Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine was initially started off as Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu. The institute came into existence in the year 1941 as a research and production centre. The laboratory was taken over by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research of Government of India in the year 1957. The institute got its present name in the year 2005 only. The institute aims to discover new drugs and therapeutic approaches from Natural Products. At present, the institute is working on total 59 ongoing projects. Dr. Ram A. Vishwakarma is the current Director of the institute.

Job Profile:

Eligible Indian Nationals are invited to apply for the following reputed position of Scientist in Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu. Candidates are advised to check all the eligibility conditions set for the post before applying for it in the institute. The position of Scientist is available in the areas of Natural Products/ Medicinal/ Analytical/ Bio organic chemistry, Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/ Biodiversity/ Genetics Resources/ Taxonomy/ Ethnobiology), Fermentation Technology, Clinial Microbiology, Biological/Pharmacological Science, Quality Control/ Quality Assurance and cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs.

Eligibility:

Candidates must have age in between the prescribed age limit set for the post by Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine. Candidates’s should strictly follow this age criteria or else their applications will not be considered by the institute. However, the upper age limit is relaxable in case of SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates as per the rules of Government of India.

Educational Qualification:

Interested candidates should have done Ph.D. in the concerned discipline from a recognized university for this post. Those candidates who have submitted their thesis but yet to be awarded by the degree are also eligible to apply for the specified position. Candidates with less qualification are advised to not to apply for the above mentioned post in Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine.

No. of posts: Total 27 posts are available.

Natural Products/ Medicinal/ Analytical/ Bio organic chemistry: 5 posts are available.
Plant Sciences (Plant Biotechnology/ Biodiversity/ Genetics Resources/ Taxonomy/ Ethnobiology): 8 posts are available.
Fermentation Technology: 2 posts are available.
Clinial Microbiology: 1 post is available.
Biological/Pharmacological Sciences: 2 posts are available.
Quality Control/ Quality Assurance: 2 posts are available.
cGMP/Formulation Development/Regulatory Affairs: 7 posts are available.

Application Fee:

Application fee of Rs. 100 is need to be submitted by the candidates interested in applying for the post. SC/ST/PH/Women Candidates and regular employees of CSIR are exempted from the payment of this application fee. The demand draft should be drawn in favour of Director, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu payable at Jammu. Candidates should also write his/her name and date of birth on the backside of the demand draft.

How to apply: Applications alongwith the self attested copies of certificates are need to be sent alongwith one recent passport size photograph affixed on the application form must be sent in an envelope. The envelope should be superscribed as “Application for the post of _____________, Post Code _____________”. The address to which the envelope should be sent is given below:

Director,
Indian institute of Integrative Medicine,
Post Bag No. 3, Canal Road,
Jammu (Tawi) -180001.

Contact Details:

Indian institute of Integrative Medicine,
Post Bag No. 3, Canal Road,
Jammu (Tawi) -180001.

Last date to apply: 31 August 2011

For more information visit http://iiim.res.in