Positions held since obtaining Ph.D. 

32. Secretary General, International Council of Ethologists, 2023 - 2027.

31. Senior Fellow, Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, Germany,  since 2023.

30. Affiliated Scientist, Max Planck Institute of  Animal Behavior, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2025-2028.

29. Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, August 2018- July 2023. 

28. Past (Founder) President, Fellow and Life Member (LT001), Indian   Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ISEB), 2018-2024. 27. Secretary General Elect, International Council of Ethologists, 2017-2023.

26. Visiting Professor, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, May 2015 – April 2017.

25. President, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, January 2014- December 2016.

24. Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Mohali, August 2013 – July 2016; October 2020 – September 2023.

23. Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Kolkata, May 2010 - July 2015.

22. INSA S.N. Bose Research Professorship, January 2010 – December 2014.

21. JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, June 2006- May 2016.

20. Vice-President, Entomology Academy of India, Chennai, 2007-2010.

19. Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Kolkata, December 2006 – April 2010.

18. Chairman, Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, June 2004–July 2018.

17. Vice-President, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, January 2003- December 2005.

16. Non-Resident Permanent Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) zu Berlin, July 2002- September 2022.

15. Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur Campus, Bangalore, India, 1998-2019; 2022-2025.

14. Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, September 1997 – July 2018.

13. Visiting Faculty Member, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 1997 – 2002.

12. Secretary, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore January 1995 – December 2000.

11. Honorary Senior Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, November 1993 – November1998.

10. Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, February 1992 – September 2002.

9.   Associate Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1991 – 1997

8.   Assistant Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1987 – 1991

7.   Associate member, Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, January 1987 - present

6.   Lecturer, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, April 1984 – September1987

5.   Senior Research Fellow – Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1983 - 1984

4.   Visiting Scholar – Department of Entomology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, July - September 1982

3.   Short-term Fellow – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, November 1980 - February 1981

2.   Research Associate – Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1980 -1983

1.   Research Officer - Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1979 - 1980