IISER Pune Recruitment 2026 – Walkin for 4 Project Junior Associate, Project Lead and More Posts

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune) is recruiting candidates for 4 temporary vacancies, comprising Project Lead - 1, Project Research Associate - 2, and Project Junior Associate - 1 posts. Eligible Indian Nationals and Overseas Citizens of India can attend a walk-in interview on 23 October 2026, reporting at 9:00 AM at Seminar Room 33, Main Building, IISER Pune. This temporary and contractual engagement is for a period of 3 or 4 months, with pay set at Rs. 90,000 for Project Lead, Rs. 25,000 for Project Research Associate, and Rs. 22,000 for Project Junior Associate. Candidates attending the interview must bring a duly filled prescribed application form, all originals with one set of self-attested photocopies of required documents, and one recent passport-size color photograph.

IISER Pune Project Lead Walk-in Interview Date, Time and Venue

Posts and Eligibility

Age Limit: Not more than 50 years for all posts as on the date of the walk-in interview. The prescribed date for determining the upper age limit, educational qualifications, or experience is the date of the walk-in interview.

Preferences:

• Project Lead: Candidate has completed a PhD in Architecture and has experience in teaching and archiving. Has worked with Public Works Archives.
• Project Research Associate: Candidates completed with Master of Arts / Humanities / Archeology and experience in metadata creation, cataloguing, and working with archival materials will be preferred.
• Project Junior Associate: Knowledge of handling archival materials and metadata cataloguing, and social media outreach.

IISER Pune Project Lead Job Description

Incumbents selected for the respective positions are expected to carry out the following duties under the project titled “Poona Public Works Department Records: Unwritten Ground Realities of Colonial Construction” (Project code: 34625752):

• Project Lead: Team coordination and supervision across all digitisation stages (preparation of archival materials, digitisation stage, metadata cataloging stages, physical preservation of archival materials and storage); organizing workshops and training sessions; design and delivery of academic modules, seminars, and exhibitions as part of training and outreach.
• Project Research Associate & Project Junior Associate: Sanitizing, organizing, and preparing archival materials for digitisation (handling and preparing fragile documents with care, collaborating with conservation professionals); metadata creation and digital cataloging (creating collection-level, series-level, and file/item-level metadata using EAP Cataloguing Template, identifying sensitive content); database organization (collaborating on database structure, metadata hierarchy, and cloud server organization at IISER); contributing to outreach and training (participating in internal metadata training, online courses like ICA Digital Archives, and assisting in public engagement).

Tenure of Appointment

Appointments are temporary and contractual under the private agency-funded project. The tenure is for a period of 3 months for Post No. 1 and Post No. 2, and for a period of 4 months for Post No. 3. Appointments terminate automatically without any notice or compensation upon the termination of the project.

What to Bring

• Duly filled prescribed application form (available via the official advertisement link).
• All original documents and one set of self-attested photocopies comprising:
  • Certificate regarding date of birth.
  • Mark sheets and certificates starting from 10th onward regarding educational qualification.
  • All certificates regarding experiences as mentioned in the application form.
  • One Photo Identity proof issued by the Government.
• One recent passport-size color photograph.

Important Instructions

• The appointed person shall have no claim of appointment or absorption in the funding agency or in IISER Pune.
• The appointment is governed by the terms and conditions of the funding agency applicable to the project.
• No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing for the interview.
• Bringing any political or other influence will be treated as a disqualification.
• No interim enquiries, correspondence, or communication of any sort will be entertained.
• In case a selected candidate does not join or resigns after joining, waitlisted candidates may be offered the position.

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