IISER Thiruvananthapuram hiring JRF and Project Associate

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May 18, 2026

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  • Date Posted
    May 18, 2026
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  • Expiration date
    June 17, 2026
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Job Description

We are hiring!

Our research group at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, is looking for motivated and curiosity-driven researchers to join two ongoing projects.

🌱 Junior Research Fellow (Department of Biotechnology funded)
Primary responsibility: to run green-house experiments required for our ongoing efforts to model metabolism in sweet sorghum.
Full advert: https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/openings/read/openings-recruitment-for-the-post-of-jrf-on-an-externally-funded-project-understanding-source-sink-interaction-for-improved-yield-in-sweet-sorghum-using-multiscale-modeling?update=20260514102242

🧠 Project Associate-I (Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) funded)
Primary responsibility: database management and web interface development for an ML-based synthetic lethality predictor
Full advert: https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/openings/read/openings-recruitment-for-the-post-of-project-associate-i-on-an-externally-funded-project-a-machine-learning-algorithm-for-ranking-cell-line-specific-synthetic-lethality-predictions?update=20260514095239

We especially encourage applicants who are excited about interdisciplinary research.

Please see the formal advertisements for eligibility and application details.

IISER Thiruvananthapuram hiring JRF and Project Associate