Recruitment @ JNU

Applications are invited for the position of Project Associate–I under a project funded by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India, through the Advance Research Grant (ARG) scheme, as per the details given below:

Title of the project: “Critical and Strategic Mineral Prospectivity in the Bangriposhi Sector, Northern Odisha: Tectono-Magmatic Insights from the Singhbhum Craton-North Singhbhum Mobile Belt (NSMB) Interface”

Name of the Post: Project Associate-I

No. of Vacancy: 01

Age Limit: Not exceeding 33 years as on 30-10-2026; age relaxation as per govt of India norms for OBC/SC/ST/Physically Handicapped.

Essential Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Geology / Applied Geology / Earth Sciences / Environmental Sciences from a recognized university or equivalent.

Desirable :

a) Economic geology and mineral exploration;
b) Critical and strategic minerals;
c) Geological mapping and field investigations;
d) Mantle petrography and mineralogical characterization;
e) Geochemistry and interpretation of geochemical datasets;
f) Experience in R&D in academic institutions or industry etc.
g) CSIR-UGC NET qualified

Monthly Emoluments (Consolidated):

(i) ₹ 37,000/- + HRA per month for candidates qualified in CSIR-UGC NET, including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or equivalent

(ii) ₹ 30,000/- + HRA per month for those who do not fall under category (i).

Instructions:

Interested candidates must send their application in the enclosed proforma as a single PDF file, along with all supporting documents, to the Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. Muduru Lachhana Dora through email at anrfsesmld[at]gmail[dot]com (with subject line “Application for ANRF-ARG- PA-I_Candidate Name”).
Application will be accepted ONLY in the below given proforma.
Last date of receipt of applications: 15th October 2026

Terms & Conditions:

The position is purely temporary and will be renewed each year, subject to satisfactory performance for a maximum period of three years. The position is co-terminus with the project.
Only shortlisted candidates will be informed through email about the in-person interview.
No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

Prof. Muduru Lachhana Dora
(Principal Investigator)
ANRF Project

APPLICATION PROFORMA FOR THE POSITION OF PROJECT ASSOCIATE-1 IN SLS-MLDORA.pdf

School of Biotechnology,
JNU

Applications are invited for a temporary position of Project Assistant (ONE Post) in a project on developing AI tools/methods with biological data. The details are provided below.

Essential Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Sciences or 3 years Diploma in Engineering & Technology.

Preference: B.Tech. and/or Master’s in analytical sciences is preferred with experience with data, preferably with biological data.

Desirable: Candidate should be familiar with, and be passionate about Data Science and Biological Data. It is not required for the candidate to understand Biology or be someone with a background/degree in Biology/Biotechnology/ Life Science/related area but the candidate needs to be analytical minded, and should be willing to work independently and with biological data.
Prior experience in using data (any data), analytical tools and working with data-related methods and AI tools and framework is required. Those without prior experience with data will not be short-listed.
The position does not require conducting experiments in the lab.

Consolidated fixed emoluments per month: 20,000/- + HRA as per Govt. rule.

Age Limit: 50 years

No of position: 1

Duration of appointment: One year and extended further with proper approval.

Nature of appointment: Temporary and co-terminus with the project.

Mode of selection: Candidates will be shortlisted based on qualification and prior experience on data science followed by personal interview online. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated via e-mail to appear in the online interview.

Applications received till 6 PM of 05 Oct 2026.

Date & Time of interview: Exact time of the interview will be communicated at a later stage only to the shortlisted candidates.

How to apply? Send an email to Professor Binay Panda, School of Biotechnology, JNU at binaypanda[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in with current CV and contact number. If you are a currently enrolled/working in an institution, it is recommended that you use the institutional email ID to send the email. If you are not currently enrolled/working, use an email ID that can be authenticated.

Special Centre for molecular Medicine
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

Applications are invited for One (1) post of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) funded by the Department of Biotechnology to work on the project entitled “Role of iron in lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in microglia”. The project is likely to be continued up to November 2027.

Qualification: The project needs rigorous work involving gene expression in microglia/macrophages and iron homeostasis. Candidates having excellent experience on techniques on molecular and cell biology related to iron homeostasis, and gene expression should apply.

Essential: M.Sc or equivalent in any branch of biological sciences with at least two years of research experience in the area of mammalian gene expression related to iron homeostasis, working experience with mammalian cell culture and primary cells.

Desirable: At least one publication (preferably first author) in the related area.

Fellowship: As per DBT approval + HRA (as permissible)

Only the qualified candidates (as mentioned above) should apply with their recent resumes and copies of the related documents of essential and/or desirable qualifications to the following address on or before Oct 01, 2026 with a forwarding letter mentioning how the candidate is qualified for the post. The application may be submitted either by person or by registered post. Application by email will not be entertained.

Prof. Chinmay.K. Mukhopadhyay
Special Centre for molecular Medicine
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067

Jawaharlal Nehru University
School of Life Science
New Delhi 110 067

Project : “Elucidating the role of RNA dependent RNA Polymerase 1 in promoting host recovery from geminivirus infection”

Position Available : Research Associate I (One)

Salary : - As per DBT rules and guidelines for RA-I.

Essential Qualifications : PhD in Life Sciences / Genetics / Botany/ Plant Pathology / Plant Physiology/ Biochemistry / Biotechnology.

Desirable Qualifications : Research experience in the area of plant virus interactions / protein-protein interactions with at least 2 original research publications in peer-reviewed SCI/SCOPUS journals as first/corresponding author.

Duration: The above-mentioned positions are completely temporary and are co-terminus with the project. Appointed persons will be expected to stay in the lab for the entire period of the project.

General information:-

The competent authority may select a candidate in the lower position against the above posts depending upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate and reserves the right to relax any of the qualification(s) in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified by the Selection Committee.

Applications (soft copy only) are invited from suitable candidates to apply by sending a cover letter detailing experience, with CV, reprints and names with complete address (including e-mail) of three references on or before September 30, 2026 by e-mail to :-
virologylabslsjnu[at]gmail[dot]com.

Prof. Supriya Chakraborty
School of Life Science
New Delhi 110 067

Jawaharlal Nehru University
School of Life Science
New Delhi 110 067

Position: Scientific Administrative Assistant (One)

Project : "JNU-PAIR network on Science for Sustainable Future."

Salary: @24000/- per month plus 30% HRA (as per ANRF rules and guidelines).

Essential Qualifications: Graduate degree in any discipline.

Desirable Qualifications: Experience working in an institution with expertise in keeping official records, preparing financial documents, maintaining inventory, and knowledge of G.O.I. purchase procedures, including GFR rules.

Duration: The Project will continue till September 2030. The above-mentioned position is completely temporary and is co-terminus with the project. The appointed persons will be expected to stay in the PAIR office for the entire period of the project.

General information:-
The competent authority may select a candidate in the lower position against the above post depending upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate, and reserves the right to relax any of the qualification(s) in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified by the Selection Committee.

Applications (soft copy only) are invited from suitable candidates to apply by sending a cover letter detailing experience, with CV, and names of three references with complete address (including email) on or before September 30, 2026 by e-mail to:-anrfpairjnu[at]gmail[dot]com

Prof. Supriya Chakraborty
School of Life Science
New Delhi 110 067

School of Computer and Systems Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067

Project Title: "Novel Spectroscopic and Chemometric Signatures of High-Throughput and efficient Quality Assessment of Ayurveda Formulation”
Funding Agency: Central Ayush Research Institutes (CARI), CCRAS, Ayush Ministry
Principal Investigator: Dr. Saurabh Kumar Sharma
Position: 03 (Three)

A. JRF (Two post: 02)

Salary: Rs. 37,000/month +HRA (30%) = Rs. 48100/month as per CCRAS rules.

Essential Qualification: Post graduate degree including the integrated PG degrees in Bioinformatics/Life Science/Computer Science/Data Science/Statistics and related field from a recognized university.

Desirable: Experience in chemometrics/machine learning frameworks/Algorithms development/spectral data processing.

B. MTA (Multi-Tasking Assistant) (One post:01)

Salary: Rs. 22,411/month (Fixed) as per CCRAS rules and guidelines.

Essential Qualification: Three Years Graduate degree + One year experience in the field of data management/Lab Work/Computer Knowledge/Diploma in Computer Applications.

Age Limit: Not exceeding 40 years, age relaxation will be as per the Government of India rule for SC/ST/OBC/Female.

Tenure: The selected candidate will be appointed purely on a temporary basis.

The initial appointment may be for Twelve months (1 Year) or as per the recommendation of the selection committee, which can be extended till the completion of the project on the basis of the assessment of the candidate’s performance and the discretion of the Competent Authority.

The eligible candidates may further be shortlisted based on their qualifications/experience depending on the total number of applications received.

JNU may select a candidate against the above post depending upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate and reserves the right to relax any of the qualification(s) in case the candidate is found otherwise well qualified by the Selection Committee.

Interested candidates may send their applications by email only. Applications must include the following: (i) cover letter, (ii) brief resume (iii) essential qualifications, (iv) previous work experience in a single pdf file.

Applications should be submitted via email to lab204scss[at]gmail[dot]com latest by 15 days (30 September 2026) from the date of advertisement. The subject line of the email should read as “Application for the Post of JRF/MTA in CCRAS Project”.

Address:
Lab No- 204-A, School of Computer and Systems Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
lab204scss[at]gmail[dot]com

Note: The date of the interview will be informed later on to the short-listed candidates through email/phone. The interview will be conducted online on or before 15th October 2026.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
School of Computational and Integrative Sciences (SCIS)
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110067

Advertisement — Research Associate-I & Research Associate-II under an ANRF Project

Title of the Project: LifeTwin-AI: A Generative Physics-Aware AI Platform for Chromatin Structure, Gene Regulation, and Disease-State Prediction

Principal Investigator: Dr. Arnab Bhattacherjee, Associate Professor, SCIS, JNU

Posts: RA-II: 1 | RA-I: 1 (equivalent scope; more experienced candidate placed at RA-II level)

Funding Agency: ANRF, MAHA-AI Mission for Science & Engineering

Fellowship: RA-II: ₹61,000/month + 30% HRA RA-I: ₹58,000/month + 30% HRA

Duration: 12 months initially; extendable up to full project duration (36 months) based on performance

Last Date to Apply: 10th October 2026

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Computer Science or Physics or Physical Chemistry (or Computational Biology, Biophysics, Applied Mathematics, or closely allied discipline) with a strong track record in AI/ML research and coding, and demonstrable interest in biology. At least one first-author peer-reviewed publication.

Age Limit: ≤ 35 years; relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/PH/Women and 3 years for OBC (ANRF norms)

Essential Skills: • AI/ML coding: PyTorch (preferred), TensorFlow; Python scientific stack (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn); Git & reproducible ML workflows.
• Deep-learning architectures: Graph Neural Networks (PyTorch Geometric / DGL), Transformer / attention models, generative models (diffusion, VAE, flow).
• HPC & programming: multi-GPU training on SLURM/PBS clusters; Python + one of C/C++ for performance code.
• Interest in biology: willingness to engage deeply with chromatin biology, 3D genome organisation, and cancer genomics; prior exposure to Hi-C / Micro-C / ATAC-seq / ChIP-seq / RNA-seq is highly desirable.

Desirable: Physics-informed networks; diffusion-transformers with guidance; self-supervised & foundation-model pretraining; polymer physics, Monte Carlo / MD (LAMMPS, GROMACS); large-scale data; CUDA / GPU-accelerated simulation; open-source contributions.

Application: Send a single consolidated PDF — (1) Latest CV with publication list & 2 referees; (2) Ph.D. thesis abstract + 2 best publications; (3) One-page statement of research interest — to arnab[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in with subject "LifeTwin-AI RA – [RA-I / RA-II] – [Your Name]".

Selection: PI-led shortlisting → online interview (3-day advance notice) → immediate joining on selection. Position remains open until a suitable candidate is found.

Dr. Arnab Bhattacherjee
Associate Professor,
SCIS, JNU, New Delhi – 110067
arnab[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in

Jawaharlal Nehru University
Centre of German Studies
School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
New Delhi 110 067

Applications are invited for the following positions for the ICSSR-funded project ‘Language Policy and Minority Languages in India: Comparison across States’.

Research Assistant – 1 Position
Essential qualifications
•    Postgraduate in any social science discipline with a minimum of 55% marks (preference will be given to applicants with an MA in linguistics and/or a Modern Foreign language)
•    Solid understanding of language policy research, sociolinguistic theory, and theory of language learning/teaching
•    In addition to Hindi and English, excellent knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
•    Good IT skills

Desirable qualifications:
•    NET/MPhil/PhD in the relevant subject area
•    Knowledge of working with big data and data based methods is particularly desirable
•    Willingness to travel for research purposes
•    Publications in the area of language policy is desirable

Tenure: 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
Salary: INR 37,000/month (no other benefits or allowances are admissible)

Field Investigator – 1 Position
Essential Qualifications:
•    Graduate in any relevant social science discipline with a minimum of 55% marks (preference will be given to applicants with MA, and training in linguistics and/or a Modern Foreign language)
•    Good understanding of language policy research, sociolinguistic theory, and theory of language learning/teaching
•    Good IT skills

Desirable qualifications:
• In addition to Hindi and English, excellent knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
• Willingness to travel for research purposes

Tenure: 1 Oct. 2026 to 31 March 2027
Salary: INR 20,000/month (no other benefits or allowances are admissible)

Prospective applicants are encouraged to submit their applications by 30 September 2026, inclusive of a cover letter, an updated CV, copies of educational certificates, NET certification, and relevant experience. Please compile these documents into a single PDF file and email them to <abhi.sharma[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in>. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email for further screening tests or interviews, which may be conducted online or offline.

Note:
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The deadline for submission is 30 September 2026. Applications received after this will not be reviewed.

Only shortlisted candidates will receive email communication. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

No other fringe benefits or allowances are admissible.

It is possible to share the ‘Field Investigator’ position on a 50/50 basis with another candidate.

Principle Investigator
Dr Abhimanyu K. Sharma
Centre of German Studies
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi – 110067