Research Officer - International Institute of Population Sciences
Research Officer
- Organization: International Institute of Population Sciences,
- Location: Mumbai
- Salary: Rs. 40,000/- per month (Consolidated)
- Master’s degree awarded in Statistics/Population Studies/Biostatistics and Demography/Health Statistics. Knowledge of statistical software: Excel/R software/STATA/SPSS/GIS.
- One article/responses/comments/correspondence published in a peer-reviewed (reputed) journal related to demography/health sciences/ public health.
- One year experience in statistics/applied statistics/population studies.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in working with large scale data Census of India, NFHS, LASI etc.
- Experience in application of GIS, remote sensing, extraction of spatial data etc.
- Excellent command in handling statistical and demographic data analyses etc.
Specific tasks:
a. Works on creating variables and deliverables and ensures timely submission.
b. Systematic review, meta-analysis and data compilation.
c. Data curation from large scale surveys: NSSO, NFHS, LASI etc.
d. Competency in advanced statistical analysis for preparing variables of interest and tables and figures.
Note: Essential qualifications may be relaxed by the selection committee in case of a candidate found exceptionally suitable otherwise.
This purely temporary position is for a period of three months likely to be extended till the tenure of the project. Interested candidates qualifying the above criteria may send their application along with a short write up (on how he/she will be best fit for the position), updated CV and self-attested copy of documents in support of their qualification and experience to projectsupportcell@iips.net and CC to suryakant11@gmail.com until by 20th September 2021. Date of interview maybe scheduled on 24 September 2021. Applicants should mention the name of the project and post applied (Application for COVID19-SROIIPS/COVID19-RO-IIPS) in the subject of the E-mail and application. IIPS reserves all the rights to call for any candidate for interview. Only the shortlisted candidates will be informed and invited for a virtual interview.