Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 01 Project Associate Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official IIT Kanpur website. The last date to submit the application form is 27-01-2026. In this article, you’ll find the IIT Kanpur Project Associate Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.
IIT Kanpur Project Associate Recruitment 2026 Overview
IIT Kanpur Project Associate Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details
Eligibility Criteria
- Essential qualifications: M.Tech/ MSc/ B.Tech in Biotechnology / Biosciences / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Bioengineering / or any relevant discipline.
- Desirable: Prior experience in
- Strong background in molecular biology, including gene cloning, plasmid construction, and promoter or regulatory sequence design.
- Hands-on experience with bacterial or mammalian cell culture, transformation, and reporter-based characterization (e.g., fluorescence or luminescence assays).
- Familiarity with qPCR, Reverse Transcription PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, and microscopy techniques for gene expression analysis.
- Experience with ELISA, or biochemical assays for metabolite quantification.
- Working knowledge of biochemical assay development and data analysis using standard laboratory tools.
Salary/Stipend
- 30,600/ month (Consolidated) (21600-1800-54000)
Important Dates
General Information/Instructions
- The post is purely temporary and on contractual basis.
- Duration: Initially for 1 year and based on the performance extendable further.
How to Apply
- Curriculum vitae, statement of interest, names and addresses of two references may be sent to the undersigned by email.
- Address for communication: Jayandharan G. Rao, Professor, Lab-16, MFCEM, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, Uttar Pradesh. Email: [email protected]
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