Scientific Positions

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY
(An Autonomous society under Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
NIOT Campus, Velachery–Tambaram Main Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600 100

ADVERTISEMENT No. NIOT/E&P/05(PROJECT)/2011

(For Scientific Positions)

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, a technical arm of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, is functioning with the broad objective of promoting technology development in activities related to Ocean Engineering and Ocean Resource utilization. The Institute has taken up various research projects in the area of Ocean Energy and Fresh Water, Deep Sea Technologies and Ocean Mining, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, Ocean Observation Systems, Submersibles and Gas Hydrates, Marine Sensors and Systems, Ocean Electronics, Offshore Structures / Island Desalination, Ocean Acoustics and Marine Biotechnology for Islands in the XI Plan Period, which are likely to be continued in the XII plan. In order to carry out the research and development activities of the projects, the Institute is looking for Project Scientists under various disciplines as detailed in the Institute website (mentioned below) on contract basis with a consolidated salary in the following grades. Applications are invited from the interested and eligible candidates. The candidates should apply on-line and forward a hard copy duly signed by the candidate by Post along with Registration No. of online submission enclosing the required copies of certificates for consideration.

The consolidated salary will be fixed anywhere in the salary range given, depending upon the qualifications, experience and suitability of the candidate.

II. Name of the Post Project Scientist – II

Salary Range Rs. 45500 – 50500

Age Limit Below 40 years

Post Code PS211-LS

No. of Post(s) 3 (Three)

Discipline Life Sciences

Eligibility Criteria

Essential : Master’s Degree in Life Science/ Marine Biology from a recognized university/Institute with at least first class not less than 60% marks.

Desirable : Doctorate in the relevant field.

Experience 3 years experience in Research and Development, Survey/Planning in the relevant field.

Job Requirement Culture of marine organisms in open sea cages / design, fabrication and deployment of fish aggregating devices / emplacement of artificial reef in coastal areas/ organizing/participation in scientific cruises on board research vessels.

III. Name of the Post Project Scientist – I

Salary Range Rs. 43300 – 48100

Age Limit Below 35 years

Qualification in the relevant discipline and Job requirement in one or more of the following areas as mentioned below under each category are required:

Post Code PS110-BTE

Discipline Bio-technology

Essential : Master’s Degree in Bio technology / Bio Chemistry or equivalent from a recognized university/Institute with at least first class not less than 60% marks.

Desirable : Doctorate in the relevant field.

Job Requirement

Experience in gene based remote bio sensor using electro chemical methods and optical fiber hybridization for microbial population. Io-electronics and underwater applications.

Post Code PS111-LS No. of Post(s) 14

Discipline Life Sciences

Eligibility Criteria

Essential : Master’s Degree in Life Science/ Marine Biology from a recognized university/Institute with at least first class not less than 60% marks.

Desirable : Doctorate in the relevant field.

Job Requirement

i) Biological and chemical Oceanographic field observations, hydrodynamic modelling related to coastal and estuarine engineering.

ii) Collection, isolation, identification, maintenance, mass culture and biochemical analysis of marine micro algae / macro algae. Collection, isolation, identification, maintenance, mass culture and biochemical analysis of marine microbes. Physico-chemical and biological analysis of seawater and sediment. Extraction, isolation of bioactive and anti microbial compounds from marine organisms. Biochemical / molecular analysis and/or characterization of bioactive compounds extracted from marine organisms. EIA studies related to coastal and marine environment. Culture of marine organisms in open sea cages. Organizing / participation in scientific cruises on board research vessels.

Post Code PS115-BIO

Discipline Bioinformatics

Eligibility Criteria

Essential : B.E. / B.Tech. (OR) Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics /Computation Biology from a recognized university/Institute with at least first class not less than 60% marks.

Desirable : Doctorate in the relevant field.

Job Requirement Marine Bioinformatics, development, maintenance of database for various in-house requirements and development of tools and techniques to utilize biological information using in-silico process for modeling and validation.

LAST DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS : 03.02.2012
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF HARD COPY OF APPLICATIONS : 10.02.2012

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