Joint Director Vacancy At Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) invites application for the post of Joint Director.

Name of the Post: Joint Director

No. of Post: 04 (Four)

Essential Qualification and Experience

• Officers of the Central Government or State Governments or Union Territories or Government Universities or Recognized Research Institutions or Public Sector Undertakings or Semi– Government, Statutory or Autonomous Organizations: (a) (i) Holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) With five years' regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in Pay Level 11 or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and with relevant experience and educational details possessing as under:

• (b) Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University or Institution; and Twelve Years' experience in handling administration, finance, human resource development or/ and vigilance matters depending on the post requirement; OR

• (c) Full time Degree of Law from a recognized University or institution with twelve years' experience of handling legal matters or working experience as Law Officer in a reputed Government or Autonomous body or Research Institutions or Universities or Public Sector Undertakings or Law firms; OR

• (d) (i) “Master Degree from a recognized University or Institution in Chemistry or Biochemistry or Food Technology or Food Science & Technology or Food & Nutrition or Edible Oil Technology or Microbiology or Dairy Technology or Agricultural or horticultural Sciences or Industrial Microbiology or Toxicology or Public Health or Life Science or Biotechnology or Fruit & Vegetable Technology or Food Safety & Quality Assurance, OR PG Diploma of at least one year duration in Food Safety or Food Science or Food Processing or Quality Assurance in Food sector or Dietetic and Public Health or Nutrition or Dairy Science or Bakery Science or Post Harvest Technology from a Govt. recognized University/ Institute with a condition that candidates who have completed these PG Diploma courses, must have studied anyone of following subjects at their Bachelor's degree level i.e. Chemistry or Biochemistry or Food Technology or Food Science & Technology or Food & Nutrition or Edible Oil Technology or Microbiology or Dairy Technology or Agricultural or horticultural Sciences or Industrial Microbiology or Toxicology or Public Health or Life Science or Biotechnology or Fruit & Vegetable Technology or Food Safety & Quality Assurance or Food Processing Technology or Fruit & Vegetable or Medicine or Veterinary sciences or Fisheries or Animal Sciences” BE or B. Tech in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Food Process Engineering or Food Processing Technology or Fruit & Vegetable Technology or Food Safety & Quality Assurance or Bachelor's degree (not less than four years' duration) in Medicine or Veterinary sciences or Fisheries or Animal Sciences.

• (ii) with eleven years' experience of working in research and development in Laboratory or Research Institutions or Scientific Organizations in the field of food science or standards or safety out of which at least five years should be as group leader or in a supervisory capacity and should have handled food science related programmes involving planning, development and coordination; OR

• g) (i) Doctorate Degree in any of the aforesaid subjects with nine Years' experience of working in research and development in Laboratories or Research Institutions or Scientific Organizations in the field of food science or standards or safety out of which at least five years should be as group leader or in a supervisory capacity and should have handled food science related programmers involving planning, development and coordination; and (ii) Should have published research work in related field.

How to apply?

• To apply online, click here

• The last date to submit the online application is 29.01.2024

• The hard copies of online application in the prescribed format shall be submitted to Assistant Director (Recruitment), FSSAI Headquarters, 3RD Floor, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road New Delhi – 110002 on or before on or before 16.02.2024

To Access Official Notification, click here