CBM Research Ambassador

National Centre for Biological Sciences; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 167,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM) at NCBS, Bangalore, invites applications for a six-to-eight-week internship on-site. The role focuses on designing mental health studies, literature reviews, and collaboration with scientists.

Candidates pursuing a Master’s in Psychology with strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks are invited to apply. The internship offers professional exposure and interaction with mental health professionals and researchers.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing Master's degrees in Psychology (all specialisations)
• Demonstrable excellence in understanding and presenting, expressing scientific concepts and findings relevant to the project
• Ability to manage deadlines and work simultaneously on multiple projects
• Excellent in written, verbal and visual communication skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills

Responsibilities

• Design methodologies for assessing the mental health status of participants at educational institutions.
• Conduct an extensive literature review to develop and choose the right methodology with guidance from experts.
• Assist in conducting the assays and present findings at the end of the internship.
• Publicize and coordinate outreach activities related to the project, including with schools and colleges.

Education

Master's degree in Psychology

Job description

The Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM) is an exciting scientific venture of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and the National Institute for Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), supported by the Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. CBM undertakes cutting-edge research in the area of human mental illness with the goal of discovering novel and better methods for the diagnosis and clinical management of these patients. The program involves the generation and analysis of cellular models using patient-derived human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and their differentiated brain tissue.

Baatein is CBM's flagship science outreach initiative that was launched in 2025. Baatein has been envisioned as a space to hold open and inspirational conversations about mental health and mental well-being and it is backed by research and scientific evidence.

Internship Description:

Position: One (1), on-site role.

The appointment will be a fixed-term position for a maximum period of six to eight weeks, subject to performance outcomes and assessments.

The ideal candidate has an interest in methodological approaches to psychology studies, designing questionnaires and assessments for better understanding of the mental health status of different academic and non-academic participants at higher educational institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

The incumbent is expected to be able to:

Design study for mental health: As part of a larger on-going initiative of CBM, the candidate shall:

• Help design methodologies for assessing the mental health status of various participants at educational institutions.
• Be responsible for conducting an extensive literature review that helps develop and choose the right methodology and scientific approach for the study with guidance from experts.
• Help conduct these assays and eventually present the findings at the end of the internship.

The internship will give the candidate valuable real-world experience of working on a project, in tandem with mental health professionals, scientists and study participants.

Scientific Outreach: Work as part of a team to publicize, plan and successfully conduct a variety of off-and on-campus activities related to their project. This may include coordinating with schools and colleges.

Professional attitude: This internship requires professional communication with scientists, team members and field participants, and good interpersonal skills.

Assessments: The candidate will be evaluated on the performance by a team of field experts.

Qualifications:

The incumbent must be:

• Currently pursuing Master's degrees in Psychology (all specialisations)
• Demonstrable excellence in understanding and presenting, expressing scientific concepts and findings relevant to the project
• Ability to manage deadlines and work simultaneously on multiple projects
• Excellent in written, verbal and visual communication skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills

Remuneration:

The position comes with consolidated pay based on the qualification and experience, subject to institutional guidelines. The same will be discussed with selected candidates only.

Selection:

Candidates who are selected through the online portal will be contacted further for 2 rounds of assessments.

• Submission of work samples and recommendation letters
• Online interview

Internship commencement:

Mid-August, 2026

Last date for application submission:

This is a rolling call. Applicants will be reviewed on a first-come-first serve basis and the call will terminate once candidates have been selected.

Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM)

National Centre for Biological Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065,
Karnataka, India
Phone: [phone] / 02 / 18 / 19
91 80 23666759
Email: cbm at ncbs dot res dot in