Project Technical Support – III – “AI-Driven Wearable Biomarker Validation of Monoaminergic Sleep Disruption in Major Depressive Disorder: A Cross-Species Translational Framework”

Job Title
Project Technical Support – III

Number of Posts
2

Location
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India

Project Title
AI-Driven Wearable Biomarker Validation of Monoaminergic Sleep Disruption in Major Depressive Disorder: A Cross-Species Translational Framework

Eligibility
Position A – Behavioral Neuroscience and clinical support:

• M.Sc. in Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Biotechnology or equivalent with appropriate research experience.
• Candidates with UGC-CSIR/NET/GATE qualification will be preferred.

Position B – Clinical research support:

• M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology/Psychiatric Social work, or M.Sc. in Psychology or Masters in Social Work.
• Desirable: prior clinical research exposure.
• Candidates with UGC-CSIR/NET/GATE qualification will be preferred.

Requirements

• Basic computational skills are essential for both positions (no prior computational coding skills required).
• Highly motivated, self-starter, and team player.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to work with human participants (Position A).

Duties
Position A:

• Drosophila sleep recordings and data curation.
• Assisting pharmacological and behavioural assays.
• Participant recruitment and screening at the Psychiatry OPD.
• Actigraph fitting, device rotation, data download, and participant compliance follow-up at KMC Psychiatry (training provided).

Position B:

• Participant recruitment and screening at the Psychiatry OPD.
• Diagnostic interviews (training provided).
• Scoring for depression.
• Actigraph fitting and longitudinal compliance monitoring.
• Treatment-response tracking.
• IEC and records documentation.

Salary
Rs. 28,000 per month + 10% HRA, as per ICMR norms.

Duration
Up to 3 years, co-terminus with the project, subject to annual review of performance.

Additional Benefit
Selected candidates will have an opportunity for PhD registration at Manipal Academy of Higher Education upon fulfilment of prescribed eligibility criteria.

Project Commencement Date
October 1, 2026

Last Date
September 21, 2026

How to Apply

• Send a detailed CV, cover letter, and contact details of two referees as a single PDF file to jobs.research@manipal.edu.
• Use the subject line “ICMR-PTS-III-Molecular Neurosciences (Position A)” or “ICMR-PTS-III-Molecular Neurosciences (Position B)”.
• Shortlisted candidates will be informed by e-mail about the interview date.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.