Research Associate-I

Invitation of Applications for the post of Research Associate-I in a ANRF Funded Project

Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate-I in a ANRF funded research project entitled “AMRITA (Age Modeling and Rejuvination Insights through Transcriptomic Analysis): Decoding Multi-Organ Aging Trajectories in Metabolic Disorders of the Indian Population”, under the supervision of Sumeet Pal Singh, Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi-NCR, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-201314. E-mail: [email protected].

Essential Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related discipline from a recognized university/institute.
• Candidates who have submitted their Ph.D. thesis and are awaiting award of the degree may also be considered, subject to applicable ANRF guidelines.

Desirable Qualifications

Candidates with one or more of the following will be preferred:

• Single-cell RNA sequencing, including sample preparation, library generation, quality control, and/or downstream data analysis.
• Analysis of single-cell transcriptomic datasets, including clustering, cell-type annotation, differential expression analysis, pathway analysis, trajectory analysis, and data visualization.
• Experience with R and/or Python for biological data analysis, particularly using tools such as Seurat, Scanpy, or related single-cell analysis frameworks.
• Research experience in molecular and cell biology, including generation of high-quality biological samples for transcriptomic or genomic analyses.
• Interest in single-cell biology, organ regeneration, stress biology, liver biology, or pancreatic biology.

Duration of the project:

Initially 12 Months (Temporary basis), which is extendable up to 36 Months (total)

Stipend:

Fellowship is INR 58,000/- p.m. plus HRA as per guidelines.

Eligible and interested candidates should submit their application with a complete CV (having personal details, academic qualifications, research experience, publications, name, affiliation and email address of two referees) and the copies of marksheets as PDF attachment via email to [email protected].

Last date of Application: October 28, 2026.

Only short –listed candidates would be contacted and candidates may be requested to appear for an online interview.

About Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR:

Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in) is a student-centric, multidisciplinary and research-focused University offering a wide range of academic programs at the Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral levels. The University is in the quest to become a globally acclaimed center for learning and innovation in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Management. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from reputed universities from all over the world.

Shiv Nadar University has recently been accorded as one of the ten private ‘Institutions of Eminence’ by the Government. In the NIRF (Government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework), the University has been the youngest institution in the 'top 100' Overall list, and its score has been rising steadily. In NIRF-2025, it ranked 57 in the 'University' category. Shiv Nadar University has been accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). It is also among a select group of green-field institutions in the country which were awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017. The university received ‘University of the Year 2024 award’ at the 10th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards on 18th Oct 2024 (Category Emerging - under 15 years).

About Life Sciences Department:

Many of our research projects are interdisciplinary, involving collaborations across the globe. Detailed descriptions of the research interests of our faculty and other information are provided on the Departmental websites: https://snu.edu.in/departments/department-of-life-sciences/; https://lsci.snu.edu.in/research/laboratories

Research Infrastructure: The laboratories of the Department of Life Sciences and School of Natural Sciences are well equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment, including a Next Generation Sequencing facilities, Flow cytometer and sorter, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope, Spinning disk microscope, Real-Time PCR, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopes including live imaging, Culture facilities (BSL-2) for Mammalian cells, Parasites and Viruses, BSL-3 laboratory, and a central instrumentation facility comprising LC-MS, XRD, AFM, CD-Spectrophotometer, MST, Raman spectrometer, Luminometer, ultracentrifuge, etc. A state-of-the-art SPF animal facility called Center for Integrative and Translational Research (CITRES) was inaugurated in January 2024. This facility houses multiple animal models and is equipped for generating genome-edited animals. The computational facilities include a high-performance IBM cluster (“Magus”) consisting of 57 compute nodes (8064 cores) with a total capacity of 320 TFlops of Theoretical Peak Performance. Additionally, several stand-alone Linux workstations are used for teaching and research. Several Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics analysis software are also available. The Center for Excellence in Epigenetics is part of the Department of Life Sciences, which houses state-of-the-art facilities for epigenetics, genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery studies.