Principal Scientist jobs in Lucknow at National Botanical Research Institute

National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) invites application for the position Principal Scientist

No. of Post: 01

Pay level in pay matrix/ Pay matrix: (₹ 1,23100-2,15900)

Total emoluments (approximate): ₹ 1,92,500 /-

Essential educational qualifications & experience: Ph.D. in any science subject in the area of Plant Transformation/Tissue Culture followed by 03 years experience in the relevant area.

Desirable: Applicants should have good experience of plant tissue culture, genetic transformation and greenhouse practices, phenotypic analysis and plant molecular biology to characterize transgenic plants and regulation and expression of genes in plants as evidenced by publication(s)/patent(s).

Job specification: To plan and execute research on conservation of economically important plants and elite plant germplasm, their mass propagation; in vitro genetic manipulation, screening and characterization of transgenics and application of biotechnological techniques for plant improvement.

Post code & Area: Area: Plant Transformation/ Tissue Culture (Lateral level post)

Age Limit: Not exceeding 45 years

Application Fees: For submission of online applications the candidates are required to pay a nonrefundable fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) through online payment link availabe in the CSIR-NBRI recruitment portal at CSIR-NBRI website only

The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) - is amongst one of the constituent national research laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),New Delhi. Originally set up as the National Botanic Gardens (NBG) by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.),it was taken over by the CSIR in 1953. Though, initially engaged in research work in the classical botanical disciplines, the NBG went on laying an increasing emphasis, in keeping with the national needs and priorities in the field of plant sciences, on its applied and developmental research activities.