JNU Project Associate Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 01 Project Associate Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official JNU website. The last date to submit the application form is 09-01-2026. In this article, you’ll find the JNU Project Associate Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.

JNU Project Associate Recruitment 2026 Overview

Eligibility Criteria

• Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, M.Tech. in Data Science/Computer Science or any other allied field or B.Tech. in the same areas with prior experience
• Preference: Experience on working with images and deep learning. Prior experience in working with Python environment is a must.
• Required Background: Prior experience in using biological data, analytical tools and working with data-related methods and deep learning tools/framework is required. If you have M.Sc. in any branch of life sciences (other than in Bioinformatics) or B.Tech. in any other areas, other than Data Science or Computer Science or Allied field and do not have prior experience with image analysis, do not apply. The position does not require conducting experiments in the lab.

Salary/ Stipend

• Consolidated fixed emoluments per month: 31,000 + HRA with NET/GATE and 25,000 + HRA without NET/GATE (for Project Associate)

Age Limit

• 35 years

Important Dates

Selection Process

• Interview (Exact time of the interview will be communicated at a later stage only to the shortlisted candidates.)
• Mode of selection: Interview

General Information / Instructions

• Applications are invited for a temporary position of Project Associate (ONE position) in a project on developing AI tools/methods with image data.
• No of position: 1
• Duration of appointment: Initially for 1yr and extended further depending on certain conditions
• Nature of appointment: Temporary

How to Apply

• Send an email to Professor Binay Panda, School of Biotechnology, JNU at [email protected] with current CV and contact number.
• If you are currently enrolled/working in an institution, it is recommended that you use the institutional email ID to send the email.
• If you are not currently enrolled/working, use an email ID that can be authenticated.

JNU Project Associate Important Links

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