IISER Tirupati Project Scientist I Physics Recruitment 2026

IISER Tirupati Project Scientist I Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (IISER Tirupati) is hiring a Project Scientist-I for a contract research position in its Department of Physics. The institute comes under the Ministry of Education, and this engagement belongs to a specific research project.

The project, Quantum Annealing and Optimization: Mobility, Multi-modal logistics, Railway Resource Scheduling and Related Problems, focuses on quantum algorithms. You would join the project led by Dr. Sambuddha Sanyal, identified in the notice by project code 30526263.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial appointment: The engagement runs for one year. A further one-year extension depends on a performance review, with a maximum overall tenure of three years.
• Project-linked employment: Your appointment ends automatically when the research project ends. The notice provides for termination without additional notice or compensation in that situation.
• Institute employment: This project appointment gives you no claim to absorption or another appointment at IISER Tirupati.
• Funding conditions: The funding agency’s terms for this project will also govern your appointment.
• Joining: If selected, you must be ready to join immediately after receiving the offer.
• Travel: The institute will not pay travel or daily allowance for attending the interview.
• Accuracy: You are responsible for the information you provide. An appointment can be cancelled if the institute later finds that the advertised conditions were not met.
• Conduct: Attempts to influence the recruitment can lead to disqualification. The institute will not entertain interim enquiries about the process.

Application Submission Notes

Email the prescribed application, converted to PDF format, to sambuddha.sanyal@labs.iisertirupati.ac.in. Use Project Scientist-I: 81/2026 in your email subject so the post and advertisement are clearly identified.

A CV alone is not a complete application, and the institute accepts no other application mode. Include your active mobile number and email address in the form because shortlisted applicants will receive information by email only.