AIIMS Kalyani Project Research Scientist and Technical Support Recruitment 2026

AIIMS Kalyani Project Research Scientist-I and Project Technical Support-III Recruitment 2026 — ICMR Project

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani (West Bengal), Department of Psychiatry, has invited applications for 1 Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) and 1 Project Technical Support-III post in the ICMR-funded project "Faecal Microbiota Transplantation as a Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: A Multi-centre, Triple-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial" (Principal Investigator: Dr Arghya Pal, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry). The advertisement is Ref. No. DROFF/RES/103/2026-O/o DR/637, dated 7 November 2026.

Posts and pay

Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) — 1 post, Rs. 56,000 per month plus HRA. Project Technical Support-III — 1 post, Rs. 28,000 per month plus HRA. Pay is as per rules and ICMR approval.

Eligibility

For Project Research Scientist-I, a First Class PG Degree in Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or a related discipline with 3 years of research experience, OR a PhD in the above subjects. Desirable: clinical-trial or biomedical-research experience, GCP training, sample handling, data management and report writing; a PhD is also desirable, and prior work on Faecal Microbiota is preferred. For Project Technical Support-III, a three-year Graduate degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences or Psychology with 3 years of experience, OR a Master's degree in the above subjects. Desirable: prior work with substance-dependence patients, sample collection, processing and storage, data entry and management, computer applications, and GCP training. Fluency in English, Bengali and Hindi is required for both posts, given the nature of the project.

Age

Maximum 35 years for both posts. No minimum age is stated in the advertisement; no age cut-off date and no relaxations are printed.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the notice.

How to apply

Apply in BOTH modes by midnight of 21 November 2026: email the filled proforma with age, qualification and experience certificates to fmtaiimsk@gmail.com AND upload all documents to the Google Form. The walk-in interview is tentatively on 28 November 2026 in the seminar room, AIIMS Kalyani, NH-34 Connector, Basantapur, Saguna, Kalyani, Nadia 741245; report by 8 AM for document verification, with the interview from 9 AM. Candidates are called for interview by email only, and a written MCQ examination may also be held if the selection committee desires. Apply separately for each post if applying for both.

Terms

Purely contractual for 6 months, extendable up to 4 years or till project completion, whichever is earlier, per the competent authority and ICMR approval. Selected candidates are employed under the ICMR project, NOT directly under AIIMS Kalyani. No TA/DA is payable for the interview and no accommodation is provided.