NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT, THANJAVUR (NIFTEM) is hiring for the position of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) / Project Assistant / Project Associate 1 on contract basis. Online applications are invited from bright, dynamic and highly motivated candidates with requisite eligibility criteria as furnished below for the following temporary/time bound positions on contract basis as detailed below:
Vacancy Details
1. Development of smart foods, bio composites green packaging and bioenergy from agro residues (GAP – 073)
Category: Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Essential Qualifications: M.Tech./PhD: Food Technology/Food Process Engineering/Agricultural Process Engineering/Post harvest technology/Food process engineering and management/ Printing and packaging technology/Food technology and management/Food Safety & Quality Assurance/Food Process(ing) technology/ Food biotechnology and nutrition (or) MTech in Mechanical engineering with PG diploma in packaging, MSc Food Technology with PG diploma in packaging.
Monthly Salary: Rs. 31,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 31.05.2026
2. Development of standards for production of palm jaggery and standardization of machines/tool involved (GAP-069)
Category: Project Associate-I
Essential Qualifications:B. Tech (Food Technology)
Monthly Salary: Rs. 25,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 09.02.2025
3. Value addition and packaging of RTE/RTD Millet products (SRP-042)
Category: Project Assistant
Essential Qualifications: BTech/MTech/PhD: Food Technology/Food Process Engineering / Agricultural Process Engineering/Post harvest technology/Food process engineering and management / Printing and packaging technology/Food technology and management/Food Safety & Quality Assurance/Food Process(ing) technology/ Food biotechnology and nutrition (or) MSc Food Science and technology, Food science and nutrition and Food science and quality control/Food Processing.
Monthly Salary: Rs. 25,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 25.12.2024
4. Value added products from traditional rice (SRP-043)
Category: Project Assistant
Essential Qualifications:B. Tech (Food Technology) / Food Engineering/ Food Process Technology/ Food Science & Technology/Agricultural Engg) or MSc Food Science and technology, Food science and nutrition and Food science and quality control/Food Processing and preservation technology.
Monthly Salary: Rs. 20,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 03.01.2025
5. Performance evaluation of Microwave Vacuum dehydrator and study on quality characteristics of dried selected commodities (STG-002)
Category: Project Assistant
Essential Qualifications:B. Tech (Food Technology)
Monthly Salary: Rs. 20,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 04.01.2025
6. Validation of NIR based hydro thermal treatment system for lipase inactivation in pearl millet (STG 004)
Category: Project Assistant
Essential Qualifications: B.Tech (Food Technology) / Food Engineering/ Food Process Technology/ Food Science & Technology/Agricultural Engg
Monthly Salary: Rs. 20,000 + HRA
No. of Vacancy: 01
Date of Completion of Project: 11.01.2025
Age Limit
35 years for men and 40 years for women
Application Fee
Rs.500/- (SC/ST/PWD/Women Candidates are exempted from payment of fees).
Project Tenure
- Tenure will be initially for a period of six months or till the completion of the Project Period whichever is earlier, and renewal of tenure will be done every six months based on the performance.
- Selected candidates will have to work for six days in a week except second Saturday and Government holidays.
Date : Sunday, 4 August 2024 (Mumbai)
Saturday, 24 August 2024 (Delhi)
Time : 10 am to 05 pm
How to Apply?
- The candidates must apply only through online application form available in the Institute website Click here. No offline application sent directly to the Institute will be entertained.
- The candidate must upload soft copies (PDF form) of all certificates and relevant documents in support of their claim in the online application form wherever necessary.
- After successful submission of online application, the candidates are instructed to sign the hardcopy of downloaded application. The signed application form, self-attested copies of supporting documents and copy of e-receipt generated in SBI collect are to be scanned as a single PDF file.
- The scanned PDF file has to be sent to the mail id: projectrecruitment@iifpt.edu.in within THREE days from the last date of online submission.
- The NIFTEM – T reserves the right to Revise / Reschedule / Cancel / Suspend / withdraw the recruitment process without assigning any reason. The decision of the Institute shall be final and no appeal in this regard shall be entertained. The Institute reserves the right to withdraw any advertised post(s) at any time without giving any reason.
- The institute has the authority to modify, reschedule, cancel, suspend, or withdraw the recruitment process without providing any explanation.
- The institute’s decision will be considered final, and no appeals will be considered.
- Additionally, the institute reserves the right to withdraw any advertised position at any time without justification.
Selection process
- Eligible shortlisted candidates will be called for written examination followed by interview. The written examination followed by interview will be conducted in person only at NIFTEM – Thanjavur main campus.
- The shortlisted candidates will also be informed through e-mail about the date & time of written exam & interview.
Important Dates
- Commencement of online application is from 27 th July, 2024 at 10.00 am (IST)
- Last date for submission of online applications is 13th August, 2024 at 6.00 pm (IST)
- Date of Interview is on 19th August 2024 @ 9.30 am
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