IISER Recruitment for Post-Doctoral Fellow (Life Sciences)

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune is a premier institute dedicated to research and teaching in the basic sciences. It was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (renamed Ministry of Education in August 2020). In 2012, IISER Pune was declared as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament.

Indian Nationals fulfilling following advertised criteria may attend Walk-in Interviews for the following positions which are under the project funded by Private Agency :

Post-Doctoral Fellow

No. of posts : 01 (One)
Minimum Educational Qualification : Ph.D. in Life sciences or related areas of Biological Sciences with a minimum 60% marks or first class or equivalent grade.
Preference : Candidates having the following will be preferred :
• Experience in LC-MS based proteomics, including sample preparation, instrument handling and data analysis is mandatory
• Experience in mammalian tissue culture, molecular biology and biochemical assays
• Having publications (peer-reviewed papers) showing the experience mentioned above.

Job requirements
Incumbent is expected to do following :
• Handle LC-MS based proteomics experiments
• Analyze proteomics data at a cohort level
• Setting up cell models and biochemical assays for validating findings from proteomics experiments

Tenure of the appointment : Initially for a period of one year extendable for further period subject to continuation of the project and satisfactory performance of the incumbent.

Consolidated emoluments per month : Rs 80,000/-
Age of applicant as on date of walk-in interview : Not more than 35 years Age relaxation commensurate with educational qualification/s and / or experience/s of the applicant may be considered for candidates having qualification and experience higher than the advertised with the prior approval of the competent authority.

General Information / details about the post
1. The appointment is purely temporary and will terminate automatically without any notice or compensation on termination of the project.
2. The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment / absorption in Funding Agency or in IISER Pune.
3. The appointment of the applicant will be governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency particularly applicable to the said project.
4. The prescribed date for determining the upper age limit, educational qualifications or experience shall be the date of walk-in interview.
5. The prescribed educational qualification should have been obtained from recognized Universities / Institutions.
6. The prescribed educational qualifications and / or experience is the bare minimum and mere possession of same does not entitle candidates to be considered in each stage of the selection process. Where number of candidates appearing for walk-in interview is large, it will not be convenient or possible to interview all eligible candidates. Based on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, the number of candidates to be considered for the interview may be restricted to a reasonable limit after taking into consideration qualifications and experience over and above the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Therefore, it will be in the interest of the candidates, to mention all the qualifications and experience in the application.
7. Number of posts may vary depending upon the requirements during the selection process.
8. The experience requirement may be relaxed based on the cohort of applications received, with the prior approval of the competent authority.
9. In case, a selected candidate does not join or resigns after joining the post, waitlisted candidate/s may be offered the position. 10. No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.
11. No interim enquiries / correspondence / communication of any sort will be entertained on the matter.
12. Bringing any influence, political, or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for.

Details of Walk-in Interviews
Day Date : Friday, 20.02.2026
Reporting Time of walk-in interview : 10.30 AM
Candidates reporting after 10.30 AM will not be considered for the selection process
Venue : Seminar Room 34, IInd floor, Main Building, IISER Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008

At the time of Walk-in interview, applicants need to bring following :
1. Duly filled prescribed application form (Link to download the same is available below advertisement link)
2. All the originals and one set of self-attested photocopies of :
i. Certificate regarding date of birth
ii. Mark sheets and certificates (starting from 10th onward) regarding educational qualification
iii. All Certificate/s regarding experience/s as mentioned in the application form iv. One Photo Identity proof (Government issued)
3. One recent passport-size color photograph.