Position Vacant Social Scientist ( Senior Research Fellow)

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Position Vacant: Social Scientist (Senior Research Fellow)

Organization Name: Public Health Foundation Of India (PHFI), South Asia Network

for Chronic Disease

Organisation Profile:-

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), an autonomous public private

partnership, is India's largest initiative to strengthen the Indian public

health system. It was launched by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on

March 28, 2006 and is led by an engaged Governing Board comprising of eminent

leaders from academia, industry, civil society and government. PHFI is working

towards the establishment of 8-10 Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs).

IIPH-Hyderabad, IIPH-Gandhinagar and IIPH-Delhi have been established and

provide short courses and diploma courses relevant to public health.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is an international

centre of excellence in public health and tropical medicine. It is one of

Europe's leading postgraduate medical institutions and is Britain's national

school of public health. Both European and developing country concerns are

underlined by the School's expertise in epidemiology, preventive medicine, and

disease control.

Wellcome Trust (WT) has awarded a £4.5 Million grant to London School of Hygiene

and PHFI for setting up a Centre for Chronic Disease Research based in New Delhi

over the next five years. The Centre comprises a network of existing research

groups led by University of London investigators and Indian partner

organizations in Mumbai, Goa, Chennai and Pondicherry. The Network conducts

research on the causes, prevention and management of common chronic diseases and

currently has 16 staff based in its central office in Green Park, New Delhi.

Job Description / Responsibilities:

A social scientist with qualitative research expertise is required to work on

specific projects in the Network. The post-holder will work under the direction

of the Network Director and will work collaboratively with researchers and

network partners supporting social science aspects of the design, implementation

and analysis of studies. The post-holder is also expected to develop his/her own

research as it relates to chronic diseases. The appointee will be expected to

contribute to grant applications, design field studies, analyse primary and

secondary data sources, contribute to writing scientific papers and present at

national and international scientific meetings.

Specifically, (s)he will be responsible for:

Research

- Design, analysis and interpretation of qualitative data in the context of

epidemiological and health service research studies

- Carrying out in-depth interviewing, focus group discussions, non-participant

observational techniques, content analysis and interpretation of qualitative

data

- Training and supervising field researchers conducing qualitative studies in

rural and urban settings

- Develop a research agenda focused on the social sciences as it relates to

chronic diseases in India

- Liaison with other researchers in the Chronic Disease network, nationally and

internationally

- Writing scientific papers, reports and grant applications

- Supervising research students

- Organising national and international research meetings

Teaching

- Undertaking appropriate training in teaching methods

- Providing co-supervision for Diploma and Masters level students

- Contribute to design and implementation of courses in basic and advanced

qualitative methods statistics for post-graduate students and short courses

- organize journal club discussions around social science-based research

Desired profile of the candidate :

- A PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g. social sciences applied to medicine,

medical anthropology)

- Experience of conducting health-related research

- Experience of preparing reports, scientific papers, presentations and grant

applications

- Publications in peer-reviewed journals commensurate with years in research

- Excellent communication and writing skills

- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.

Desired work experience (in complete years):

Minimum: 2

Maximum: 15

Compensation Offered: Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.

Last Date: October 3, 2010

Location of posting: New Delhi

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