Research Assistant – Epidemiology : Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

Apply by 12th Feb 24

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health. PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of five regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPH) and Centres of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public-private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders.

The Institute of Public Health Sciences Hyderabad (IPHSH) is a society registered under Telangana society’s registration Act 2001 and is managed by an empowered governing board comprising of corporate leaders, civil society representatives and eminent academic and scientific leaders. IPHSH’s core mission areas include: establishing and governing the Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad for developing public health workforce; advancing public health research and technology; and strengthening health systems through evidence informed practice and policy.

The Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Hyderabad commenced with a mission to deliver public health education, pursue research and advocacy and support policy development. It lays strong emphasis on pursuing public health policy, practice, training and research, positioning its programmes according to the public health priorities of the state and the nation. The institute has brought together a highly qualified and diverse faculty of nationally and internationally trained and extremely motivated public health academics and practitioners. It aims to create an environment that supports excellence in instruction, research and practice.

Code: IIPHH-RA-006
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Category: Fixed Term Salaried
Duration of Position: 1 year or co-terminus with the project, whichever is earlier
Number of Positions: 1
Last Date: February 12, 2024

Project Brief:
To facilitate the process of transparent and evidence informed decision making in the field of health, Government of India has created an institutional arrangement called the Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) under the Department of Health Research (DHR). HTAIn is entrusted with the responsibility to collate and where needed generate evidence related to the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of medicines, devices and health programs using the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) approach. Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad has been selected as a hub of HTAIn with the mandate of carrying out HTA for government and various other relevant agencies in that region.

Deliverables:

• Review of literature—scoping, descriptive and systematic review with meta-analysis
• Write HTA project proposals
• Write reports and manuscripts
• Liaise with government and related agencies
• Present project brief at ethical and technical committees
• Provide overall leadership to HTA projects
• Carry out other related activities assigned by PI and other investigators
• With government health department and related agencies such as National Health Mission
• Liaise with HTAIn secretariat
• Liaise with various related committees
• Budgeting
• Facilitating recruitment for HTA projects
• Facilitating data analysis and management of data repository
• Prepare project reports.
• Prepare publication quality manuscript.

Qualification:

Essential:

PhD/master’s in public health OR PhD/MSc Epidemiology

Desirable: 

Publication in reputed peer-reviewed journals will be given weightage master’s or PhD candidates with an MBBS or BSc (Nursing) from reputed institutes as graduate degree will be given preference.

Experience:

Essential:

• Managing Public Health projects or programmes, post-degree, at middle public health professional level for 2 years
• For PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology or for other deserving candidates experience can be relaxed provided the PhD/master’s thesis was aligned to any public health project or programme and there are publication(s) from it Competence at biostatistics with fluent use of statistical software (preferably R and STATA)
• Excellent negotiating skills with various government agencies and other stakeholders of health technology assessment
• Good report writing and academic writing skills.

Desirable:

• Anybody who has published, especially review articles (scoping or systematic or descriptive)

Process to Apply:
Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to vacancies@iiphh.org

Please mention the exact Position Code (IIPHH-RA-006) in the email subject line and fill the application form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc826wxSRrwOswSZzyAjPhsSpYmBsl-zX3-mFAvIW-xtUOI5A/viewform?usp=sf_link

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 12 February 2024.

Remarks:

• Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality graduate / post-graduate education.
• Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
• Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions in India must apply through proper
• IIPHH reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all available
• The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding
• No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding any delays, conduct & result of interview and reasons for not being called for Interview.
• Please note that Annual Salary (CTC) will commensurate with available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.

“IIPHH reserves the sole right to alter/modify/cancel the entire selection process or the position or the vacancy or to disqualify any candidature at any stage of the selection process”.

Women are encouraged to apply!