CSIR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Industrial Estate P.O., Pappanamcode,
Thiruvananthapuram-695 019
Advt. No.: 02/2020
CLOSING DATE OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS: 27/10/2020 at 5.30pm
Last date for receipt of hard copy of on-line application: 04/11/2020 up to 5.30PM
The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology(NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram,
is a premier Institute of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR), involved in multidisciplinary
R&D programmes of both basic and applied nature across scientific disciplines for economic,
environmental and societal benefits for the people of India. This Institute is engaged in R&D of five broad
areas namely (i) Agroprocessing Technology, (ii) Microbial Process Technology, (iii) Chemical Science &
Technology, (iv) Materials Science & Technology and (v) Environmental Technology. NIIST offers excellent
infrastructure support, start-up research funding along with a vibrant environmentto perform research
in a unique interdisciplinary environment, wherein scientists enjoy a mix of individual freedom and
collective scientific support to undertake research of international quality, Product Development/
Technology Innovation/Applied Technology etc. within the mandate of the Institute.
On-line applications are invited from enthusiastic, young Indian researchers having excellent academic
record and proven scientific achievements along with requisite experience and a high degree of motivation
and desire to take up research as a career in different fields, to fill up the posts of scientists at various
levels as detailed below:
The total emoluments and age limit for various posts are as follows:
7
MPTD 1
1 post
UR
Level-11
₹67700-
208700
Scientist
32yrs
Ph.D (submitted) in
Biophysics/
Molecular
Biophysics/Molecular Lifesciences.
At least one-year
postdoctoral experience/
expertise in the area of
cell surface
phenomena/structure
biology/membrane
biology/signal
transduction
The selected
candidate has to
work with the team
working on microbial
cell surface
phenomena,
especially on
membrane transport
and signal
transduction and the
role of cell surface
proteins in these
activities
8
MPTD 2
1 post
ST
Level-11
₹67700-
208700
Scientist
32yrs
M. Tech or Ph.D
(submitted) in
Biochemical -
Engineering/Biotec
hnology.
At least one year
experience in in the
development of enzyme
based biocatalysts for
biotransformation/
green synthesis
Selected candidate
will have to work on
the chemistry-biology
interface on
developing enzyme
biocatalysts for green
synthesis/biotransfor
mation applications.
Experience in
immobilized enzyme
catalysts for
synthesis /biosensor
applications.
