Junior Research Fellow and Research Associate 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 & 2nd year) fixed; Rs. 42000/- (3rd year) fixed

Location
ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai

Eligibility

• Research Associate (RA): M.F. Sc. in Fish Biotechnology/MSc 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.

Requirements

• Desirable for both positions: Technical knowledge and skills in Cell Culture, Cultivated Meat/Seafood & Genome Editing.

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
Application submission: On or before 11th November, 2026.
Walk-in-interview: 16th November, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

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