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School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi

Applications are invited for a temporary position of Project Associate-I (ONE Post) in a DBT funded project on developing AI tools/methods with oral cancer data. The details are provided below.

Essential Qualification: Master’s Degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences / M.VSc. or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognized University or equivalent.

Desirable: Candidate MUST have prior experience with image analysis using deep learning. Please don’t APPLY if you don’t have any prior experience with deep learning and/or image analysis.

The 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. The position does not require conducting experiments in the lab.

Consolidated fixed emoluments per month:    (i)    31,000/- + HRA for those who are selected through (a) National Eligibility Tests - CSlR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE or (b) A selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions.
(ii)    25,000/- + HRA for others who do not fall under (i) above.

Age Limit    35 years

No of position    1

Duration of appointment: Till 7th Nov 2026 subject to approval of the competent authority and satisfactory progress during the project. The project may get extended further, if approved, at a later date.

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

Mode of selection: Candidates will be shortlisted based on qualification and prior experience 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 23rd July 2025

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@jnu.ac.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.

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