Young Professional - II, Project Associate - I (Horticulture), Project Manager and Project Scientist-II at IPFT

Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) is inviting candidates for interviews for the position of Young Professional - II, Project Associate - I (Horticulture), Project Manager, and Project Scientist-II for selection on the position/s purely on temporary/contract/co-terminus basis under Externally Funded/In-house Projects of the Institute. Here are the details: 

Position Overview 

Qualifications  and Eligibility

• Young Professional - II (1 post): M.Sc. in Agricultural Chemicals or Chemistry from a recognized university. Experience in degradation, metabolism, or remediation studies.

• Young Professional - II (2 posts): M.Sc. in Agricultural Chemicals or Chemistry from a recognized university. Experience in R&D laboratory or pesticide formulation development.

• Young Professional - II (1 post): M.Sc. in Agricultural Chemicals or Chemistry from a recognized university. Experience in R&D laboratory or pesticide formulation development.

• Project Associate - I (Horticulture)(1 post): M.Sc. (Ag.) in Horticulture or M.Sc. (Horticulture) from a recognized university with ICAR/UGC/CSIR-NET or GATE qualification OR M.Sc. (Ag.) in Horticulture or M.Sc. (Horticulture) from a recognized university. Preferable Qualification: Ph.D. in Horticulture.

• Project Manager (1 Post): Ph.D. in Chemistry and/or at least 20 years of experience in Analytical Mass Spectrometry, demonstrated through certificates, publications, patents, etc. Proficiency in handling and maintaining hyphenated analytical techniques like GC-MS/MS, LC-HRMS, and LC-MS/MS; adeptness in project and manuscript writing, and evaluation of test reports; experience in participating in OPCW-related proficiency testing programs; familiarity with ISO 17025 standards.

• Project Scientist-II (QSAR) (1 Post): Doctoral Degree in Chemoinformatics/Computational Chemistry or a related field, or a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in Bioinformatics, Computational Chemistry/Biology, Modelling & Simulation from a recognized university or equivalent. At least three years of experience in model development, machine learning, QSAR, or related scientific services in industrial, academic, or science & technology sectors. Preferred qualifications include prior work in a QSAR laboratory, proficiency in software tools like KNIME, Python or R, and familiarity with various SQL and no-SQL database architectures. Publication in SCI indexed journals is considered advantageous.

Age limit: Maximum age limit of Young Professional-II is 45 years, Project Associate-I - (Horticulture) is 35 years and Project Scientist-II (QSAR) is 40 years

Monthly Remuneration 

• Young Professional - II - 42,000/-

• Project Associate - I (Horticulture) - 31,000/-+HRA OR 25,000/-+HRA (Without NET/GATE)

• Project Manager - 1,25,000/-

• Project Scientist-II - 67,000/- + HRA (Increment of 5% for every 2 years of experience subject to performance review)

Selection Procedure

Selection will be based on the qualification and performance in the interview.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates should attend the interview at the campus with the application form and all the original certificates with their attested copies.

For further information or any query, visit the official website: https://ipft.gov.in/