Ministry of Defence Islamabad Jobs September / October 2025 – Apply Online for Scientist / Researcher Posts

📌 Job Summary Box

• Organization: Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan
  
• Project: Establishment of Emerging Technologies Laboratory, Islamabad
  
• Vacancies Available:
  
  • Senior Scientist / Researcher (PPS-09) – 01 Position
    
  • Junior Scientist (PPS-08) – 02 Positions
    
• Nature of Appointment: Contractual – 1 Year (extendable)
  
• Station: Islamabad
  
• Sector: Government – Advanced Research & Development
  
• Upper Age Limit:
  • PPS-09: 45 Years
    
  • PPS-08: 40 Years
    
• Deadline: Within 20 Days of Announcement (Estimated Mid-October 2025)
  

Introduction

The Ministry of Defence, through its Emerging Technologies Lab venture in Islamabad, beckons distinguished scholars and practitioners of science to apply for coveted research posts. The engagement is contractual yet offers prospects of continuity, subject to the vitality of the project and performance rendered.

This initiative extends an uncommon passage for visionary scientists and inquisitive researchers to immerse themselves in avant-garde inquiry, technological innovation, and the strengthening of national self-reliance in sophisticated domains.

Positions & Roles

1. Senior Scientist / Researcher (PPS-09)

• Slots: 01
  
• Maximum Age: 45 Years
  
• Mandate: Helm pioneering research undertakings, supervise multidisciplinary R&D teams, and drive innovation in frontier technologies within the laboratory’s spectrum.
  

2. Junior Scientist (PPS-08)

• Slots: 02
  
• Maximum Age: 40 Years
  
• Mandate: Assist senior counterparts, participate actively in laboratory research, and facilitate technological experimentation within ongoing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Spearhead and sustain scientific inquiries in the arena of emergent technologies.
  
• Fabricate prototypes, models, and inventive technical blueprints.
  
• Forge collaborative linkages with universities and domestic R&D institutes.
  
• Author technical manuscripts, analytical briefs, and project chronicles.
  
• Strengthen the Ministry’s pursuit of indigenous technological sovereignty.
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Full qualification details accessible at www.njp.gov.pk.
  
• Strong academic lineage and demonstrable research competence in relevant disciplines.
  
• Tangible record of innovation, published works, or executed R&D endeavors.
  
• Capability to thrive in an intellectually demanding, high-tech, and collaborative environment.
  

Perks & Benefits

• Emoluments in accordance with the PPS scale.
  
• Engagement in projects of national significance.
  
• Access to advanced laboratory resources and facilities.
  
• Extension opportunities are subject to proven contribution.
  

How to Apply

• Applications to be filed within 20 days of notice issuance (mid-October 2025, tentative).
  
• Only shortlisted aspirants will be summoned for assessment and interview.
  
• No TA/DA is permissible.
  
• Serving government functionaries must route applications through the proper channel with NOC presented at the interview stage.
  
• Appointments remain on a fixed-term contract (1 year, renewable).
  

📍 Project Correspondence Office
Project Director,
Establishment of Emerging Technologies Lab,
Evacuee Trust Complex, Agha Khan Road, F-5/1, Islamabad

📅 Closing Date: Within 20 days of advertisement (approx. mid-October 2025)

👉 Apply Online Here:
🔗 https://njp.gov.pk/