School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
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. |
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Age Limit |
50 years |
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No of position |
1 |
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Duration of appointment |
Till 7th Nov 2026 and extended further with proper approval. |
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Nature of appointment |
Temporary and co-terminus with the project. |
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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. |
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Applications received till |
6 PM of 10 Aug 2026. |
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Date & Time of interview |
Exact time of the interview will be communicated at a later stage only to the shortlisted candidates. |
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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. |