Research Recruitment for Bioinformatics / Computational Biology candidates at NII

Applications are invited for the two positions of Project Scientist-I & Project Scientist-II for the following time-bound sponsored project as per the details given below

Post : Project Scientist-I (One position only) ; Project Scientist-II (One position only)

Name of the project & Duration of the Project : “GANANA: India-EU initiative for Scientific High-Performance Computing” funded by Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) Tenable till-14.04.2028
Name of the Project Investigator and Email ID : Dr. Narendra Kumar Staff Scientist-IV imil@nii.ac.in

Educational Qualifications : PhD in Bioinformatics / Computational Biology / Systems Biology Biophysics or any closely related interdisciplinary area involving computation in life sciences. Master’s Degree in Engineering and Technology from recognized university or equivalent.
For PS-II position additional three year’s experience in Research and Development in Industry and Academic Institution or science and technology organizations and scientific activities and services is required.

Desirable Qualifications :
• Experience in protein structure modelling, molecular simulations, or structural prediction tools (AlphaFold, Rosetta, docking workflows) will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to machine learning / deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) for biomedical or omics applications.
• Experience in high-performance computing (HPC) environments
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and pipelines (e.g., sequence alignment, structural bioinformatics).
• Familiarity with data management practices, version control (Git), and collaborative development workflows.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, including coordination with national and international partners.
• Experience in preparing technical reports, documentation, and project deliverables.

Job description : The selected candidates will support bioinformatics and computational structural biology activities focused on immunology. The role will involve large-scale structural and sequence analysis of immune complexes, development and integration of sequence–structure datasets. The candidate will also contribute to the development, training, and benchmarking of AI/ML models for antigen binding prediction using HPC/GPU resources, supporting key deliverables.

Emoluments : The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules, depending upon qualifications & experience
Project Scientist-I @ Rs. 56,000/- per month plus 27% HRA
Project Scientist-I @ Rs. 67,000/- per month plus 27% HRA (As per DST OM dated 10.07.2020)

General Terms & Conditions
1. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time.
2. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided.
3. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PH and attach documentary proof of the same.
4. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview, if called for.
5. Apart from sending application in the prescribed format given below, candidates should send complete Curriculum Vitae along with the names of three referees. Curriculum Vitae should contain details of the experimental expertise and list of publications.
6. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
7. The Interviews will be held in offline/online mode.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates may apply directly, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT GIVEN BELOW, through E-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete CV, E-mail-ID, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Only Short-listed candidates will be called for interview, and they required to submit attested copies of all their certificates. A demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi/New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII or can make the payment through UPI/Paytm/Phone Pe etc. in the Bank A/c Beneficiary Name: Director, NII/Account No. 1484101001636/IFSC: CNRB0001484/) and Women & SC/ST/PH Candidates are exempted from payment of fees, (subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview.

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 12th September, 2026