IISER Berhampur,
At/Po: -Laudigam, Konisi,
Berhampur, Dist. Ganjam,
Odisha- 760003
1. Name of the position Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
2. No. of position 01 (One)
3. Type of engagement Temporary
4. Title of the Project Diversity and Bioprospecting Analysis of Odisha's Coastal and
Marine Flora for Harnessing their Potential and Sustainable
Conservation.
5. Funding Agency file no ST-BT-MISC-0033-2025-6104/ST
6. IISER BPR Project no. IISERBPR/BIO/OD/S&T/261125/091
7. Funding Agency Science & Technology Department, Govt. of Odisha
8. Principal Investigator (PI)
with contact details
Dr. Ruthrotha Selvi Bharathavikru,
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences.
Email: brselvi@iiserbpr.ac.in
9. Qualification as per guidelines
a. M.Sc./ M.Tech (or equivalent) in Life Science or related areas.
b. A score in any National level examination
(CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT/ICAR) is preferable
10. Period of engagement Initially for one year. Can be extended based on the progress,
performance and requirements of the PI and fund availability.
11. Consolidated Remuneration
per month (₹)
37,000/- + HRA if applicable
12. Job requirement The selected candidate will have different roles as per the
requirement of the project. The selected candidate may be involved
in:
Screening, identification, comprehensive chemical profiling and
functional characterization of novel bioactive compounds from
marine organisms. Work will involve sample collection, chemical
profiling, compound isolation, structural elucidation, functional
characterization etc.
13. Last date of applications Till positions are filled
14. Documents need to submit The biodata form in the prescribed format (available on Institute
website) along with all supporting documents in a single pdf format
(< 10 MB) with a brief mention of the research expertise has to be
sent to the PI with the subject line “Application for the Position of
Junior Research Fellow against Advt. No.
IISERBPR/BIO/OD/S&T/261125/091/JRF dated June 2, 2026”.
For any information, please feel free to contact the PI by Email.
15. Evaluation cum skill test The date and mode of walk-in-evaluation cum skill test will be
informed only to the shortlisted candidates through email.

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