Research Associate-I and Project Associate-I, Smart Pesticides 2.0: dsRNA and plant-derived metabolites for targeted fall armyworm management in maize, Dr Jyothilakshmi Vadassery lab (advert dated 10-09-2026)

Who can apply: Research Associate-I: a PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, plant science, life science or biotechnology per DST office memorandum DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022, with at least one SCI-indexed paper. Project Associate-I: a Master’s degree in natural or agricultural sciences or an MVSc per DST office memorandum… What is funded: Two posts on a DBT multi-institutional Biomanufacturing grant in Dr Jyothilakshmi Vadassery’s laboratory, one Research Associate-I and one Project Associate-I. The advertisement states the fellowship is as per DST and DBT norms and as sanctioned in the project, and prints no figure, so none is claimed here. Deadline: 25/09/2026, the date the institute’s vacancy listing prints; the advertisement itself says the last date is 15 days after its release on 10-09-2026.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, official page.

Who can apply

• Research Associate-I: a PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, plant science, life science or biotechnology per DST office memorandum DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022, with at least one SCI-indexed paper. Project Associate-I: a Master's degree in natural or agricultural sciences or an MVSc per DST office memorandum SR/S9/Z-05/2019, upper age 35 years. The advertisement prints no citizenship condition, no NET or GATE requirement and no rule on results-awaited candidates. Applications without the supporting certificates are rejected as incomplete.

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