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ATREE is seeking a creative and motivated researcher to lead practice- and policy-oriented interdisciplinary research   in agroecology. The successful candidate will work closely with other Fellows at ATREE to actively foster interdisciplinary approaches within biodiversity and allied sustainability sciences and contribute to ATREE’s overarching mission. The Fellow’s major responsibilities will include advancing agroecosystem science and practice across India’s agroclimatic zones, particularly the Eastern Himalayas and the Western Ghats; developing interdisciplinary approaches that enhance food and nutrient security, ecosystem resilience, and biodiversity conservation; innovating within the Food – Water – Biodiversity – Climate nexus framework to strengthen landscape multifunctionality. Primarily affiliated to ATREE’s Ecosystems and Human Well-being Programme, the Fellow will pursue these responsibilities, collaborating across ATREE’s other programmes, including Water & Society, Forests, Governance and Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Monitoring & Conservation Planning. 

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: A PhD in Life Sciences/​Agriculture with a minimum of three years of postdoctoral research experience is preferable.

Deadline: 10 October 2026

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Dr Ujjaini Dasgupta’s group is looking for highly motivated students for the position of JRF (DBT funded Project) at Koita Centre for Digital Health-Ashoka, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, Sonipat.

Dr Dasgupta’s group has expertise in cancer biology, with a research focus on the metabolic modulations in the tissue microenvironment in non-communicable chronic diseases including cancer. Her group applies multi-omics approaches to uncover how lipid and glycolipid metabolism influences disease progression and response to therapy. They also work on identifying liquid biopsy-based lipid biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of chronic and oncological diseases, in close collaboration with clinicians.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: MSc/​MTech in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a closely related discipline with command of scientific programming and data analysis using R and Python.

Deadline: 12 October 2026

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Dr Ujjaini Dasgupta’s group is looking for highly motivated candidates for the position of Project Technical Support-III (at Koita Centre for Digital Health-Ashoka, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, Sonipat.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: Graduate in biological/​life sciences with three years of experience in the research laboratory or postgraduate. 

Deadline: 12 October 2026

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Dr Ujjaini Dasgupta’s group is looking for highly motivated students with PhD in Chemical/​Biological Sciences for the position of Project Scientist I (ICMR funded Project) at Koita Centre for Digital Health-Ashoka, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, Sonipat.

The Project Scientist will build a cancer biology program using multi-omics platforms.

Dr Dasgupta’s group has expertise in cancer biology, with a research focus on the metabolic modulations in the tissue microenvironment in non-communicable chronic diseases including cancer. Her group applies multi-omics approaches to uncover how lipid and glycolipid metabolism influences disease progression and response to therapy. They also work on identifying liquid biopsy-based lipid biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of chronic and oncological diseases, in close collaboration with clinicians.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: PhD in Chemical or Biological Sciences. Candidates awaiting their PhD degree after submission with sufficient experience in the research area may also apply.

Deadline: 14 October 2026

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The Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF) at the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is a DBT-Centre of Excellence for Translational Research on Eye Diseases. Our research activities are empowered by basic research and clinical research faculties working together in all areas of ocular biology and vision science. We receive our funding support from DBT/DST/SERB/CSIR/ICMR as well as other international agencies such as the Wellcome Trust, Champalimaud Foundation Portugal, NIH USA and other bi-national collaborative programs. 

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: M.Sc. with First Class in Life Sciences/​Zoology/​Biochemistry/​Biotechnology/​Microbiology.

Deadline: 15 October 2026

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Applications are invited for the post of Post Doctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay, Mumbai.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: Candidates must have obtained their Ph. D. degree in the last two years or submitted their Ph. D. thesis and are awaiting the defense. 

Deadline: 31 December 2026

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Applications are invited for the position of Scientist I (Biology) at Ahammune Biosciences, Pune.

Ahammune Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in class therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.  Ahammune has developed a pipeline of patented candidate drugs for vitiligo and other autoimmune/​​inflammatory diseases. The lead drug candidate is currently in the clinic, undergoing phase 2 clinical trials for vitiligo in India.  Ahammune has a vibrant and research-focused laboratory in Pune and is currently expanding its in-house research operations.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: PhD with 1 – 2 years job/post-doc experience or M.Sc. with 5 – 8 years of research experience in biological sciences/​biotechnology, or in a related field in academia/​ industry.

Open Deadline

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Applications are invited for the position of Principal Scientist (Biology) at Ahammune Biosciences, Pune.

Ahammune Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in class therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.  Ahammune has developed a pipeline of patented candidate drugs for vitiligo and other autoimmune/​inflammatory diseases. The lead drug candidate is currently in the clinics undergoing phase 2 clinical trials for vitiligo in India. Ahammune has a vibrant and research-focused laboratory in Pune and is currently expanding its in-house research operations.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: PhD in biological sciences/​biotechnology, or in a related field, with 5 – 8 years of post-doc/job experience working in academia/​ industry.

Open Deadline

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Applications are invited for the position of Scientist‑I (Computational Biology) at Ahammune Biosciences, Pune.

Ahammune Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in class therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.  Ahammune has developed a pipeline of patented candidate drugs for vitiligo and other autoimmune/​​inflammatory diseases. The lead drug candidate is currently in the clinics undergoing phase 2 clinical trials for vitiligo in India. Ahammune has a vibrant and research-focused laboratory in Pune and is currently expanding its in-house research operations.

More information can be found here.

Qualifications: MSc./M.Tech. with a Ph.D. degree in Computational Biology, or a related field, with at least two years job experience working in transcriptome analysis, gene network and pathway analysis.

Open Deadline

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