IIT Kharagpur Research Associate (RA) - Research — SNPF/102

KarmSakha; Kharagpur; Sur place; INR 435 000 - 725 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

IIT Kharagpur invites applications for a Research Associate (RA) in its Bioscience and Biotechnology department. This temporary project appointment supports the multidisciplinary project on microbial solutions for sustainable and regenerative agriculture, focusing on nitrogen and phosphorus flux.

The candidate should hold a PhD, MD, MS, MDS or equivalent, with a minimum of three years' research or teaching experience after MVSc/MPharm/ME/MTech and at least one SCI-indexed publication.

Qualifications

• Applicants need a PhD, MD, MS, MDS or equivalent, or three years of research, teaching or design-and-development experience after MVSc, MPharm, ME or MTech, with at least one paper in a Science Citation Indexed journal.

Responsabilités

• Work on the project "Microbial solutions for sustainable and regenerative agriculture: improvement of nitrogen and phosphorus flux".
• Temporary project appointment at IIT Kharagpur, based in West Bengal, India.

Connaissances

Environmental microbiology

Enrichment and isolation of bacteria

Biochemical, molecular and genomic

DNA/RNA analysis, metagenomics

Formation

PhD, MD, MS, MDS or equivalent

Three years of research/teaching after MVSc, MPharm, ME or MTech

Outils

DNA/RNA techniques

Metagenomics sequencing

Description du poste

IIT Kharagpur Research Associate (RA) - Research — SNPF/102

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur · West Bengal · Recruitment

Summarised from the official notice (AI-assisted) Verify dates, fees and eligibility on the official PDF before applying · notice dated 8 Oct 2026.

Last date to apply 22 Oct 2026

Verify any changed schedule on the linked official notification before acting.

Post/Exam Name IIT Kharagpur Research Associate (RA) - Research — SNPF/102

Notification Type Recruitment

Total Vacancies 1

IIT Kharagpur invites online applications for 1 Research Associate (RA) – Research position(s) in its Bioscience and Biotechnology department. This individual notice, IIT/SRIC/C/SNPF/2026/102, supports the project “Microbial solutions for sustainable and regenerative agriculture: improvement of nitrogen and phosphorous flux”. The work is supported by Cropcoin Technologies Private Limited (Shri Ram Market, Ram Chandra Pur, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda, Bihar, India – 803101). It is a temporary project appointment, based at Kharagpur in West Bengal.

Applicants need a PhD, MD, MS, MDS or equivalent, or three years of research, teaching or design-and-development experience after MV Sc, MP harm, ME or MTech, with at least one paper in a Science Citation Indexed journal.

Desirable skills include:

• Thorough experience in environmental microbiology, including enrichment and isolation of selective bacteria from environment
• Biochemical, molecular and genomic characterization of bacteria
• Microbiological-analytical techniques, including DNA/RNA based techniques, amplicon, metagenomics, etc

Monthly compensation is up to Rs.65000 (depending on qualification & experience). The published tenure is 12 Months or the termination of the project, whichever is earlier.