AIIMS Rishikesh Project Research Scientist-I Recruitment 2026

Education

Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or allied disciplines from a recognized University or Institute.

Experience

• Minimum two years of post-Ph.D. research experience in a relevant field. Experience should have been acquired after obtaining the minimum essential qualification.
• Experience handling and analysing clinical or microbiological samples and integrating sequencing results with microbiological or clinical data.(Preferred)
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary and collaborative research environment involving clinical, microbiological, molecular biology and computational teams.(Preferred)

Computer knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of bioinformatics and computational analysis of sequencing data.
• Experience processing and performing bioinformatic analysis of both short-read and long-read sequencing data.(Preferred)
• Experience with bioinformatics tools, pipelines and databases for microbial genomics and antimicrobial resistance analysis.(Preferred)
• Programming or scripting experience in a Linux or Unix environment, preferably using Python, R and/or Bash.(Preferred)

Skill

• Strong hands-on experience in next-generation sequencing and/or third-generation or long-read sequencing.
• Demonstrable experience in Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing, including library preparation, sequencing workflow and data generation.
• Expertise in Oxford Nanopore sequencing, including MinION, GridION or related ONT platforms.(Preferred)
• Expertise in Sanger Sequencing and MiSeq Sequencing.(Preferred)
• Experience in Whole Genome Sequencing, metagenomic sequencing and/or shotgun metagenomics.(Preferred)

Academic record

• At least two published research papers in good peer-reviewed journals. Listed under desirable technical expertise.(Desirable)
• Strong publication record and demonstrated independent experience in Oxford Nanopore sequencing, Sanger Sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. Candidates meeting these attributes will be preferred.(Preferred)