ADVT. NO.
02/2014
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Anusandhan Bhawan, 2 Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110 001
Opportunity to Lead CSIR's State-of-the-art National Laboratories and Unit
Established in 1942, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an autonomous
Society whose President is the Prime Minister of India. CSIR today is amongst the foremost and
largest publicly funded scientific and industrial research organizations in the world. It delivers
cutting edge science on one hand and state-of-the-art technology on the other. CSIR has a
dynamic network of a 37 state-of-the-art national Laboratories/Institutes, 6 Units, 3 Innovation
Complexes and 38 Centres. CSIR has put in place CSIR@80: Vision & Strategy 2022 - New
CSIR for New India.
CSIR has played over the years, a pivotal role for advancement of Science and Technology
covering diverse domains. It has spawned many organizations, many disciplines and most
importantly has served as a nursery and training ground for most of India's distinguished
scientists and technologists. CSIR has ushered India into the knowledge economy, creating and
nurturing talent in science, innovation and technology. Pioneer of India's intellectual property
movement, CSIR is granted 90% of US patents granted to any Indian publicly funded R&D
organization. About 14% of CSIR patents are licensed, a number which is much above the global
average. CSIR holds about 5600 Indian and Foreign patents. CSIR publishes yearly over 5000
papers in SCI journals & about 500 students get their Ph.D. annually from its institutions. The
expertise and experience of CSIR is embodied in its more than 4600 Scientists and 8000
technical support personnel apart from about 8000 JRF/SRF/RA and project staff.
CSIR is looking for outstanding R&D professionals for its prestigious national Laboratories and
Unit. They would have opportunity to participate and contribute to achieve the objectives
embodied in CSIR's mission, to "build a new CSIR for a new India" and vision to "Pursue science
which strives for global impact, technology that enables innovation-driven industry and nurture
trans-disciplinary leadership thereby catalysing inclusive economic development for the people of
India". The coveted top management positions of DIRECTOR of CSIR-CDRI, CSIR-CSMCRI,
CSIR-NGRI and one position of Outstanding Scientist (Scientist 'H') at CSIR-4PI are available:
Biological Sciences
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow is a premier state of the art
research institute of CSIR in the field of biomedical research where facilities and expertise are
available to develop a drug right from its concept to market. Over the years, CDRI has
spearheaded drug R&D in the country and has to its credit development of several new drugs and
over 10,000 research publications. Hitherto, it has been a prime provider of human resources for
drug R&D. The Institute has produced over 1500 Ph.Ds, many of whom hold prestigious
positions in R&D organizations, academia and pharma industries, in India and abroad. The
institute has shifted recently to a new world class campus.
For more details about the Institute, visit www.cdriindia.orq
Chemical Sciences
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar is a
premier institute of CSIR with a mission to work in partnership with visionary sponsors and
collaborators to generate the knowledge and innovations required for efficient utilization of India's
coastal wasteland, sea water, marine algae, solar power and silicates. In achieving it, the institute
harnesses its capabilities in biosciences, chemical transformation, process engineering,
environmental monitoring, separation science and analysis to address focused needs of
industries and organizations in the region and beyond. The R&D activities of CSIR-CSMCRI
cover the domains of salt & marine chemicals, inorganic materials & catalysis, electro membrane
processes, marine biotechnology & ecology, reverse osmosis engineering (focused at membrane
technologies for desalination and water purification), waste land research etc. Achieving
technological excellence, the institute has been granted several patents, commercialized
landmark technologies and it has been playing a key role in human resource development in the
domains of its operation. CSIR-CSMCRI has in place state of the art R&D facilities.
For more details about the institute, visit http://www.csmcri.orq
Physical Sciences
CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad is acclaimed
internationally for its research and contributions in the areas of earth sciences. Its R&D
programmes and activities relate to hydrocarbons, minerals and ground water and other geo
resource exploration (using state of art techniques or developing novel ones), studies in earth-
quake Hazards, Lithosphere, Geo-environment, Geophysics etc. Over the years, CSIR-NGRI
has created state of the art R&D infrastructure and its knowledgebase is second to none.
For more details about the institute, visit http://www.nori.oro.in
Information Sciences
CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4P1), Bengaluru formerly known as CSIR-Center for
Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (CSIR-CMMACS) is located in the Belur
Campus of the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru. CSIR-CMMACS
has been well known for modeling and simulation studies in the areas of computational geology
and computational biology, notably the modelling of hazard environments, pollution, climate
change and modelling for new drugs. The CSIR-4PI is positioned to address the data intensive
scientific research and discovery. It shall pursue R&D in trans-disciplinary domains such as bio
(genome) informatics, chem-informatics, earth and environmental system informatics,
engineering sciences, and life sciences to name a few while nurturing a expert group on parallel
programming and optimization, computational mathematics, HPC, cyber security, data analytics
and visualization and large scale scientific computing. CSIR-4PI shall also cater to the training of
next generation technical and scientific manpower in fourth paradigm research.
For more details about the institute, visit http://www.csir4pi.in
(A) For the positions of Director
Essential Qualifications:
Biological Sciences: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences or Masters Degree in Health/Medical Sciences.
(for Health/Medical Sciences, Ph.D. is desirable)
Chemical & Physical Sciences: Ph.D. in Natural Science or Masters Degree in Engineering (for
Engineering, Ph.D. is desirable)
Age: 45 years or above but not exceeding 58 years.
Experience: 16 years of experience in Research and Development in the areas of activities of
the Laboratory/Institute and demonstrated excellence in leadership therein.
Years of experience shall be computed from the beginning of his research career.
Relaxation: The qualifications, age and experience can be relaxed in case of exceptionally
meritorious candidates with the approval of DG, CSIR.
Candidate: Should be creative, innovative and a well-recognized scientist/technologist having a
demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary R&D teams with excellent interpersonal
relations. The candidate should be able to create a conducive environment for nurturing high
class research and development.
Responsibilities: The Director shall supervise and exercise administrative control on the staffs of
the Institute and shall be responsible for (i) realizing the mission of the Institute, and (ii) creating
an environment in the Institute conducive to nurturing of innovation and high class R&D and other
S&T activities of the Laboratory/Institute.
Appointment: The appointment to the post of Director will be made for a tenure of six years or
till superannuation whichever is earlier in the pay scale of Rs 67,000 (annual increment © 3%)-
79,000 (HAG) with allowances as admissible. In deserving cases, the tenure period can be
extended by another term upto six years or till the age of superannuation whichever is earlier as
per rules. The provision to share the money realized from external contract R&D, consultancy
and rendering of S&T services is also available as per extant rules. Residential accommodation
and transport are provided as per rules. In addition medical, LTC and other facilities are provided
as per CSIR rules.
(B) For the position of Outstanding Scientist (Scientist 'H') in Information Sciences
Essential/Desirable Qualification/Recognition and Experience for the post of Scientist H/
Outstanding Scientist:
Essential Qualifications: Ph.D. in any branch of Science or Master Degree in Engineering
Desirable Qualifications/Recognition:
(i) For Engineering Ph.D. is desirable.
(ii) National/International recognition like Awards, Fellowships of Academies, Visiting
Fellow/Professor
Experience:
(i) Minimum 16 years of experience in Research and Development in the
National/International R&D/Academic Laboratory/Institution including Corporate R&D.
(ii) Should hold a position at Scientist F/G/Professor level in Govt./Statutory/Autonomous
institutions (in Pay Band-4 with Grade Pay of Rs 8900/- or above) or equivalent in
Non-Govt/Private Institution/Organization with outstanding academic records.
Age: Minimum 45 years.
The applicant must be citizen of India.
Relaxation: The qualifications, age and experience can be relaxed by DG, CSIR as per rules.
Candidate: Should be creative, innovative and a well-recognized scientist/technologist having a
demonstrated leadership and man-management qualities and to manage multidisciplinary R&D
teams with excellent interpersonal relations.
Appointment: The appointment to the post of Scientist H/Outstanding Scientist shall be made
for a period of five years or till superannuation, whichever is earlier. In deserving cases, the
tenure can be extended as per rules. For those who are in CSIR service, the term shall be till
superannuation.
How to apply:
Interested candidates may kindly send the separate brief bio-data for each post, as the case may
be, in the given proforma for preparation of synopsis. The application for the post with detailed
bio-data along with list of publications/patents etc. may also be sent through email or by post to
Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Anusandhan Bhawan, 2,
Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 separately for each post. The last date of the receipt of the
application is 02nd June, 2014. Fax:011-23710618 email: dgcsir@csir. resin or dqacsirres.in
Format for Bio-Data
1. Name:
2. Date of Birth:
3. Current Position and Address:
4. Educational Qualification:
SI. No. Degree/Certificate Year of University/Institute Subjects
Passing
5. Academic/Research Experience/Employment
SI. No From To Name of Organization Position held
6. Area of Specialization:
7. Honors/Awards received:
8. Professional Affiliations:
9. *(a) Number of Research Publications:
(b) List of best 5 publications in last 10 years:
10.* Number of Books authored/edited:
11.* Number of Patents granted/applied for:
12. Dissertations supervised:
(a) Ph.D.
(b) Post Graduation
Signature of the Applicant
Date:
Place:
* Details may be enclosed separately
