Postdoctoral Research Associate

1 day ago

Kolkata, West Bengal, India Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Full-time

• The interested candidates should send their complete resume (mentioning email address and phone number) to Dr. Biman Jana via email (pcbj@iacs.res.in) on or before 5 PM, 23/10/2026. Application via any other means will not be considered.
• Advt. No BJ/SCS/64 (https://www.iacs.res.in/modules/careersrscientist/images/Rac_14-10-268894.pdf)
• IACS is looking for a Research Associate (RA-1) in The School of Chemical Sciences (Theoretical and Computational physical chemistry) Applications are invited for a RA-I position under the supervision of Dr. Biman Jana, School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in a DBT sponsored research project (Bio-AI hub project) entitled “AI
- Guided Engineering of DNA Aptamers Against Dengue Virus NS5 Protein (BT/PR65384/BIOAH/164/172/2026)”. Last date for receiving the application is 23/10/2026.
• Name of the post: Research Associate-I (RA-1)
• Number of post: One (01)
• Broad Research Area: Computational Bio-Physical Chemistry
• Specific Research Area: AI/ML integration for Biomolecular system (AI guided DNA(Aptamer)/RNA(Aptamer)/peptide/antibody prediction for high affinity interaction targeted with DNA/RANA/proteins). Theoretical/computational biophysical chemistry knowledge is also desirable (MD simulation, enhanced sampling, docking simulations, etc.)
• Essential

Qualifications:
A candidate should have first class or high second class in B.
Sc. & M.
Sc. degrees in Chemistry/Physics/Biotechnology/Computer science or any other relevant subject areas with minimum average marks of 55% and has obtained a Ph.
D. degree or submitted thesis recently. Candidate should have research experience supported by publications in peer-reviewed journals in the field of AI/ML integration for Biomolecular systems. Knowledge of theoretical/computational physical chemistry, preferably in the area of biophysical chemistry is desirable.
• A selected candidate who is yet to receive Ph.
D. degree may join only after the submission of documentary proof of the thesis submission. Such candidates will draw a fellowship amount as appropriate to a bridge fellowship as per the rules of IACS and will be eligible to receive the full RA-I fellowship from the award date of the doctoral degree, supported by documentary proof.
• Fellowship: As per rules of IACS/DBT.
• Tenure of Fellowship: 1 year from the date of joining as RA-I, which may be extended till the the date of completion of the project (~2 years) based on performance to be reviewed by progress monitoring committee.
• The candidate will have no right to claim (explicit or implicit) any post in the institute.
• Applications received after this date will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified regarding the interview date and time via email to attend the offline/online Interview. For further details and clarifications, if any, the candidates may contact: Dr. Biman Jana, Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Email: pcbj@iacs.res.in