Research Recruitment for Pharma and Life Science candidates at IIT Hyderabad

Applications are invited from Indian nationals with excellent academic and research backgrounds for the post of Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) in an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-funded project. Details are given below

Post : Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical)

No. of Post : One

Project Title : Development of a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Glioblastomas through Liposome- mediated Pharmacologic Targeting of Circadian Networks

Job description : • Experiments pertaining to cancer cell culture techniques, glioma mouse models, mass spectrometry-based metabolomics/proteomics, circadian time-course experiments, and liposome-based nanotechnology (see essential experience)
• Documentation of the paperwork of the project and communication with the
collaborators
• Data analysis, presentation of work, and manuscript writing.
• Any other work related to the project or as assigned by the PI.

Period of Appointment : The appointment will be on a temporary basis for 11 months, starting as soon as possible
and extendable for another 3 years based on performance and availability of funding.

Remuneration (month) : Rs. 56000 + 30% HRA (HRA will be provided only if not taking hostel facility)

Essential Qualifications
• Ph.D or equivalent degree in life science and related areas, or
• First Class Post Graduate Degree (including the integrated PG degrees) in life science and related areas with 2 years of research experience after M.Sc/M.Pharm/M.Tech

Essential experience
Candidates with prior research experience (Ph.D./post-doc) in the following areas will be given preference.
• Experience in mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics/proteomics, and big-data analysis using programming languages (R/ Python/Java)
• Experience in mouse models of cancers (specifically orthotopic glioma models)
• Experience in liposome-based nanotechnology for targeted cancer therapy
• First author original research publications (two or more in Scopus-indexed Q1/Q2 journals) in fields related to cancer biology/mass spectrometry/circadian biology

Age Limit : Not more than 35 years as on the last day of application; relaxations for SC/ST/OBC as per standard government norms.

Selection Procedure : Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview based on their academic records and relevant work experience/publications. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified via email about the online interview. Please note that merely meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee a call for an interview. The PI reserves the right to leave the position vacant if no suitable candidate is found.

Note :
1. Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should fill in the Google form by 3rd October 2026 (incomplete applications will not be evaluated).
2. For any query in this regard, candidates may write to Dr. Sandipan Ray (Email: sandipan.ray@bt.iith.ac.in), Department of Biotechnology.