CSIR-IICB Project Associate Advt 592/2026 — 41 Vacancies

CSIR-IICB Project Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), a Kolkata laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is holding a walk-in interview to fill project posts across twelve research projects. The roles range from Project Assistant-II for a science-outreach project up to Senior Project Associate for its preclinical testing work. The notice says the final number of selections may go up or down.

All posts are temporary project engagements at the Jadavpur campus in Kolkata, not regular CSIR jobs. The biggest block of openings sits under the institute's Chemical Biology programme (IICB-CB, project MLP002620), which covers cell biology, structural biology, organic synthesis and a GLP-style preclinical facility. If you hold an M.Sc in a life science or chemistry, there is a good chance at least one vacancy code matches your background.

Posts and Disciplines

• Haemostatic scaffold project (FTT070601): Senior Project Associate for preclinical and large-animal testing of a nanobiocomposite wound-sealing scaffold (code 5922601).
• Dengue aptamer project (GAP-510): Project Associate-II posts on AI-guided DNA aptamers against dengue virus proteins; cryo-EM and molecular biology experience helps (codes 5922602, 5922613).
• APEAL-2 air pollution study (GAP-504): Project Associate-I on adolescent lung health and multi-omics; animal or clinical sample handling is desirable (code 5922603).
• CSIR CLAIM AI project (MMP015203): Project Associate-I and Senior Project Associate for machine learning on multi-omics data and in-silico drug screening (codes 5922604, 5922606).
• T-cell immunotherapy project (GAP-508): Project Associate-II posts on TPP2 and T-cell exhaustion in solid cancers (codes 5922605, 5922639).
• DNA repair project (GAP-464): Project Associate-I on transcription recovery after genotoxic stress (code 5922607).
• Drug discovery (GAP-490): Project Associate-II with cell culture and animal study experience (code 5922608).
• CSIR Jigyasa outreach (HCP002601): Project Assistant-II and Project Associate-I for science communication, DIY kits, animation and digital content (codes 5922609, 5922610).
• Antimicrobial peptide project (FBR070405): Project Associate-II on Buforin II b against Staphylococcus aureus (code 5922611).
• DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance (GAP-477): Project Associate-I with cloning, virus isolation and qPCR skills (code 5922612).
• ABCA5 cardiovascular project (GAP-497): Project Associate-I for protein expression and molecular docking (code 5922614).
• IICB-CB Chemical Biology programme (MLP002620): biology posts (codes 5922615-5922625), preclinical facility posts for test-item management, bioanalysis, pathology, toxicology/DMPK, computerised-system IT and genetic toxicology (codes 5922626-5922631), and organic chemistry posts (codes 5922632-5922638).

Post-wise Duties

Senior Project Associate

You will take on independent research work under the project investigator — for example running toxicology or bioanalytical studies in the preclinical facility, managing validated IT systems, or leading organic synthesis — and keep SOP-compliant raw data and study records.

Project Associate-II and Project Associate-I

You will carry out the day-to-day lab work of your project: cell culture, protein work, molecular biology assays, animal handling, synthesis or data analysis, depending on the vacancy code you apply for.

Project Assistant-II

You will support the CSIR Jigyasa outreach work by building simple experiments and DIY kits and helping design graphics and animations that explain science to students.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Tenure: Each vacancy code has its own term, from one year to a fixed end date in 2027. Extensions depend on the project and a review committee.
• Six-year cap: Your total project service across all CSIR labs can never go beyond six years.
• No permanent claim: The engagement ends with the project and gives no right to regularisation at IICB or CSIR. Poor performance can lead to termination without notice.
• Results must be out: Final-semester students and anyone whose result is awaited cannot apply. Age and qualifications are counted as on the interview day.
• Higher pay with NET/GATE: For Project Associate-I and II, the pay is higher if you have cleared CSIR-UGC/ICAR/ICMR NET, GATE or a similar national test.
• Selection committees: Posts are grouped under committees B1, B2 and C1. If you apply for codes under different committees, you must fill a separate form for each committee, listing all the codes you want in that form.

Application Submission Notes

Report at CSIR-IICB, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 by 8.45 am. The entry gate closes at 10.00 am, so do not come late.

Bring the application form from the download link in the notice, filled in, with original and self-attested copies of your certificates. For questions, write to recruitment.iicb@csir.res.in.