Designation/Position- Research Associate Post at JNU
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, invites applications for Research Associate Post at JNU from eligible and interested candidates.
About- Jawaharlal Nehru University is a public central university in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister. The university is known for its leading faculties and research emphasis on liberal arts and applied sciences. Research Associate Post at JNU
Research/Job Area- Computer Science or Physics or Physical Chemistry (or Computational Biology, Biophysics, Applied Mathematics, or closely allied discipline)
Location- New Delhi
Eligibility/Qualification–
Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Computer Science or Physics or Physical Chemistry (or Computational Biology, Biophysics, Applied Mathematics, or closely allied discipline) with a strong track record in AI/ML research and coding, and demonstrable interest in biology. At least one first-author peer-reviewed publication.
Age Limit: ≤ 35 years; relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/PH/Women and 3 years for OBC (ANRF norms)
Essential Skills:
• AI/ML coding: PyTorch (preferred), TensorFlow; Python scientific stack (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn); Git & reproducible ML workflows.
• Deep-learning architectures: Graph Neural Networks (PyTorch Geometric / DGL), Transformer / attention models, generative models (diffusion, VAE, flow).
• HPC & programming: multi-GPU training on SLURM/PBS clusters; Python + one of C/C++ for performance code.
• Interest in biology: willingness to engage deeply with chromatin biology, 3D genome organisation, and cancer genomics; prior exposure to Hi-C / Micro-C / ATAC-seq / ChIP-seq / RNA-seq is highly desirable.
Desirable: Physics-informed networks; diffusion-transformers with guidance; self-supervised & foundation-model pretraining; polymer physics, Monte Carlo / MD (LAMMPS, GROMACS); large-scale data; CUDA / GPU-accelerated simulation; open-source contributions.
Job/Position Description-
Research Associate-I & Research Associate-II under an ANRF Project
Title of the Project: LifeTwin-AI: A Generative Physics-Aware AI Platform for Chromatin Structure, Gene Regulation, and Disease-State Prediction
Principal Investigator: Dr. Arnab Bhattacherjee, Associate Professor, SCIS, JNU
Posts: RA-II: 1 | RA-I: 1 (equivalent scope; more experienced candidate placed at RA-II level)
Funding Agency: ANRF, MAHA-AI Mission for Science & Engineering
Fellowship: RA-II: ₹61,000/month + 30% HRA RA-I: ₹58,000/month + 30% HRA
Duration: 12 months initially; extendable up to full project duration (36 months) based on performance
How to Apply-
Send a single consolidated PDF — (1) Latest CV with publication list & 2 referees; (2) Ph.D. thesis abstract + 2 best publications; (3) One-page statement of research interest — to arnab[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in with subject “LifeTwin-AI RA – [RA-I / RA-II] – [Your Name]”.
Selection: PI-led shortlisting → online interview (3-day advance notice) → immediate joining on selection. Position remains open until a suitable candidate is found.
