Project Scientist Position at IISER Bhopal: Salary: Rs. 56,000+ HRA

May 2, 2026

Designation/Position- Project Scientist Position at IISER Bhopal

IISER Bhopal, India invites application for Project Scientist Position at IISER from eligible and interested candidates

About- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal is an autonomous public research university in Bhauri, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Project Scientist Position at IISER

Research/Job Area- Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry or related fields

Location- Bhopal

Eligibility/Qualification–

For Project Research Scientist I candidates with strong academic background, PhD in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry or related fields with at least 1 high impact original publication (Research Article) are encouraged to apply.

Experience in animal handling, mouse infection models, cell culture, Immunological techniques (like FACS, Bio-Plex, T cell co-culture, conforal etc)s molcculac biology (CIRu PCR, transciipLomlCS) and Bio energetics, and with basic knowledge of silico work will be preferred.

For Project Technical Support I candidates with strong academic background, BSc in Life Sciences, Microbiology, Immunology or allied sciences with working experiences in FACS, Cell culture, Bioplex, T cell co-culture etc.

Preference will be given to candidates who also continuing or did the masters in Biological Sciences.

Job/Position Description-

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal invites applications from motivated and talented candidates for positions under the sponsored research project:

Project Title:

Enhancing TB Treatment with Immunomodulatory Drug Repurposing: A Novel Strategy to Combat Drug Resistance and Shorten Treatment Duration

Principal Investigator: Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya

Available Positions:

Project Research Scientist J — 1 Position
Project Technical Support I 1 Position

Project Duration:

Initially for 1 year, extendable based on performance and project requirements. The project is sanctioned till March 2029.

Research Focus:

This project aims to develop innovative therapeutic strategies against Tuberculosis (TB) by repurposing immunomodulatory drugs to combat drug resistance and reduce treatment duration. Candidates will gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge Immunology research, including:

Host-pathogen interaction studies
Immune response profiling
Molecular and cellular immunology techniques
Transcriptomics studies
Mouse model experiments for TB infection and therapeutic evaluation Drug efficacy testing and translational biomedical research

Salary:

Project Research Scientist I: Rs56000/- PM + HRA

Project Technical Support I: 18000/- PM + HRA

Duration of Application: Applications for the project posts will remain open for 14 days from the date of advertisement.

How to Apply-

Interested candidates should gend their applications with copy of Publications to the email address of the Principal Investigator: dbhattacharya@iiserb.ac.in

Mode of Interview: The Interview will be conducted in online, mode.