Code/ Title Understanding a conserved peptidoglycan metabolic pathway in bacteria and their vertebrate hosts Desirable / Job Experience in laboratory techniques and good knowledge of bacterial genetics, description recombinant DNA technology Name of the PI Dr. Manjula Reddy Duration of the project March 2024

III) Name of Post: Project Associate-II Total Number of positions: 2 Essential Qualification: (i) Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent and (ii) 2 years experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: (i) 35,000/- p.m. + HRA to Scholars who are selected through (a) National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or (b) A selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions. (ii) 28,000/- p.m. + HRA as applicable/admissible for others who do not fall under (i) above. Post Code/ No. of 080623 - 1 Position - Bacterial cell biology Positions/ Area Project Code/ Title GAP0571- Understanding the growth and regulation of bacterial cell envelope Desirable / Job Experience in bacterial genetics and physiology, particularly in E. coli description Name of the PI Dr. Manjula Reddy Duration of the project July 2024 Post Code/ No. of 090623 - 1 Position - Role of Cholesterol in GPCR endocytosis Positions/ Area Project Code/ Title R90807- Bhatnagar Fellowship Grant Desirable / Job Experience with FACS, confocal microscopy, cell biology of GPCRs, lipidology description techniques Name of the PI Dr. Amitabha Chattopadhyay Duration of the project November 2024 IV) Name of Post: Project Scientist Total Number of positions: 2 Essential Qualification: (i) Doctoral Degree in Science or Master’s Degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognized University or equivalent Upper Age limit (years): 35 Monthly Emoluments: 75,000/- (Consolidated) Post Code/ No. of 100623 - 2 Position - Bioinformatics/ Microbiology Positions/ Area GAP569 Project Code & Title RF-Grant A demonstrable track record of successful implementation/execution of a project in any of the following fields: Desirable / Job Clinical Genomics, Metagenomics and microbial genomics. Statistical analysis of description biological data particularly in the context of Genomics. Good programming knowledge with proficiency in at least one language such as C,

C++, R, Python, JS, or Perl, as demonstrated by publications or github profile or other code repositories Should be well versed with Linux/bash/command line interface, and have the ability to create and modify custom pipelines for data analysis Experience with analysis of population level genomic data, clinical genomics, de novo genome assembly, cancer genomics will be considered favourably. Name of the PI Dr. T. Karthik Bharadwaj Duration of the project May 2024 General terms and conditions: 1 How to apply Candidates who fulfill the criterion to fill up the ONLINE APPLICATION format by clicking on the following link........ 2 Number of posts Director, CCMB reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of positions and also cancel the recruitment process for the positions mentioned above at any stage of the recruitment process. The decision of the Director, CSIR-CCMB will be final and binding. 3 Age relaxation Age relaxation as per CSIR/Govt. of India guidelines. Age will be calculated as on the last date of receipt of online applications. 4 Awaiting result/ Pursuing Those candidates who are still pursuing/ awaiting result for their degree degree M.Sc./ B.Tech./ PhD or any other qualification for the above post(s) as on the date of application will not be considered. 5 Eligibility criterion Candidate should note that non-fulfillment of the eligibility criterion will result in cancellation of candidature at any stage 6 Experience The period of experience in a discipline / area of work, wherever prescribed, shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications prescribed for that post. 7 Screening of applications The applicants will be subjected to short listing by CCMB scientists/designated committee according to the current requirement and the candidate’s shortlisted for interview will be displayed on CCMB website. 8 Selection procedure The candidate(s) shortlisted by CCMB scientists/designated committee have to appear for interview in person/online before the Selection Committee. The date, time and venue of the test/interview will be notified in due course through email only. 9 Result / Panel for waitlisted Based upon the performance of candidates in the interview, result of candidate selected candidates against the number of post available in the project for each post code, will be declared and posted on CCMB website. A panel of waitlisted candidates in order of merit will also be formed for each post code, which will be valid for one year. The panel may be operated on the recommendation of Project Investigator for meeting out any future requirement in the project arises due to resignation of incumbent/ non- joining of selected candidates/ further unforeseen/urgent requirement of project manpower for the same position in same project. 10 Engagement The engagement shall be initially for a short duration based on availability of funds which may be extended or curtailed based on the conduct and the performance of the incumbent as well as requirement of the institute. However, the engagement will not be beyond the tenure of the project and

shall expire automatically on the expiry of project tenure, in which candidate has been selected. The engagement under projects does not confer any right/claim whatsoever, either explicitly or implicitly on the appointee for regular appointment in CSIR/CCMB, against any post or otherwise under any legal conditions or precedent. 11 Leave The incumbent would not be entitled to any kind of regular leave. However, they would be allowed for one-day Leave for each completed month. 12 TA/DA No TA/ DA admissible for attending test/interview, joining the position. 13 Office timings/ Working The incumbent is required to perform the assigned duties during working hours hours i.e. from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM on working days. The incumbent will not be allowed to take up any other assignment during the period of engagement. He /She may be required to work on Saturday/Sunday/other Gazetted holidays and beyond working hours also if need be. 14 Tax deduction at source The Income Tax or any other tax liable to be deducted, as per the prevailing rules will be deducted at source before effecting the payment. 15 Confidentiality of data and The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the data collected as well as the documents deliverables produced for the office shall remain with this office. No one shall utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party, any part of the data or statistics or proceedings or information collected for the purpose of this assignment or during the course of assignment for the office, without the express written consent of the office. The incumbent shall be bound to hand over the entire set of records of assignment to the Office before the expiry of the contract, and before the final payment is released by the office. 16 Termination of Service The performance of project personnel would be reviewed periodically so that candidates not found up to the mark, could be terminated. The engagement may be terminated at any time by the office without assigning any reasons by giving a ...

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