Project Research Scientist I Non Medical Research Associate
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Craft a career story that makes you proud! Every human after all is a greater possibility!
Project Research Scientist I Non Medical Research Associate)
Number of Vacancies: 2
Primary Location: Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Varanasi)
What is Community Empowerment Lab
We at Community Empowerment Lab love to watch our people write their own stories stories of success and challenges stories of connecting with communities of serving mothers and children. Stories of serving our nation.
So who are we exactly We are a Not for Profit Research Organization working on the frontiers of maternal and neonatal health serving some of the most vulnerable through innovations and leveraging cuttingedge scientific approaches in public health. We are driven by scientific evidence national priority and global public health challenges!
Our mission revolves around empowering communities by providing them with evidencebased solutions to address their needs thereby bridging the gap between communities and scientific knowledge. We adopt a groundsup approach engaging with communities to understand their requirements and codesigning solutions with scientific rigor. These solutions undergo trials and implementation research to ensure efficacy. The insights gained are then scaled up to influence state national and global policies and practices. Our focus lies at the intersection of newborn survival and maternal health health system strengthening and early childhood development aligning all our initiatives to tackle both local and global challenges faced by newborns and mothers.
We are the Collaborative Centre of Excellence for Indian Council of Medical Research joining hands with several scientific research organizations panIndia to address numerous national priorities and build a future scientific workforce for the country! We are also an ICMR Centre for Advanced Research for Neonatal and Maternal Health working on solutioning newborn survival. In Uttar Pradesh we support UP National Health Mission as a newborn survival specialist through UP TSU (Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit).
For more information please visit our website
What defines us as a team
We are young collegial committed and sensitive a bunch of creative people which love to do science with a compassionate heart. We believe in human goodness unending capacities to grow as leaders and finding meaning through their consistent efforts that often meet success and failure too. We believe in learning by doing! We believe in soiling our hands doing science in the midst of the community and keeping the community at centre! We are not merely desktop researchers. We value highimpact research publications and simultaneously bringing solutions to the doorstep of those who need them most!
Our people drive the organization and contribute to mutual growth. Some bright public health scientists tech talent management mavens community organizers and volunteers have kept us going for over twenty years now. We are ambitious and growing and we need many more of our tribe now. At CEL we encourage people to pursue a career and a passion for public health service.
What do you get The freedom to express your talent the joy of watching the difference your work makes to our nation and the reward of working with a vibrant joyful team.
Who are we looking for
CEL is now looking for a Research Associate. We are building a dedicated Research team to gather deep highquality insights on maternal & child indicators influencing adverse health outcomes. You will play a pivotal role in conducting research projects aimed at understanding and improving healthcare outcomes for mothers and children. Your responsibilities will encompass various stages of the research process from study design and data collection to analysis and reporting.
Scope of Work
To support Principal Investigator (PI) and Project Lead in various scientific and project coordination activities.
Conduct literature reviews formative research and qualitative research surveys
Study protocols and tools are designed as per study needs.
Consolidate project knowledge base by assisting the PI in drafting project reports and scientific publications.
Write scientific papers and research outputs including project reports workshoprelated background documents project summaries and other documents related to the project.
Project management: e.g. timetabling and meeting project milestones
Participate regularly in group meetings and prepare and deliver presentations to the project team internal and external stakeholders or funders.
Drafting letters and communication.
Disseminate knowledge of research advances to inform the program team
Support mapping of stakeholders in the case studies. Assist the team by undertaking interdisciplinary collaborations and preparing a comprehensive analysis of the work done to inform all stakeholders.
Support the research team in analyzing data from indepth interviews with key academics government officials community members researchers frontline health workers community at the national state and district levels for the case studies.
Validate and systematically arrange the data collected its cleaning storage and analysis within the project timelines.
Set monthly goals to improve the skills and achieve within the line without affecting study responsibilities
Qualification and Experience
First Class Post Graduate Degree including the integrated PG degrees in Public Health/ Epidemiology/Social Sciences/Engineering/ IT/ CS or a related field with a focus on maternal newborn and child health with three years of Experience OR PhD.
ICMR age norms will apply and applicants must be age 35 years or below.
Experience in health care delivery/research and working in multistakeholder projects.
Knowledge and skills of methods and tools in both quantitative and qualitative research.
Experience in systematic reviews preferably in metaanalysis.
Desirable working knowledge in statistical analysis software (e.g. SPSS Stata R) and/or qualitative data analysis software (e.g. Dedoose NVivo .
Experience in the ethical use of AI tools in research (chatGPT etc.
Be proficient with MS Office (word excel & PPT) and have strong analytical and writing skills.
Demonstrated potential to publish in highquality peerreviewed journals
Ability to document research reports and to effectively disseminate outcomes.
Excellent oral interpersonal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Hindi and English is Essential.
Compensation: As per ICMR norms.
Application Procedure:
If you find this opportunity aligning with your skills and passion we welcome you to apply by following these steps:
Attach your updated resume with a recent photograph.
We kindly request that you include your current and expected salary details along with your anticipated start date in your cover letter
Requirements
First Class Post Graduate Degree including the integrated PG degrees in Public Health/ Epidemiology/Social Sciences/Engineering/ IT/ CS or a related field with a focus on maternal newborn and child health with three years of Experience OR PhD.
ICMR age norms will apply and applicants must be age 35 years or below.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
