SKUAST Jammu Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026

SKUAST Jammu Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026: Overview

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu) is engaging an Assistant Professor in Botany or Zoology for the Institute of Biotechnology at its Chatha campus. The academic arrangement supports the institute's teaching work during the 2026-27 session and is meant for someone who can connect core biological science with biotechnology learning. The appointment is contractual and tied to the institute's immediate academic need.

The position sits in a specialist institute where classroom teaching and research awareness go together. You should be ready to support postgraduate-level learning in Botany or Zoology, discuss current work in the subject and guide students in reading scientific material. Evidence of subject research, publications or earlier teaching will help the university assess how well your profile fits the institute.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Academic arrangement: this is a purely contractual engagement and does not give you a legal claim to regular appointment, absorption or regularisation in the university.
• Initial tenure: the appointment covers the first semester of the academic session. It may continue for one more semester only when your performance is satisfactory and funds remain available.
• Early exit: if you leave the engagement, the university needs one month's prior notice.
• Communication: the institute will contact shortlisted applicants through email, so use an active address and check it regularly after applying.
• Interview travel: the university will not pay TA or DA for attending the interview.
• University discretion: SKUAST-Jammu may withdraw or modify the post without giving a reason, and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
• Earlier applicants: anyone who applied for Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences under Advertisement No. AUJ/IBT/26-27/F-113/1547-66 does not need to apply again; the earlier application remains part of the selection process.

Application Submission Notes

Use the prescribed application form available through the SKUAST-Jammu recruitment notice. Send the completed form with self-attested certificate copies and the required demand draft by Registered Post or Speed Post to The Director, Institute of Biotechnology, SKUAST-J, Main Campus Chatha, Jammu-180009, Jammu and Kashmir.

The demand draft should be drawn in favour of Director, Institute of Biotechnology using account number 1235040500000031 and IFSC JAKA0EAURSP. Keep a copy of your form and postal receipt, and make sure the package reaches the institute rather than merely being posted near the closing date.

If you are relying on teaching, research or publications as a preferred credential, attach clear supporting records with the form. The notice specifically links those credentials to documentary evidence, so a claim without the matching certificate or publication record may not help your application.

• Teach Botany or Zoology topics for the Institute of Biotechnology
• Prepare lectures, learning material and classroom activities
• Guide students in scientific reading, assignments and subject discussions
• Support practical and research-oriented learning in biological sciences
• Keep academic records and assess student work during the semester
• Contribute to the institute's teaching and research environment