NII Call for Application : Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry Fellowship funded by DBT

The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is committed to advanced research with a view to understand body's defense mechanisms for developing modalities of immune system manipulation that can intervene with disease processes. The institute’s research thrust areas under immunology and related disciplines cluster in four main themes, namely, infection and immunity, molecular design, gene regulation and reproduction and development, where cutting edge research in modern biology is being carried out employing multiple overlapping disciplines of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and structural biology.

Post : Senior Research Fellow (Project) (One position only)

Duration : 6 Months (Six months)

Name of the Project : “Design and development of novel long-acting non- steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic agent using natural scaffold” under Tata Innovation Fellowship Programme funded by DBT

Educational Qualifications : M.Sc/M.Tech in Life Sciences/Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Biological Science from a recognized University. The candidate should have NET qualifications such as GATE/CSIR/UGC etc.

Desirable : Must have a Post Graduate Degree, with at least 2 years of research experience in laboratory settings.

Job Description : Hands-on experience in cell culture and molecular biology (particularly RNA isolation, quantitative real-time PCR, and western blotting), as well as mice handling, is REQUIRED.

Name of the Project Investigator : Dr. Sarika Gupta Staff Scientist-VI Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Email ID of Project Investigator : sarika@nii.ac.in

Emoluments : Rs. 42,000/- per month plus HRA 27% HRA (As per DST OM dated 26.06.2023)

PLEASE NOTE :
1. CANDIDATE MAY FILL UP APPLICATION FORM IN THE PRECRIBED FORMAT ALONG WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR VERIFICATION.
2. APPLICATIONS FORMS CONTAINING INCOMPLETE INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
3. DATE OF PASSING THE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE INDICATED CLEARLY.
4. ONLY REGISTERED CANDIDATES WILL BE INTERVIEWED.
5. NO TA/DA WILL BE PAID FOR ATTENDING THE INTERVIEW

Date of Walk-In-Interview : 17th July, 2026, (Friday)

Last date for applying the position : The last date for applying for the said position would be 16th July, 2026 (Applications will be accepted only through online mode). The walk-in interview will be conducted through online mode, and only shortlisted candidates will be communicated through email with the date and online link for the interview after the last date of applications.