ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTISTS TECHNOLOGISTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF FOR BIOPROCESSING UNIT AT Dept of Biotechnology , Govt of india dated 20.10.2012 | Last date of application 15.11.2012
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BIOPROCESSING
UNIT
(An
Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology)
(Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India)
(at Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab)
RECRUITMENT
OF SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF
BY
DIRECT SELECTION or ON DEPUTATION BASIS
(Advt.
No. BPU-2/2012)
[Note:
Completed Applications must be sent at
New Delhi address: BPU Secretariat, A-254, 1st floor, Veera Tower,
Defence Colony, Bhishma Pitamaha Marg, New Delhi-110024, India, to reach latest by November 15, 2012.]
Applicants (Indian citizens Only)
from abroad can send the duly filled application as per prescribed format by email:
bpusecretariat@gmail.com
Application
format, details of the vacancies etc. can be downloaded from BPU website
(www.bpu.res.in) or DBT website (www.dbtindia.nic.in) under heading "Vacncies"
The Department of Biotechnology, Government of India is
establishing the BioProcessing Unit (BPU), an autonomous institute in the "Knowledge City", at
Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali (Punjab). This futuristic innovation institute of
its own kind in the country would link the innovations
and emerging technologies with entrepreneurs in the area of bioprocesses and
bio-products. To realize its vision and steer its mission, the institute
intends to recruit scientists, technologists, and administrative support staff
as detailed below:
1. Associate
Plant Manager (Technical Innovation, Process/Plant Design and Operation): PB-4
(`Rs. 37400-67000) Grade Pay of Rs. 8700
(higher start within the scale is possible for a deserving case): One Post (Unreserved).
Age
limit: *Below 55 Years.
Essential Qualifications:
(a)
Educational: Ph.D. or First class (or equivalent) M.Tech./M.E. in
Chemical Engineering/Chemical Technology/Processing Design
Technology/Processing Plant Engineering/Food Engineering.
(b)
Professional Experience: Professional
work experience in relevant areas such as above (a) at an institute or
university or industry of repute for a period of at least 7 years for M.Tech. plus
Ph.D. or 10 years for M.Tech./M.E., with evidence of leadership. The experience should be substantiated by consistent
productivity/performance with respect to at least one of the following: (a)
high impact SCI publications (b) competitive quality patents (leading to
licensing, translation or tangible superiority in the relevant field) in
chemical engineering/process engineering for bioproducts/semi-bioproducts, (c)
demonstrated consultancy or other such projects executed in public or private
sectors related to bioprocessing with specific and significant technological
ingenuity of contribution and outcome.
Desirable
Qualifications: Possessing leadership in one or more of the
following:
(i)
Technical experience of designing, installing
and running a processing plant particularly bioprocessing plant.
(ii)
Experience of up-scaled production in a pilot
plant beginning with bench scale inputs/information/leads.
(iii) Experience of
working in/for a chemical processing/bioprocessing based industry of repute with
consistent
actual involvement in the technology
and/or process for product(s) generation.
(iv) Patents/publications density around
specific process(s) relevant to bioprocessing.
(v)
Significant
participation in designing/improving, installation and operation of a sizable translational
facility for specific agri-produce
processing based product(s).
(vi) Demonstrated ability of bulk
production of phytochemicals, chemicals and other products from biological
materials.
Job Requirements: This is a leadership position to carry out assimilation of
the existing technologies of diverse origin and translate them for up-scaled
production considering all techno-economic aspects of the feed stock
bio-resources, processing and the end product(s). The position bears the
responsibility of technical execution and management of the processing plant
(covering design, installation and operational domains). The position
particularly attracts an experienced person with passion to development of lead
knowledge and technology guided demonstration units of different production
scales from diverse bio-resources of value added usage. The assignments could
be dynamic in tune with the requirements of the institute from time to time.
2. Processing Plant Engineer: (Chemical
Engineering/Processing Technology): PB-3 (`Rs. 15600-39100) Grade Pay of Rs. 7600 (higher start within the scale is
possible for a deserving case): One Position (Unreserved)
Age limit: *50 Years.
Essential Qualifications:
(a)
Educational: Ph.D. or M.Tech./M.E. in Chemical Engineering/Chemical
Technology/Process Design/Process Engineering/Processing Technology/ Process
Engineering/ Food Technology/Engineering.
(b)
Professional Experience: Professional
work experience in relevant areas such as above at (a) in an institute or
university or industry of repute of at least 5 years for M.Tech./M.E. plus
Ph.D. or 8 years for M.Tech./M.E. degree holders, with evidence of leadership. The experience should be substantiated
with demonstrated consistent productivity/performance with respect to at least
one of the following: (a) high impact SCI publications related to chemical engineering/process
engineering for bioproducts generation in bulk and/or (b) relevant
bioprocess/bioproduct patents with strengths of licensing, translation or of
tangible superiority in the field of competition and scope and/or (c)
demonstrated consultancy or other such projects executed in public sector
organizations or private sectors related to bioprocessing with significant
technological ingenuity/ contribution and outcome.
Desirable
Qualifications: Experience in one or
more of the following:
(i)
Process or product development patent
portfolio relevant or related to agri-processing/bio- processing.
(ii)
Consistent
track-record of technical work of process translation/optimization/up-scaling leading
to quantifiable output in a reputed organization having R&D or innovational
strength.
(iii) Experience
of working on separation/production process(es) or development/translation/up- scaling
of a process.
(iv) Innovation of processes/application of
processes of linkage with/relevance to industry/entrepreneurship/start-up companies
(v)
Experience
of working in an industry of repute with production portfolio of chemical processing/bioprocessing based bulk products and with core
involvement in the technology and process of the product(s).
Job Requirements: This is a senior/lead innovational-cum-developmental
engineering position with key focus on use of technological processes for
production of up-scaled value-added products from the feed stocks of biological
origin (agro/food/feed etc.). The position requires development and
functionalization of general as well as an array of process/product-specific
facilities, their usage for demonstration and delivery of quality products and
their commercial perspectives. It also involves innovations on feed stocks to
produce quality products from them. The position particularly attracts a
creatively thoughtful person with passion to effectively undertake ground work
and to deliver tangible results, keeping in view techno-economic and
scalability considerations of the processes and products based on secondary
agriculture. Understanding and implementation of quality controls and enabling
production in a cGMP environment for the bulk products would also be required.
3. Scientist E or Scientist D (Production Chemist):
For Scientist E: Pay Band-4: (Rs. 37400-67000 with Grade
Pay of Rs. 8700); For Scientist D: Pay Band-3: (Rs. 15600-39100
with Grade Pay of Rs. 7600) One Post (Unreserved).
Age
limit: *Below 55 Years for Scientist E and *50 Years for
Scientist D
Essential Qualifications:
(a)
Educational: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or Chemistry with
specialization (Thesis) in Organic Chemistry/Natural Product Chemistry
(b)
Experience: At least 10 Years for
Scientist E and 8 Years for Scientist D experience in isolation of
metabolites/biomolecules from natural resources (plants, microbes, animals) and
their structure elucidation, quality control, with evidence of leadership manifested
by one or more of the following:
(i) High
quality publications in SCI journals
(ii) Quality patents
(iii) Results/leads in
practice or pipeline of translation
(iv) Volume production
of valuable metabolites from bio-resources
(v) Biochemical or Chemical processes/technologies
developed for transformation, semi- synthesis, recovery of compounds
(vi) Biochemical products of utility
identified/advanced in quality
Job Requirement:
To
develop and lead a team of chemical and biochemical processing
researchers/technical workers/innovators with key focus on value-additive
transformation of biomass, recruitment/validation of such processes for
potential applications/products related
to agri-food, agro-industry and
agri-mass supply and agri-waste scenario
etc. Collateral activities expected are process economics, process scalability,
process sustainability and product analysis/quality control,
stabilization/stability evaluation. An inter-disciplinary orientation of
thoughts and actions is also necessary for linkage/utility of the work and to
perpetually serve the mandate of the institute. Other such bioprocessing
relevant tasks may also be expected as per needs of the institute from time to
time.
4. Scientist C (Microbiology/Fermentation)- Pay Band-3: (Rs.15600-39100 with
Grade Pay Rs. 6600): One Post (Unreserved).
Age
limit: *45 Years
Essential Qualifications:
(a)
Educational: Ph.D. in Microbiology with specialization (Thesis) in
Food or Feed or Dairy Microbiology/Fermentation or M. Tech./M.E. in
Fermentation Engineering/Fermentation Technology/Microbial Technology.
(b)
Research or Industrial Experience: Four Years relevant
R&D experience in the area of translation
of metabolic abilities of microbes or fermentation technology or
engineering/industrial microbiology or enzyme technology in an institute or
university or reputed industry. The experience
should be substantiated by demonstrated output with respect to one or more of
the following:
(a) SCI
publications and quality patents related to microbial fermentation based
products and/or microbial biotransformation.
(b) Identified/Developed
new/novel microbial species/strains of bio-production advantage
(d) Experience of large
scale maintenance, handling and processing of microbial cultures
(e) Identification,
characterization of microbial species, genetic transformations and synthetic biology
Desirable
Qualifications:
ExperTangible outputs on applied aspects of
microbes for bioprocessing with respect to development of value-added products
of diverse nature/utilities originating from biological feed stocks and/or
their preparations, downstream processing, bioreactor-aided production etc.
Job
Requirement:
To collect/procure/develop/identify and use
microbial cultures (including fungal, yeast, bacterial cultures) of
bioprocessing advantage, fermentative cultures, downstream processing,
up-scaled and optimized production through microbial
metabolism/biotransformation, up-scaled isolation/production of enzymes from
microbial cultures and other such bioprocessing relevant tasks, bioreactor
aided production of valuable products.
5. Administrative
Officer: Pay Band 3 (Rs. 15600-39100) with Grade Pay of Rs.6600/- One Post (Unreserved).
Age limit: *45 Years
Essential Qualifications: Graduate in any
discipline and experience in administration/Accounts/Execution of stores and
purchase processes and procedures as under:
For Deputation: The candidates holding analogous post or
five years service on lower posts in the pay scale of Rs. 15600- 39100 in PB-3 with GP of Rs. 5400/- OR
The candidates
having worked in the pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4600/-
for at least 7 years or in the pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of
Rs. 4800 and Rs. 15600-39100 in PB-3 with GP of Rs. 5400/- with total of 6 years
service in administration, accounts, house-keeping, establishment matters with
at least graduate qualification in any discipline
Direct recruitment: Graduate, preferably with MBA or Post Graduate diploma
in Personnel Management, recognized course/training in Secretariat work or
passed UPSC examination of Section Officers / Stenographer /Private Secretary
/Stores Purchase Officer, in the grade
of Rs 15600-39100 in PB-3 with GP of Rs. 5400/-with five years experience or Rs
9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of Rs.4600/- with seven years experience or Rs
9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4800/- (four years) and Rs. 15600-39100 in
PB-3 with GP of Rs. 5400/- (four years), thus with total of 8 years experience
of administration, accounts and establishment work in a Govt. Office or a
Public body/organization of repute.
Desirable: Knowledge of Govt. rules & Regulations, Computer
Application / Management Information System, awareness of administrative workings,
requirements, specialties etc. of scientific/technological/academic
institutions/organizations.
Job
Requirements:
Administration/Establishment,
estate development/contractual matters, discipline, drafting of rules/regulations,
office orders, academic/industrial matters, planning/holding internal and
external interaction meetings, managing routine institutional services, looking
after
establishment & personnel matters, looking after the official business of
other administrative staff, stenographic process, drafting of agenda / minutes,
maintenance of confidential records and other relevant tasks as assigned by the
CEO from time to time.
6. Stores and Purchase Officer Pay Band 3 (Rs. 15600-39100 with Grade Pay of Rs.6600/-):
One Post (Unreserved).
Age limit: *45 Years
Essential Qualifications: Graduate qualification in
any discipline with experience in administration, accounts, house-keeping, establishment matters, purchase as
under:
For Deputation: The candidates holding analogous post OR
The candidate has worked in the lower post
in the pay scale of Rs 15600-39100 in PB-3 with GP of Rs. 5400/- for at least
five years or
Candidates with seven years service in the
pay scale of Rs 9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4600/-
Candidates in the pay scale of Rs
9300-34800 in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4800 and Rs. 15600-39100 in PB-3 with GP of
Rs. 5400/- with total of six years service in purchase, materials, stores, administration,
accounts, house-keeping, establishment matters etc.
For Direct Recruitment: Management training in
Secretarial work or passed UPSC examination of Section Officer/Stores Purchase
Officer//Stenographer/Private Secretary in the grade of Rs.15600-39100 in PB-3
with GP of Rs. 5400/- for at least five years or
In the pay scale of Rs 9300-34800
in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4600/- with seven years service or
In the pay scale of Rs 9300-34800
in PB-2 with GP of Rs. 4800 (four years) and Rs. 15600-39100 in PB-3 with GP of
Rs. 5400/- (four years), thus, with total of eight years experience of Stores,
keeping accounts in Stores work in a Govt. office or a Public Body/Organization.
Desirable: Knowledge of Govt. rules & Regulations,
Computer Application / Management Information System, post-graduate
diploma/degree in material management, awareness of working requirements, specialties
etc. of scientific/technological/academic
institutions/organizations
Job
Description:
Holding
the responsibility of stores / purchase, inventory management, physical stock
verification, general administration of stores, personnel, secretary to various
purchase committees, forecasting stores, time bound and efficient execution of
assignments as per standard
purchase procedures and provisions of the Government of India/autonomous
institutes of the central government, enabling maintenance of the facilities
and services, rate contractual procurement mechanisms in a professional manner as required by the
institute from time to time. To carry out any other works of the institute as
per assignment/exigency.
7. Management
Assistant: Pay Band 2 (Rs. 9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-):
One Post (Unreserved)
Age limit: *30 Years
Essential Qualifications:
Graduate
with minimum 3 years experience in the pay band of Rs 5,200-20,200 in PB-1 with
Grade Pay of Rs. 2,400/-
Desirable: Persons having training/experience in administration/finance/office management/secretarial
work etc. and/or efficiently working with computers including usage of standard
application software.
Selection Process:
- The applications received against the advertised
positions would be screened by a Screening-cum-Shortlisting
Committee constituted for the purpose.
- The candidates from amongst the eligible candidates
would be short-listed by the Screening-cum-Shortlisting Committee on the
basis of qualifications, nature and quality of experience etc.
- If required a written test or other professional
test(s) may be conducted by the institute for assessing the
capability/intellect and/or professional competence and/or comparative
evaluation for pe-screening before interview.
- The Screening-cum-Selection Committee would make a decision
as to the number of candidates to be recommended for calling for interview
with respect to each position.
- The short listed candidates would be called to appear
for an interview before a Selection Committee for the final selection.
- In the event of none of the interviewed candidates is
found suitable for the position(s), the post(s) would not be filled.
General Conditions
1. The date for determining the age, experience, qualifications
etc. shall be the last date of receiving
applications at BPU.
(*Age
limit for candidates to be considered on deputation
on foreign service terms is 56 years, as per Govt. of India rules, and upper
age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/Women etc. as per Govt. of India rules)
2. In addition to the usual pay & allowances as admissible
vide 6th Pay Commission in the above scales,
other benefits such as Leave Travel Concession, Medical expenses, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, Telephone Expenses etc.
are also available as per Government of India rules.
3. Candidates on direct selection shall be governed by New
Pension Scheme of Central Government made effective from 01-01-2004.
4. The appointee would be on
probation for a period of one year which
may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
Further, continuation will also depend on candidate's performance during the
initial period of five years.
5. At the time of joining, the candidate will have to
withdraw any other applications that he/she may have submitted elsewhere for
employment.
6. Application must be complete in all respects and as per the
prescribed format that can be downloaded from website of Department of
Biotechnology (www.dbt.nic.in) under 'Vacancies' or Bioprocessng Unit website
(www.bpu.res.in)
7. Applicants from abroad (Indian Citizen only) may also
apply by email (bpusecretariat@gmail.com) by the last date of application.
The vital point information like designation,
organization, previous employment profile, scale and band of pay and grade pay,
type of pay scale like central Govt. (CDA) or Industrial (IDA) and equivalent
CDA in case of later, nature of duties etc. must be given in full, failing
which the application may be summarily rejected without any further 
