JRF Project Associate I

3 days ago

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY Full time ₹ 3,60,000 - ₹ 5,40,000 per year

Job Details

Position: Spatial Navigation Laboratory led

Job Id: 3647

School: School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Department: Life Sciences

Job Type: Contract

End Date: November 15, 2025

Job Description

Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR (Shiv Nadar IoE) invites applications from bright and motivated individuals for the position of JRF/Project Associate I in the Spatial Navigation Laboratory led by Dr Sachin Deshmukh. The Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence strongly supports the national imperative for increasing female representation in STEM, and accordingly female candidates are strongly encouraged to for this position.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The lab is interested in understanding spatial navigation. We perform in vivo recordings of neuronal activity in the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex in freely behaving rodents to understand how they create representation of space, and how this representation is used to navigate in familiar and novel environments. Please see the lab publications listed at for further details.

The work involves hardware design and manufacture, writing software (for experiment control and quantitative analysis) as well as performing actual implantation surgeries, neural recordings and behavioral experiments followed by histology to localize electrodes. People working in the lab get trained in these techniques.

The JRF/Project Associate I will be involved in a DST/NSF sponsored project recording entorhinal cortical and hippocampal activity while the rats solve Traveling Salesperson Problem. Their responsibilities will include designing recording implants, recording using neuropixels probes and tetrodes and analyzing neural activity.

Qualifications:

Four years Bachelors' or a masters' degree with training in a quantitative field (engineering/computer science/ physics/ mathematics etc.) or life sciences and ability to program (python/ C/ C++/ matlab or any other language).

Willingness to work with rodents (rats) is a must, though you are not expected to have previously worked with animals of any kind.

Tenure:

The duration of the contract shall be for one year, to be extended based on continuation of the project as well as satisfactory assessment of progress.

Compensation:

The position offers a salary of Rs 37,000 (For those who have qualified CSIR-UGC NET or GATE) or Rs 30,000 per month (for those who have not qualified CSIR-UGC NET or GATE or having only a 4 years bachelor's degree) for the duration of the contract + HRA (if not availing the campus accommodation). The position is not eligible for any other benefits.

How to :

Please email the following documents to Dr Sachin Deshmukh, Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences at

  • Resume
  • Any other relevant information, including projects, dissertations, references etc.

If you have any specific queries in relation to this position, please contact Dr Sachin Deshmukh, Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences at

Application Deadline: November 15, 2025

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