INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY (IBAB)
Bengaluru
Dated: 16/01/2026
Advertisement No.: IBAB/IRP/2026/126
Applications are invited for appointment under the following IBAB funded Interdisciplinary Research Project (IRP) scheme. All
positions are full-time and appointment shall be made on contractual basis renewable yearly or up to the duration of the project,
whichever is earlier.
Sl.
No.
Project title & code Project Investigators Duration
(months)
Post*,
Vacancies
1 Harnessing RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas13 systems to
inhibit flavivirus infection in Aedes mosquitoes; (IRP2025-2) Prof. Sanjay Ghosh (PI),
Prof. Shyam Sundar
Rajagopalan (Co-PI)
12 PA, 1
2 Machine learning assisted prediction of gRNA for
dynamic regulation of metabolic flux in cyanobacterial
chassis; (IRP-2025-8)
Prof. Swathi Alagesan (PI),
Prof. Nithya Ramakrishnan
(co-PI)
12 PA,1
3 Autism Comorbid Model (ACM): Investigating
Genomic Signatures of Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and co-occurring Attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) using Foundation Models; (IRP2025-3)
Prof. Shyam Sundar
Rajagopalan (PI), Prof. Sanjay
Ghosh (Co-PI), Prof. Srivatsan
R (Co-PI)
12 PA, 2
4 COMPASS-Core: Integrating Repeats, TF Motif
Variants, and DNA Structure for Promoter
Function Mapping; (IRP-2025-12)
Prof. Kshitish K Acharya
(PI), Prof. S. Thiyagarajan
(co-PI)
12 PDF, 1 or
PA, 2
*PA = Project Assistant, PDF = Postdoctoral Fellow
Essential Qualifications & Desired Skills:
Sl.
No.
Project code Post Description Essential qualifications Desired skills
1 IRP-2025-2
PA
The selected candidate
will analyze the DENV
genome, establish
CRISPR–Cas13–based
assays in Aedes cell
lines, and perform
virus challenge assays.
A) 4-year Bachelor’s or 2-year
Master’s degree in
Biotechnology/Life
Sciences/Biological Sciences
or related subjects with at least
60% of marks or 6.50 CGPA
from a UGC recognized
university/ institution.
B) Experience in Molecular
Biology and cell biology
techniques.
A) Knowledge of basic
programming skills and
bioinformatics tools.
B) Research experience in the
relevant field.
C) Experience of working in
cell culture facility.
D) Ability to maintain accurate
lab records and data analyses,
team player and willingness to
learn.
2 IRP-2025-8
PA
The candidate will be
working on
development of Deep
Learning models
towards prediction of
gRNA in
cyanobacterial chassis,
and performing related
computational work.
A) B.Tech or B.E in IT/
Computer science/Electrical
Engineering or Master’s
degree (M.Sc. OR equivalent)
in IT/ Computer
science/Computer
Application/Physics/Mathema
tics with at least 60% of marks
or 6.50 CGPA from a UGC
recognized university/
institution.
B) Proficient in Python
A) Basic knowledge of ML.
B) Inclination towards problem
solving in Biology.
3 IRP-2025-3
PA
The candidate will
work on developing
foundation models for
investigating genomic
signatures of Autism
Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and cooccurring Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD).
A) A bachelor or master level
degree in any subject with a
CGPA of 6.5 or above from a
recognized university.
B) Genuinely passionate about
studying genomics and
Autism.
C) Strong programming and
analytical thinking abilities
A) Experience in building
machine and deep learning
models.
B) Experience in NGS data
analysis by programming.
4 IRP-2025-12
PDF
or
PA
The candidate will be
creating scripts, webinterfaces and
visualization features
as part of a software
being developed. In
addition, the
candidate will
perform sequence and
structure-based
analysis of DNA or
protein-DNA
interactions.
PDF:
A) PhD with thesis
submitted or awarded in
2023 or later, with
extensive computational
and programming work.
PA:
B) B.Tech or B.E. in IT/
Computer science/
Electrical Engineering or
Master’s degree (MSc OR
equivalent) in IT/ Computer
science/ Computer
Application/ Bioinformatics
at least 60% of marks or
6.50 CGPA from a
recognized university, and a
minimum of 6 months of
certified programming work
(project or internship work
or other) experience.
Candidates with similar
bachelors and master’s
degree qualifications in
other life sciences subjects
will be eligible if,
a)
bioinformatics was the
major subject for at least
one year of their studies,
and
b) they have a minimum
of one year of certified
programming work
experience.
C) Proficiency
in Python.
Experience and knowledge in
computational structural
biology and genomics.
Emoluments: Consolidated Rs 30,000/- p.m. for Project Assistant, Rs 60,000/- p.m. for Postdoctoral Fellow.
The selected
candidate may be provided accommodation in IBAB hostel based on availability.
Application Process: Only candidates who have completed their highest degree are eligible to apply. Interested applicants
should apply using the link https://forms.gle/i42QPRRPrhWM6dsSA which will be activated on 17th January 2026. Candidates
interested in applying for the IRP-2025-3 position should share their Github repo link in their resume demonstrating their
programming & Machine/Deep Learning experience. For queries and clarifications, the candidates may contact by email.
Shortlisting and Interview: Candidates will be shortlisted based on merit, academic performance, relevant experience and
completeness of the application.
IBAB reserves the right to fix higher criteria for short-listing of eligible candidates from those
satisfying advertised qualification and requirement of the project post. Only short-listed candidates will be informed via email to appear for an online screening test and/or interview. The decision of the selection committee will be final.
The last date for submitting the completed applications by e-mail is 31st January, 2026 by 5.00 p.m.
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