Faculty recruitment Job vacancy notification announced by the Panjab University, Chandigarh – Guest Faculty Jobs in the Department of Microbial Biotechnology . Eligible candidates may apply through Postal and Email
Post Date: 29th August 2026
Hiring Organization: Panjab University
Organization Profile: Panjab University is a collegiate central university located in Chandigarh, India. Originating in 1882 as the University of the Punjab Lahore, it was relocated in Chandigarh in the year 1947 as the East Punjab University after the partition of India, where the university was split between India and Pakistan.
Job Title: Guest Faculty
Employment Type: Temporary
Department:
- Microbial Biotechnology
Qualification:
A.Master’s degree in Microbiology/Biotechnology/Microbial Biotechnology or allied subject with atleast 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. A relaxation of 5% shall be provided for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Differently-abled/Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy Layer)/ Ph.D. Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.
Or
B. The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission. Provided further, candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009. Shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
a) Ph.D. degree of the candidate awarded in regular mode only.
b) Evaluation of the Ph.D .thesis by at least two external examiners.
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had been conducted.
d) Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work out of which at least one must be in a refereed journal.
e) Candidate has made at least two presentations in conference/seminars, based on his/her Ph.D. work.
(a) to (e) as above are to be certified by the Registrar/Dean(Academic Affairs).
Pay Scale: The above assignment will be on lecture basis with a token honorarium of Rs.1500/- per lecture with an upper limit of Rs.50000/-per month. The candidate will have to give an undertaking that he/she will not draw any fellowship /stipend or any financial assistance from any agency till they are teaching in the Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, South Campus, Sector-25, Chandigarh as a Guest Faculty. The candidates who are already availing RF scholarships in the University are not entitled for the honorarium but they will be issued experience certificate for the Guest Faculty. The candidates are required to submit a No Objection Certificate from the present employer along with their application.
Job Location: Chandigarh
Apply Mode: Postal and Email
Organization Website: http://puchd.ac.in/
How to Apply:
Applications are invited for the post of ONE Guest Faculty to teach M.Sc.(Microbial Biotechnology) in the Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Interested candidates are required to submit soft copy of the application in the prescribed proforma available on the Panjab University website https://forms.puchd.ac.in/forms/20170912173045-application-form-assistant-professor-4th-16.pdf (Direct recruitment guest faculty application form as per ugc regulation 2018.pdf) along with self-attested copies of all the relevant documents/certificates to the Chairperson, Department of Microbial Biotechnology ,Panjab University ,Chandigarh at the e-mail Id [email protected] latest by 02-09-2026 at 5:00 pm The candidates should also submit the hard copy of the same by the due date to the office of the Chairperson, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Contact Address:
The Chairperson,
Department of Microbial Biotechnology
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Pin-Code 160014
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