IISc Project Associate Recruitment 2026

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, a premier research institute, has announced recruitment for the post of Project Associate (stereo EEG) on a contractual basis under Project AMRIT, an interdisciplinary brain research initiative supported by the Pratiksha Trust. The number of vacancies has not been specified. The role involves intracranial EEG data acquisition and data management at clinical partner hospitals, with regular travel to hospital sites.

Job Overview

Organization

Indian Institute of Science

Post Name

Project Associate (stereo EEG)

Job Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Who Can Apply

Candidates from anywhere in India

Job Type

Contract

Gender

All

Nationality

Indian

Experience

2 to 5 years of professional experience in data management within a hospital and/or biomedical research environment (preferred)

Pay Scale

Up to Rs 40,000/month plus 24% HRA, commensurate with experience

Tenure

Initial contract of six months, renewed annually based on performance

Post Name

Total

Project Associate (stereo EEG)

Eligibility Details

Project Associate (stereo EEG)

B.E/B.Tech in engineering (4Y) or B.S/M.S. (5 years) or M.Sc (2Y) in Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Life Sciences or an equivalent stream is required. Candidates with at least 2-5 years of professional experience in data management within a hospital and/or biomedical research environment are preferred.

Post	Qualification
Project Associate (stereo EEG)	B.E/B.Tech in engineering (4Y) or B.S/M.S. (5 years) or M.Sc (2Y) in Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Life Sciences or an equivalent stream is required. Candidates with at least 2-5 years of professional experience in data management within a hospital and/or biomedical research environment are preferred.

How to Apply

1Prepare a Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2Write a 500-word paragraph explaining why you are uniquely qualified for the job
3Keep ready the name and address of two referees
4Email the CV, the paragraph and the referees' details to [email protected] with the subject line '[AMRIT] Application for Project Associate (stereo EEG)'

Documents to Carry / Upload

•Curriculum Vitae or Resume

•500-word paragraph explaining why you are uniquely qualified for the job

•Name and address of two referees

Important Details

The role involves frequent travel to out-of-state clinical partner hospitals (Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune
Amrita Hospital, Kochi
Sri Chitra Hospital, Trivandrum
MS Ramaiah Hospital, Bengaluru, and others) with a few multi-day visits per month.
There is a possibility of a full-time posting at one of the partner hospitals along with visits to other hospitals depending on the availability of scheduled surgeries.
The position is based at IISc, Bengaluru.

Responsibilities

Frequent travel to out-of-state clinical partner hospitals to oversee intracranial epilepsy data acquisition
Assist with planning travel to out-of-state hospital sites for the research staff
Execution, planning and design of the data acquisition protocol for clinical and research projects involving electronic data capture (EDC) systems and hospital information systems (HIS) by coordinating with clinical teams, laboratories and research collaborators
Manage secure data pipelines for ingesting, processing and archiving research and administrative datasets
Perform data cleaning, validation, quality checks, deduplication and audit trails
Ensure compliance with ethical regulations, patient confidentiality and institutional data-governance policies
Generate periodic status reports, dashboards, logs, performance reports and summaries for research teams, investigators and project managers
Provide user training and support to hospital and research staff in data entry, acquisition, security and documentation best practices

Skills and Competencies

Demonstrated experience with clinical databases, research data systems and data entry monitoring
Proficiency with data management tools such as REDCap, OpenClinica, Castor, DHIS2 or equivalent platforms
Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and/or statistical tools (R/Python/SPSS)
Understanding of practices involving patient data privacy regulations, data security protocols, backup systems and clinical documentation standards
Ability to troubleshoot data issues independently and work in fast-paced, multidisciplinary research and clinical environments
Excellent analytical and communication skills with experience in a hospital or research environment

IISc Project Associate Recruitment 2026