Institute of Life Sciences looking for Project Associate

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India invites applications from eligible Indian Nationals for the following positions under the NER-DBT project entitled “Documentation and Validation of Traditional Healthcare Knowledge of Eastern Himalaya: Translational approach”.

Post : Project Associate

Project duration : Approx. 1 year or the completion of the project as per GoI orders and based on annual performance appraisal.
Number of post : 01
Upper age limit : 28 years
Remuneration : Rs.37000 +16% HRA per month

Eligibility criteria
Master degree or equivalent in Science, Engineering or Technology with at least 60% marks or equivalent. The candidates with at least one of the national level competitive exams qualifications such as NET/GATE/GPAT etc will be given preference.
Suitable candidate without national level exam qualifications can be considered after director’s approval and less salary will be given as per DST guidelines.

Desirable : Bioinformatics research experience (machine learning/molecular modelling/NGS data analysis/database development) will be a plus. The candidate should have programming/scripting knowledge.

All the positions are purely temporary and coterminous with the project. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. The decision of the Director regarding the selection of candidates will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Date of walk-in interview : 16th February 2026
Date of display of shortlisted candidates : 16th January, 2026
N.B.: The list of shortlisted candidates' names will be published on the ILS website.

*In case of candidates not matching the requirements satisfactorily, the Director reserves right to offer a lower salary as per DST guidelines.
*DST norms will be followed in all the procedures.
Note : All communication will be through e-mail (Technical support: app@ils.res.in other queries: academics@ils.res.in). No separate call letter will be issued to the candidates.