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| SECURITY OFFICER |
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| No.RGCB/Advt./2012/1 |
February 1, 2012 |
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| This position will be responsible for the identification, development and implementation of enterprise-wide risk-based security programs, standards and strategies as well as architecture for support of security mechanisms. Specific areas of accountability include the protection of critical infrastructure, facilities, physical assets and the research enterprise. The Security Officer also works closely with the academic and research communities to mitigate their exposure to security risks. |
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| Scale of Pay |
PB-2 9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4600/- |
| Number of Positions |
1 (unreserved) |
| Who can apply |
Retired Commissioned Officers from the Armed Forces not below rank of Major or equivalent or equivalent ranks in Central Paramilitary Forces having not less than 15 years of service. Officers in service eligible for deputation/lien may also apply for the above position. |
| Age limit |
50 years as on March 02, 2012 |
| Minimum Educational Qualification
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Degree in any subject area of a recognized
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| Additional Desirable Qualifications and Job Description |
| The RGCB Security Division is a unit within the Department of Administrative Services. This position will be responsible for the identification, development and implementation of enterprise-wide risk-based security programs, standards and strategies as well as architecture for support of security mechanisms. Specific areas of accountability include the protection of critical infrastructure, facilities, physical assets and the research enterprise. The security officer also works closely with the academic and research communities to mitigate their exposure to security risks. |
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| POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: |
| 1. Provides leadership in developing and maintaining a coordinated internal security structure that is positioned to protect the institute's assets, infrastructure, facilities, intellectual property and research enterprise from security-related risks. |
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| 2. Constructs a security governance model that integrates aligned services into a cohesive coordinating body for institutional protection programming. |
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| 3. Develops framework to ascertain, assess, classify and resolve security risks. Conducts security risk assessments using established evaluation methods. Designs and proposes appropriate security architectures to mitigate and/or eliminate liabilities. |
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| 4. Manages institute facility security programs and services. Directs the activities of assigned building security personnel. Develops site security plans. Provides training to facility occupants. Administers program budgets. |
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| 5. Oversees enterprise-wide environmental, physical and technical security program. Develops policies governing the selection and use of security applications, devices, hardware, services and systems. Establishes technical standards. |
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| 6. Maintains the institute's written emergency management plans, policies, and protocols to ensure ongoing compliance with established standards and requirements of the four phases of Emergency management; conducts vulnerability assessments; identifies programmatic revisions and develops/updates plan as appropriate. |
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| 7. Coordinates responses by all appropriate campus resources during an actual event including, but not limited to security, environmental health and safety, facilities management, media relations, student affairs, and institute technology offices to ensure timely and effective response. |
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| 8. Represents the institute's security interests during the planning, design and construction of new facilities and major building renovations. |
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| 9. Provides coordination and/or assistance for specialized security services that serve to safeguard the organizations interest. |
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| 10. Routinely engages the academic and administrative communities to identify issues impacting internal security functions and to facilitate problem resolution. |
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| 11. Professionally represents the institute on several high-level internal and external working groups and develops positive relationships within those cohorts. |
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| 12. Develop the skills of security staff and prepare personnel for increased responsibilities. Ability to evaluate job performance of employees through observation and/or review of work product. |
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| 13. Leads by example and maintains the highest ethical standards within the institute. |
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| SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES |
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| • Ability to remain calm and objective throughout stressful and unpleasant situations required. |
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| • Ability to use electronic equipment including but not limited to PC's, pagers, two-way radios, cell phones, cameras, copy machines, and telephones. |
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| • Knowledge of disciplinary and grievance procedures of the institute required. |
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| • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with local law enforcement officials and the general public. |
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| General Conditions/ Instructions |
| 1) The Director, RGCB reserves right to not to fill the post advertised |
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| 2) Relaxations and concessions will be in accordance with the RGCB Rules and Regulations. Relaxation in age, educational qualifications and/ or experience will be considered in case of outstanding candidates and/ or persons already holding analogous positions in Government Scientific Organisations/ Research Institutions. |
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| 3) The candidates must be citizens of India. |
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| 4) Application form can be downloaded from the institute website. There is no application fee. |
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| 5) Merely fulfilling the requirements in the advertisement will not automatically entitle any candidate to be called for interview. The applications received will be scrutinized and candidates who in the opinion of the institute are likely to be suitable will be shortlisted for calling for interview. The decision of the institute in all these matters will be final. No interim enquiries/ correspondence/ communication of any sort will be entertained in the matter. |
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| 6) Persons working under the Central Government/Central Government Autonomous Bodies shall submit their applications through proper channel. They may, however, send an advance copy of the application along with enclosures as required. Those who are unable to forward their application through proper channel may submit NOC from their employer at the time of selection interview, if shortlisted. Without this NOC, the applicant will not be allowed to attend the selection interview. |
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| 7) Canvassing in any manner would entail disqualification of the candidature |
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| 8) Incomplete applications or applications without copies of certificates or applications received after the last date will be rejected. |
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| 9) Applications with resume/curriculum vitae and attested copies of all necessary certificates, experience certificates and other supporting documents may be submitted to the DIRECTOR, RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, POOJAPPURA, THYCAUD P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695014 on or before March 02, 2012. Applications must have on the envelope, the name of the position applied for. |
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| TEMPORARY POSITION AVAILABLE |
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| Adv. # 4/ 2012 |
31/01/2012 |
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| Applications are invited from suitable candidates for one position of Junior Research Fellow in a CSIR funded research project entitled "Evaluation of differentially expressed miRNAs during biotic stress in black pepper" at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram. |
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| ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| M.Sc. in Life Sciences or M.Tech in Biotechnology with consistent good academic grades (Minimum of 60% aggregate) and a valid UGC/CSIR/NET/GATE qualification. |
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| EMOLUMENTS |
| Rs.16,000/- + 20% HRA per month. |
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| Duration |
| Three years or till termination of the project (whichever is earlier). |
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| Only those fulfilling the above criteria need apply and in the event of more than 10 candidates being short-listed for selection procedure, a written test will be held. Candidates qualifying in the written test will then be assessed at a selection interview. |
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| Suitably qualified candidates may send applications in the prescribed format (www.rgcb.res.in/downloads/adv.doc) with a copy of full resume and attested photocopies of credentials & experience to reach the undersigned on or before 16th February, 2012. Envelopes must be superscripted with abbreviated title of the project, advertisement number and job title. Selection to the position will not entitle the candidate to any future positions at RGCB (permanent or otherwise). As with all project positions at RGCB, the position will be co terminus with end of the project. |
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| TEMPORARY POSITION AVAILABLE |
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| Adv. # 3/ 2012 |
20/01/2012 |
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| Applications are invited from suitable candidates for one position of Junior Research Fellow in a research program entitled "Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype – Genotype Variables and Chemoresistance" at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram |
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| ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| M.Sc. in Life Sciences or M.Tech in Biotechnology with consistent good academic grades (Minimum of 60% aggregate). |
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| Additional Desirable qualification |
| A valid UGC-CSIR/DBT/ICMR JRF certification and previous documented laboratory experience in cell and molecular biology. |
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| EMOLUMENTS |
| Rs.12,000/- + 20% HRA per month or Rs.16,000/- + 20% HRA for those having valid UGC-CSIR/DBT/ICMR JRF certification. |
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| Duration |
| JRF positions will be initially for two years but extendable by one more year. First appointment will be for six months and extended only after a performance evaluation. |
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| Only those fulfilling the above criteria need apply and in the event of more than 10 candidates being short-listed for selection procedure, a written test will be held. Candidates qualifying in the written test will then be assessed at a selection interview. |
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| Suitably qualified candidates may send applications in the prescribed format (www.rgcb.res.in/downloads/adv.doc) with a copy of full resume and attested photocopies of credentials & experience to reach the undersigned on or before 3rd February, 2012. Envelopes must be superscripted with abbreviated title of the project, advertisement number and job title. Selection to the position will not entitle the candidate to any future positions at RGCB (permanent or otherwise). As with all project positions at RGCB, the position will be co terminus with end of the project. |
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| TEMPORARY POSITION AVAILABLE |
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| Adv. # 2/ 2012 |
20/01/2012 |
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| Applications are invited from suitable candidates for one position of Junior Research Fellow in a research program entitled "Role of Galectins in cell signaling and tumorigenesis" at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram. |
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| ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| M.Sc. in Life Sciences or M.Tech in Biotechnology with consistent good academic grades (Minimum of 60% aggregate). |
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| Additional Desirable qualification |
| A valid UGC-CSIR/DBT/ICMR JRF certification and previous documented laboratory experience in cell and molecular biology. |
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| EMOLUMENTS |
| Rs.12,000/- + 20% HRA per month or Rs.16,000/- + 20% HRA for those having valid UGC-CSIR/DBT/ICMR JRF certification. |
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| Duration |
| JRF positions will be initially for two years but extendable by one more year. First appointment will be for six months and extended only after a performance evaluation |
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| Only those fulfilling the above criteria need apply and in the event of more than 10 candidates being short-listed for selection procedure, a written test will be held. Candidates qualifying in the written test will then be assessed at a selection interview. |
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| Suitably qualified candidates may send applications in the prescribed format (www.rgcb.res.in/downloads/adv.doc) with a copy of full resume and attested photocopies of credentials & experience to reach the undersigned on or before 3rd February, 2012. Envelopes must be superscripted with abbreviated title of the project, advertisement number and job title. Selection to the position will not entitle the candidate to any future positions at RGCB (permanent or otherwise). As with all project positions at RGCB, the position will be co terminus with end of the project.
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SCIENTIST POSITIONS
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) invites applications for Scientist positions in Disease Biology (inclusive of, but not limited to Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Diabetes, Infectious Disease Biology, Virology, Immunology of Disease, Stem Cell Biology, Neurobiology, etc.) and Plant Biotechnology.
Applicants who had submitted applications in response to the previous advertisement and who may still be interested can submit their updated applications in the prescribed format that can be downloaded from this website.
Positions open include vacancies at the C, E1, E2 and F levels. Appointments at the C and E1 levels at the discretion of the selection committee may be also made through G.N. Ramachandran Fellowships whose details are explained below. Minimum expected qualifications are also explained below.
Applications will be received throughout the year. Every three months, the duly appointed
Screening Committee will examine applications and shortlist those to be forwarded to the
Selection Committee. The next round of screening of applications will be in June 2012. Applications received till April 30, 2012 will be considered by the Screening Committee.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCIENTIST POSITIONS
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MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION |
MINIMUM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PUBLICATION RECORD* |
| Scientist C |
MD or PhD |
Three to Five Years Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact factors (including at least three with IF 5 or more) as First or Corresponding Author. |
| Scientist E-1 |
MD or PhD |
Six to Nine Years Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact factors as First and Corresponding Author. |
| Scientist E-II |
MD or PhD |
Ten to Twelve Years Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact factors as First and Corresponding Author. |
| Scientist F |
MD or PhD |
Ten to Fifteen Years Post Doctoral experience plus peer reviewed publications with high impact factors as First and Corresponding Author. |
*The Screening and Selection Committees will make decisions on the track records of applicants including publications. Applications with 6 years or more will be expected to have publications with impact factor 5 or more as Corresponding Author.
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PAY DETAILS FOR SCIENTIST POSITIONS (Amount in Rupees) |
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SALARY SCALE
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GRADE PAY | OTHER ALLOWANCES PER MONTH
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| YEARLY INCREASE IN MONTHLY SALARY |
| Scientist C |
Pay Band 3 – 18750
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6600 |
20415 |
45765 |
4000 |
| Scientist E-1 |
Pay Band 3 – 21900 |
7600 |
23361 |
52861 |
4600 |
| Scientist E II |
Pay Band 4 – 37400 |
8700 |
35147 |
81247 |
7500 |
| Scientist F |
Pay Band 4 – 43000 |
10000 |
48955 |
101955 |
8300 |
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Pay Band 3 - Rs. 15600-39100
Pay Band 4 - Rs. 37400-67000 |
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Other Allowances include, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance
Yearly Increase in salary is calculated as Basic Pay increase by 3% and corresponding increase in Dearness Allowance as orders issued by the Govt. of India
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR G.N. RAMACHANDRAN FELLOWSHIPS. |
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RGCB will accept outstanding candidates for G.N Ramachandran Fellowships. The fellowship will be for five years and are primarily intended for persons looking for extended sabbatical like positions, official deputations or wanting to take a higher total pay in lieu of permanency. These positions will enjoy all academic privileges enjoyed by regular RGCB faculty including right to apply for research grants and PhD students. Persons joining as Ramachandran Fellows can after the fourth year be considered for permanent positions at the next higher grade of scientist positions based on mutual consent of the Fellow and the Institute after appropriate performance evaluation of the person. Alternately they can also continue as G.N Ramachandran Fellows after these processes. However the institute reserves the unconditional right to close the fellowship if the performance evaluation at the fourth year is below the grade "VERY GOOD". Persons selected will have to execute a bond to this effect. |
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There will be two categories of G.N Ramachandran Fellowships, Category 1 and 2. The minimum academic qualifications and research experience will be identical as for Scientist C and E1 respectively. |
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The fellowship amount for G.N Ramachandran Fellowship Category 1 is Rs 60,000 per month plus other admissible allowances |
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For Category 2, the fellowship amount is Rs 75,000 per month plus other admissible allowances. |
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The Selection Committee will also have the discretion to offer GN Ramachandran Fellowship positions to applicants for regular scientist positions. |
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| SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR SCIENTISTS |
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| Level 1 Screening |
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| An Institutional Screening Committee (ISC) will be determine whether the applicant meets minimum prescribed qualifications for a scientist position at RGCB (C, E-I, E-II, F or G.N Ramachandran Fellow). Ineligible applicants without these needed minimum qualifications will be rejected and no further correspondence will be sent to them. Applications shortlisted after the Level I screening by the ISC will be sent for Level 2 screening. |
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| Level 2 Screening |
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| A Faculty Screening Committee (FSC) will analyze the applications forwarded to it by the ISC after Level 1 screening. Level 2 screening includes detailed review of the applicant's credentials, publications, achievements, etc. Applicants may also be invited to give a seminar at RGCB. The FSC will decide in which grade the applicant can be considered and forward such recommendations to the Scientist Selection Committee (SSC). The Chairman of the Faculty Screening Committee will be a member of the SSC. |
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| Final Selection Procedures |
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| The SSC will or its individual members will speak to applicants personally, go over their plans and ideas with them and understand their long-term career goals. They will also assess the applicant's value to the development of RGCB and its R&D programs. The selection committee will also hold direct discussions with the shortlisted applicants either in person or through video conferencing. The SSC will take the final decision on whether to advice the institute to make an offer to the applicant and if so which grade of scientist is to be offered. The institute will then make a final administrative decision on this. |
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| General Conditions/ Instructions |
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- The Director, RGCB reserves right to not to fill any or all positions
advertised.
- The candidates must be citizens of India.
- Merely fulfilling the requirements in the advertisement will not automatically entitle any candidate to be considered for the position. The applications received will be scrutinized and candidates who in the opinion of hte institute are likely to be suitable will be shortlisted for further selection procedures. The Screening and Selection Committees will make appropriate decision on total and individual impact factors in relation to the overall application, research areas and needs of the institute. The decision of the institute in all these matters will be final. No interim enquiries/ correspondence/communication of any sort will be entertained in the matter.
- Persons working under the Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertakings/ Central Autonomous Bodies shall submit their applications through proper channel. They may, however, send an advance copy of the application along with enclosures as required. Those who are unable to forward their application through proper channel may submit NOC from their employer at the time of selection interview, if shortlisted. Without this NOC, the applicant will not be allowed to attend the selection procedures.
- Canvassing in any manner would entail disqualification of the candidature.
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