Junior Research Fellow and Research Associate – I position for a project titled- “Development and Characterization of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated Myostatin Gene Knockout Muscle Cell Line for Cultivated Seafood Development”

Job Title
Research Associate (RA) and Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Number of Posts

• Research Associate (RA): 01
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF): 01

Salary

• Research Associate (RA): Rs. 61000 + 30% HRA
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF): Rs. 37000/- (1st year & 2nd year) fixed; Rs. 42000/- (3rd year) fixed

Location
ICAR-CIFE, Yari Road campus, Mumbai

Eligibility

• Research Associate (RA): M.F.Sc. in Fish Biotechnology/M.Sc. in Life Science/Biotechnology. Must have 3 years research experience in Genome Editing, Cell culture, Biotechnology & minimum 02 research publications in the above mentioned area.
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF): M.F.Sc. in Fish Biotechnology/M.Sc. in Life Science/Biotechnology.

Age Limit

• Research Associate (RA): 40 years for men, 45 years for women
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF): 35 years for men, 40 years for women

Last Date
07th November, 2026

How to Apply
Interested candidates may submit their application to: hod.fgb@cife.edu.in on or before 07th November, 2026. Only the candidates who fulfill all the eligibility conditions will be invited to appear for the walk-in-interview on 16th November, 2026 from 11 A.M onwards.