Interview Opportunities at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)

About NABI

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) is an autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. NABI focuses on catalyzing the transformation of the agri-food sector in India through knowledge generation and translational science, aiming to develop value-added products based on agri-food biotech innovations for improved household nutritional security.

Position 1: Research Associate – I

  • Project Title: “Functional Analysis of Iron Homeostasis Genes Using Genome Editing” (NABI-CORE)
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Essential Qualification: PhD in any branch of life sciences
  • Experience: Plant molecular biology, cloning, transformation for genome editing constructs, plant tissue culture in wheat or polyploidy crops, basic bioinformatics
  • Emolument: Rs. 58,000/- per month + HRA
  • Age Limit: 40 years for RA
  • Contact: Dr. Ajay K. Pandey, [email protected]

Position 2: Junior Research Fellow

  • Project Title: “Microbiomes and Climate Change: Understanding Microbial Dynamics and Functional Traits in Response to Carbon and Nitrogen Fluxes in Agriculture Model” (NABI Core)
  • Duration: Initially 2 years
  • Essential Qualification: MSc/MTech in Agricultural Microbiology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biological Sciences or any life science area
  • Experience: Basic knowledge of computational biology, genomics, translational research, molecular biology tools, and techniques
  • Emoluments: Rs. 37,000/- per month + HRA
  • Age Limit: 28 years
  • Contact: Dr. Nimaichand Salam, [email protected]

Position 3: Junior Research Fellow

  • Project Title: “Molecular Characterization of Tissue-Specific Genes and Promoters in Arabidopsis and Sorghum” (NABI Core)
  • Duration: Initially 2 years
  • Essential Qualification: MSc/MTech in Botany/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Agriculture/Plant Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics or allied sciences
  • Experience: Plant molecular biology, plant tissue culture, transformation, in silico analysis of gene functions
  • Emoluments: Rs. 37,000/- per month + HRA
  • Age Limit: 28 years
  • Contact: Dr. Rita Sharma, [email protected]
  • Position 4: Research Associate – I
  • Project Title: “Molecular Dissection of Noncoding RNAs and Their Biogenesis Machinery in Arabidopsis and Sorghum” (NABI Core)
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Essential Qualification: PhD in any branch of life sciences
  • Experience: Plant molecular biology, cloning, transformation for genome editing constructs, plant tissue culture in sorghum or other crops, basic bioinformatics
  • Emolument: Rs. 58,000/- per month + HRA
  • Age Limit: 40 years for RA
  • Contact: Dr. Rita Sharma, [email protected]

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