IISER Thiruvananthapuram Project Assistant Recruitment 2026

2 Project Assistant posts at IISER Thiruvananthapuram

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) has invited applications for 2 Project Assistant posts in the externally funded project "Modulation of Gene Expression by Replication-Transcription collisions in Bacteria / Cis-regulatory adaptation by replication-transcription collisions in Bacteria", funded by ANRF and DBT. The advertisement was published on 30 October 2026 and the last date is 09 November 2026; candidates are expected to join tentatively by 15 November 2026. The fellowship is Rs. 27,000 plus HRA, for a tenure of 3 years (initial appointment 6 months, continuance on satisfactory performance). The age limit is 50 years (preferably under 35 years). No application fee is stated on the official detail page.

Eligibility

Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences. Desirable experience differs per post: Post 01 — molecular and microbial techniques and bacterial genomic data analysis (WGS, RNAseq); Post 02 — programming in Python, SQL and R, genomic data analysis (WGS, RNAseq, ChIP-Seq), and maintaining Linux-based servers. Applications are made through the application form linked on the official opening page.