Project Research Scientist-III (Medical)- ICMR KOH Buddy Project

St John's; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,228,000 - 1,471,000; Part time

Job summary

St John's is recruiting a Project Research Scientist-III (Medical) for an ICMR KOH Buddy project in Bengaluru. The contract role focuses on developing an AI model to detect fungal hyphae and building a smartphone-based bench-side decision aid named “KOH Buddy.” The position requires 3+ years post-qualification experience in pathology, or MD Pathology, and an English-speaking candidate.

Responsibilities include data curation, image annotation, data anonymization, and coordinating with IT for

Qualifications

• MBBS + Post Graduate Degree (MD Pathology) including integrated PG degrees.
• Post-qualification experience of 3+ years; fresh MD Pathology candidates may apply.
• English preferred as language.

Responsibilities

• Curate relevant datasets from LIS and archives, perform quality checks and digitization.
• Annotate images using appropriate software and anonymize data.
• Cross-check annotations and collect clinical details; interact with IT support.
• Assist with data entry, ordering of consumables, preliminary analysis and reporting.

Education

MBBS + MD Pathology (incl integrated PG degrees)

Job description

Project Research Scientist-III (Medical)- ICMR KOH Buddy Project

Employment Type: Contract

Experience: Post qualification experience of 3 + years, Freshers with MD (Path) can also apply

Job Summary:

The proposed project aims to develop and validate a proof-of-concept deep learning-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) model for the detection and classification of fungal hyphae in microscopic preparations of clinical specimens, including KOH-Calcofluor and biopsy specimens. Expert-annotated microscopic images will be used to train a U-Net-based deep learning model for multi-class segmentation. The model will be validated using independent datasets, and its performance will be compared with expert interpretation.

The project will also develop a prototype smartphone-based application, “KOH Buddy,” to provide bench-side decision support and facilitate standardized interpretation of fungal microscopy.

Salary : Rs.120900/- p.m

No of Vacancy : One

Key Responsibilities:

This staff will be a pathologist who will be responsible for

the curation of the relevant datasets. The staff will work under the supervision of the Co-PI Dr Aditi Goyal, in the Department of Pathology.

This work will include but is not limited to

• Retrieve the relevant biopsy numbers from the Lab Information System (LIS), retrieve the glass slidesand blocks from the archives, conduct quality checks on the preparations and digitize them/get them digitized as per protocols.
• Anonymizing the data
• Annotating the images using the software
• Cross-checking and correction of annotations
• collection of clinical details
• Interact with the IT support

The project staff will also carry out data entry, ordering of consumables, preliminary analysis of results and reporting to the PI. They will also help with managing accounts, office work and communications

Anything else required for the successful and timely completion of the project

Eligibility Criteria:

Preferred Qualifications:MBBS + Post Graduate Degree (MD Pathology) including the integrated PG degrees

Age Limit: 45 Years

Preferred Language: English

Tentative Date of Joining : 15th October 2026