CSIR NIO Project Associate I Marine Chemistry 2026

CSIR NIO Project Associate I Recruitment 2026: Overview

CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) is hiring a Project Associate-I at its headquarters in Goa for environmental impact assessment studies under the Polymetallic Nodules (PMN) programme. The institute is part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology. This project engagement connects laboratory geochemistry with marine sample collection, and you should be prepared for long ocean voyages as part of the work.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure: The notice specifies a project engagement lasting three months. Keep this short project period in mind when considering the opportunity.
• Base location: Your posting is at NIO headquarters in Goa. The work also includes participation in long ocean voyages, so it is not limited to time spent at the headquarters laboratory.
• Project identity: This vacancy belongs to the PMN environmental impact assessment study under reference GAP2128/3327-26. Use that reference to distinguish it from the institute’s other Project Associate-I notices.

• Prepare reagents for geochemical laboratory work.
• Handle strong acids during laboratory operations.
• Prepare samples for chemical analysis.
• Maintain the geochemistry laboratory.
• Assist with data and sample collection.
• Process and compile chemical analysis results.
• Participate in long ocean voyages.