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Project Associate-I (PAT-I) / Project assistant 1(PA-I)

Total Number of Posts: 05

Last Date: 30th July, 2026

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S. No.

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Preferred experience

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1

Post code: 1.1

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Project Associate-I (PAT-I)

No. of Post 02

Upper age:35 years

These posts for Bhavnagar, Gujarat (headquarter)

M.Sc. Botany/Biotechnology from a recognized University

Basic knowledge in Botany,  biotechnology, and seaweed culture, cultivation

  1. Rs. 31000+HRA (as applicable) for those candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC/ ICAR/ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified national level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institutions

 

(b) Rs. 25,000/-+ HRA (as applicable) for others who do not fall under (a) above

2

Post code: 1.2

Offline mode

Project Associate-I (PAT-I)

No. of Post 01

Upper age:35 years

This post is for the Marine Algal Research Station, Mandapam, Tamil Nadu

Master's / Integrated Masters in Marine Science / Marine Biology / Marine Biology and Oceanography / Marine Biotechnology / Oceanography / Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Microbiology & CLT/ Botany / Plant Biology / Plant Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Zoology / Fisheries Science / Aquaculture / Environmental Science OR Bachelor’s Degree in Technology in Biotechnology from a recognized university

Experience in seaweed cultivation, collection, and identification

  1. Rs. 31000+HRA (as applicable) for those candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC/ ICAR/ICMR NET incl. lectureship/assistant professorship or GATE OR those who have qualified national level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments like DBT/DST or equivalent and/or their Agencies/Institution.

 

  1. Rs. 25,000/-+ HRA (as applicable) for others who do not fall under (a) above

3

Post code: 1.3

Online mode

Project assistant 1(PA-I)

No. of Post 02

Upper age:35 years

These posts for Bhavnagar, Gujarat (headquarter)

SSC/10th plus ITI in Fitter,

Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA)

For Fitter: Assembling and maintaining machines and mechanical systems for outdoor tank cultivation of seaweeds, assisting in field tours

for COPA: proficiency in basic computer operations and office software, managing documentation and record keeping of scientific data, project files, and departmental assets,  assisting in field tours

Rs. 18000/-+ HRA (as applicable)

Job description: Selected candidate will work on seaweed culture and cultivation sponsored project, entitled “Tank-Based cultivation of edible seaweeds Gayralia and Ulva through elite seedlings production for functional food valorization. The selected candidate needs to do culturing, life history studies of selected seaweeds, advanced tissue culture techniques like protoplast isolation, collection of seaweeds, scientific data generation of seaweed cultivation, record of environmental parameters, physico-chemical analysis of seawater, land-based tank cultivation at the institute’s experimental salt farm, and Marine Algal Research Station, Mandapam Tamil Nadu

Other details:

Applications received in the prescribed format and by e-mail will be scrutinized based on the candidate’s academic background with certain criteria, and shortlisted candidates who are eligible as per the criteria will be asked to attend the interview on a later date. The details of the interview will be sent to shortlisted candidates by e-mail only. These posts are purely temporary and co-terminus with the project. The engagement of a project staff in different projects either in the CSIR - Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar or different Lab./Instt. of CSIR taken together shall not exceed 6 years in any case. It would, therefore, not confer any right/claim implicit or explicit for any candidate for claiming extension or absorption in CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar.   Application may be sent by email on or before 30th July 2026 (23:59 hrs).

*Note: For post code 1.1 and 1.3, the application may be sent by email to

monicakavale@gmail.com

            For post code 1.2, the application may be sent by email to marsdineshkumar@gmail.com

Prescribed format for application is available with advertisement. You are requested to apply on prescribed application form only. You are also requested to send all the scanned documents such as birth certificate, caste certificate, educational qualifications certificates, degree certificates, experience (if any) certificate and any other documents related to the applied posts.

No TA/DA will be admissible for attending the interview