National Chemical Laboratory Recruitment 2022 for Senior Scientist

Vacancy Circular No:

National Chemical Laboratory
invites applications for recruitment of Senior Scientist

Senior Scientist

Number of Vacancy: 4 Posts

Educational Qualification: M.Phil/Ph.D

National Chemical Laboratory, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier scientific organization involved in conducting high quality research in the areas of chemical and allied sciences. Applications (online only)are invited from enthusiastic, innovative and young Indian researchers having excellent academic record and proven scientific achievements for filling up the following scientific positions:

1. Post Name: Senior Scientist

2. No. of Posts: 04 posts (UR)

3. Pay Matrix (7th CPC): Level – 12 (Rs. 78,800 – 2,09,200)

4. Total Emoluments (per month): Rs.1,33,936/

5. Essential Qualification : Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering/Chemical Technology / Material Engineering/Polymer Engineering OR Ph.D. in Material Science with two years of post Ph.D. experience in relevant R&D areas.

6. Desirable Qualification :

a. Significant research and development contributions in the area of soft matter or adhesives or active matter, as evident by first-author publications in reputed national/international journals. Research and development experience in this area in the chemicals/materials/polymer industry

b. Ability to translate scientific and engineering knowledge into potential products as evident by patents in this area. The candidates having experience in Product Development/Technology Innovation/Applied Technology etc. will be preferred.

7. Job Specification:

a. The selected candidate is expected to work on experimental and theoretical aspects of research in soft matter and rheology, including materials such as adhesives and active matter. The selected candidate is also expected to contribute to CSIR’s large multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research program initiatives.

b. The candidate is expected to teach basic and advanced courses in polymer engineering/ materials engineering/ chemical engineering to graduate students. The candidate is expected to write and defend research proposals to various funding agencies.

1. Essential Qualification: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering /Chemical Technology.

2. Desirable Qualification :

a. Significant research contributions in chemical engineering/technology, in particular in the areas of fluid dynamics and/or design of equipment and processes, as evident by first-author publications in reputed national/international journals and/or patents/patent applications in the area.

b. Research and development experience in the chemicals and ability to translate scientific and engineering knowledge into potential products. Experience with application of fluid dynamics simulations to design of equipment relevant to the chemical/petrochemical industry. The candidates having experience in Product Development/ Technology Innovation/ Applied Technology etc. will be preferred.

3. Job Specification:

a. The selected candidate is expected to work on development of chemical processes as well as expected to pursue research in the area of process /product development and process optimization area. Candidate is expected to interact with industry which may include providing technology support/solutions, organizing hands-on workshops, seminars and training, as per NCL procedures.

b. The selected candidate is also expected to contribute to CSIR’s large multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research program initiatives. The candidate is expected to teach basic and advanced courses in chemical engineering to graduate students. The candidate is expected to write and defend research proposals to various funding agencies.

1. Essential Qualification: Ph.D. in Chemistry with two years post-Ph.D. experience in relevant R&D area.

2. Desirable Qualification:

Significant research contributions in fundamental aspects of chemistry especially in the area of metal-catalyzed transformations and/or asymmetric synthetic methodologies for multistep synthesis of bioactive products, and/or applications of organometallic reagents, as evident by first-author publications in reputed national/international journals. The candidates having experience in Product Development/Technology Innovation/Applied Technology etc. will be preferred.

3. Job Specification:

a. The selected candidate will be expected to carry out research in the above specified areas and build a vibrant research group. The candidate is expected to work on depolymerization, industrial projects and teach organic chemistry courses to Ph. D. students.

b. The selected candidate is also expected to contribute to CSIR’s large multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research program initiatives. The candidate is expected to write and defend research proposals to various funding agencies

4. Advertisement No. NCL/01-2022/Scientist (ABSTRACT)