Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India functions,
inter-alia as the Secretariat to the Prime Minister's Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Further, this Office has been mandated to service the Empowered Technology Group (ETG). This office is looking for technical manpower on short-term contract basis for a maximum period of three-year subject to satisfactory annual performance review.
About The Role
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Remuneration: Rs 2,50,000/- per month
Upper Age Limit: 50 years
Deadline: 5PM on 22nd October, 2024
Candidate appointed on short term contract basis would not be entitled for allowances like House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), Transportation domestic/international travel for official work in the entitled class with the approval of Competent Authority and as per the extant rules and procedures of the Govt. of India.
Leave
Leave rules applicable to a regular Government employee will not be applicable to a contractual appointee. However, a contractual appointee shall be entitled to leave at the rate of 1.5 days of each completed month with no accumulation of leave beyond a calendar year on pro-rata basis. Unavailed leaves cannot be carried forward to the next year. Further, leave up to one month may be considered without remuneration with the approval of Competent Authority.
Essential/Desirable Educational Qualification
Master's Degree in Natural Sciences or Agricultural Sciences or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine.
Experience
Essential
10 (Ten) Years in areas such as design and implementation of Technology Development Programmes, Technology Innovative Initiatives or R&D Programmes with Government Department/Institutes/Agencies.
Desirable
Professional experience in entrepreneurship development and incubating start-ups.
Responsibilities
The Chief Technology Officer will carry out the following tasks in consultation with the senior officers: -
- Continuous engagement with concerned Departments, technology domain experts and other stakeholders, etc. for collecting, collating and making analytical reports and technology roadmaps for different technologies.
- Develop critical inputs for the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) in consultation with technologists and policy makers.
- Facilitate preparing technology assessment reports on technologies of national importance, in coordination with economists, social scientists and other experts, that could link each technology to its employment generation potential and other positive outcomes.
- Policy inputs in consultation with social scientists, economic experts, industry experts and other stakeholders.
- Coordinating digitizing efforts towards documenting/ cataloguing technologies emanating from public funds projects and schemes.
- Develop possible matrix for prioritization of technologies.
- Formulating draft policies on behalf of the Government, for developing skills needed in current and emerging new technologies impacting products and services.
- Coordinating efforts with concerned Ministries/ Departments for inter-ministerial engagement, both for implementation of the ETG missions and for developing dashboard for continuous monitoring and decision support system.
- Coordinating Science and Technology application between the Departments/Ministries and various Institutions/Organizations of the Government of India and the State Governments.
- Any other work as assigned by PSA from time-to-time.
How To Apply
Fill out the application form below and send it to Deputy Secretary by 22nd October, 2024. Complete details in the link.
