Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) invites online application for 26 posts of Senior Fellows in Food Safety & Nutrition (SFFan) and Junior Fellows in Food Safety & Nutrition (JFFan). The vacancies are under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) funded project “Network for Scientific Co-operation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (NetSCoFAN)”. The project will be implemented at different lead Institutions across India. The candidates will be appointed on Fixed Tenure basis for a period of Two (02) years. Eligible and interested candidates may apply Online only through the official website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) (See link given below). Advt No.1/Standards/Scientific Co-operation/FSSAI-2020. Required educational qualification and other details for informational purposes only in interest of job-seekers, are given below in brief —
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI) INVITES ONLINE APPLICATION FOR 26 SENIOR FELLOWS IN FOOD SAFETY & NUTRITION (SFFAN) AND JUNIOR FELLOWS IN FOOD SAFETY & NUTRITION (JFFAN). LAST DATE — 21/02/2020
1. SENIOR FELLOW
No. of Vacancies: 10 Nos.
Name of the subjects: Chemical, Biological, Nutrition and Claims, Foods of Animal Origin, Foods of Plant Origin, Water and Beverages, Food Testing and Safer and Sustainable Packaging.
Educational Qualification:
I) For Chemical:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Chemical Sciences/ Food Science/ Agricultural Postharvest Technology including Apiary/ Meat/ Egg/ Dairy/ Fishery.
OR
First Class ME, M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology/ Food Engineering.
ii) At least 02 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
II) For Biological:-
i) First Class Masters or equivalent post graduate degree in Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Food Science/ Food Technology or any other related discipline of Biological Sciences.
OR
First Class M.Tech. or equivalent post graduate degree in Biomedical Sciences/ Bio-Technology/ Bio-Engineering/ Food Science/ Food Technology or any other related discipline of Biological sciences.
ii) At least 02 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
III) For Nutrition and Claims:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Home Science/ Food Nutrition/ Food Technology and at least 03 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
OR
ii) Phd in Public Health Nutrition.
IV) For Foods of Animal Origin:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Veterinary Science (Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology/ Livestock product Technology/ Veterinary Pathology/ Veterinary Microbiology/ Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Biotechnology/ Dairy Technology/ Pharmacy/ Fish and Fisheries Sciences/ Meat Postharvest Processing and Technology/ Food Technology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Zoology.
OR
First Class ME, M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Bio-Technology/ Food Technology/ Food Engineering.
ii) At least 02 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
V) For Foods of Plant Origin:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Postharvest Technology/ Engineering/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Biochemistry.
ii) Should have at least two years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
VI) For Water and Beverages:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent postgraduate degree in in Biotechnology Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology/ Chemistry/ Biochemistry.
ii) Should have at least two years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
VII) For Food Testing:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/ Food Science and Technology/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology/ Analytical Chemistry.
OR
First Class ME, M.Tech. or equivalent postgraduate degree in Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology/ Food Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering/ Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
ii) At least 02 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
VIII) For Safer and Sustainable Packaging:-
i) First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Packaging/ Polymer Science/ Polymer Science and Technology/ Printing/ Paper technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Pharma/ Material Science.
OR
First Class ME, M.Tech. or equivalent postgraduate degree in Plastic and polymer Engineering/ Printing and Paper Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Pharma/ Material Science/ Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
ii) At least 02 years of post qualification experience in the relevant field.
2. JUNIOR FELLOW
No. of Vacancies: 16 Nos.
Name of the subjects: Chemical, Biological, Nutrition and Claims, Foods of Animal Origin, Foods of Plant Origin, Water and Beverages, Food Testing and Safer and Sustainable Packaging.
Educational Qualification:
I) For Chemical:-
First Class Masters or equivalent post graduate degree in Life Sciences/ Chemical Sciences/ Food Science/ Agricultural Postharvest Technology including Apiary/ Meat/ Egg/ Dairy/ Fishery.
II) For Biological:-
i) First Class Masters or equivalent post graduate degree in Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Food Science/ Food Technology or any other related discipline of Biological Sciences.
OR
First Class M.VSc/ M.Tech in Microbiology/ Public Health/ Biotechnology/ Epidemology/ Livestock Products Technology/ Biomedical Sciences/ Bio-Engineering/ Food Science/ Food Technology or allied discipline.
III) For Nutrition and Claims:-
First Class Masters or equivalent post graduate degree in Home Science/ Food and Nutrition/ Food Technology.
IV) For Foods of Animal Origin:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Veterinary Science (Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology/ Livestock product Technology/ Veterinary Pathology/ Veterinary Microbiology/ Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology/ Biotechnology/ Dairy Technology/ Pharmacy/ Fish and Fisheries Sciences/ Meat Postharvest Processing and Technology/ Food Technology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Zoology.
V) For Foods of Plant Origin:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Postharvest Technology/ Engineering/ Food Technology/ Food Science and Technology/ Biochemistry.
VI) For Water and Beverages:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree in Biotechnology Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology/ Chemistry/ Biochemistry.
VII) For Food Testing:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree (M.Tech) in Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/ Food Science and Technology/ Food Engineering/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Instrumentation Engineering/ Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology/ Biological Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/ Analytical Chemistry.
VIII) For Safer and Sustainable Packaging:-
First Class Master’s or equivalent post graduate degree (M.Tech) in Packaging/ Polymer Science/ Polymer Science and Technology/ Plastic and polymer Engineering/ Printing/ Paper Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Food Science and Technology/ Pharma/ Material Science/ Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
The vacancies are under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) funded project “Network for Scientific Co-operation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (NetSCoFAN)”. The project will be implemented at different lead Institutions across India. The candidates will be appointed on Fixed Tenure basis for a period of Two (02) years.
For Desirable Qualification and other details please see the Official Advt.
Candidates’ Selection: Selection of candidates will be through Interview.
Exact Date, Time and Venue for examination/interview will be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course as well as such information will be also available in the official website of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) — https://www.fssai.gov.in
For more details regarding candidates’ selection norms, eligibility norms and other details, please go through the official website or officially released advertisement (See Link/PDF given below).
How to Apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply online only through the official website of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) — https://www.fssai.gov.in (See Application form’s link given below) on or before 21/02/2020.
Upon successful submission of online application form, the system generated Registration/ Acknowledgement Slip will appear on the computer screen. Candidates must print-out it for future correspondence. DO NOT SEND ANY PRINT-OUT/HARD COPY OR DOCUMENTS TO FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI) AT THIS STAGE. All the verification will be done in due course.
For detailed instruction on how to apply online, please go through the officially released advertisement (See below given link/ PDF file for more details)
Important Dates:
Starting Date of Online Application: 27/01/2020
Closing Date of Online Application: 21/02/2020
Above given information are in brief. Before applying Online please go through the officially released Advertisement
Official website of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) — https://www.fssai.gov.in
For Advt., See following PDF file — [sc name=”seepdf” pdflink=”https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Advertisement_FellowShip_Food_Safety_Nutrition_27_01_2020.pdf” ]
To Apply Online now, visit the following URL — [sc name=”externallink” externallink=”https://fssai.gov.in/fssaifellowship/” ]
