Web Developer (Geospatial Coordinator)
Web Developer (Geospatial Coordinator)
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Last Date of Online Application: November 4, 2021
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Location: Gurugram, Haryana
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Duration of Position: 1 Year or co-terminus
with the project, whichever is earlier
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Code: PHFI-WDEV-100
Job
Description (Geospatial Coordinator):
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 regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs)
and Centers 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.
Project
Brief:
CHAIR India Project– This
project aims to develop a nation-wide air pollution exposure assessment model
for predicting ambient PM2.5 levels and temperature modelling. This predicted
exposure levels will be related to the multiple health outcomes across
different age groups utilizing the health data from the various pregnancy,
birth, adults and ageing cohorts across rural and urban India. This will be
achieved by a consortium of researchers interested in air pollution
epidemiology including exposure scientists and public health researchers with
expertise in cardio metabolic and respiratory epidemiology, maternal &
child health and cognitive development. The specific research questions are listed
below: 1. To develop a nation-wide exposure model for daily ambient PM2.5 and
ambient temperature from 2008-2020 at a spatial resolution of 1 km x 1 km and
locally at 200 m x 200 m in India. 2. Link our national estimates of PM2.5 and
temperature to health data to quantify the associations between PM2.5 and
ambient temperature, independently and jointly on the following major public
health endpoints: a. Total mortality, b. Cardiometabolic outcomes and c. Lung
function outcomes. 3. Create a public website with environmental data on a 1 x
1 km grid that can be used by planners, policy-makers, and the general public
to increase awareness and aid decision-making. This large multi-disciplinary
research programme includes components on primary data collection, secondary
data analyses and modelling. The project will provide an excellent opportunity
to collaborate with leading researchers in India, Sweden, Israel and USA for
building an independent and exciting career in this intersecting area of public
health research.
Deliverables:
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Handle big data (and in
particular geo spatial data sets: Vectors and Raster’s) and developing website
infrastructure.
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Assist with study
deliverables, data coordination, data analysis, development of study website to
share data and publication of study findings.
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Coordination with HR, Admin
and IT might be required from time to time.
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Any other task assigned by
the Supervisor.
Qualification:
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Master’s degree, or
bachelors with documented experience in GIS, computer science, or related
fields.
Experience:
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Around 2-3 years of
experience in
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Strong expertise working
with spatial data, database development, data science, statistics/biostatistics,
system dynamics/community-based system dynamics, or website development.
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Additional demonstrated
experience in processing large spatial data with at least one of the following
software types GIS (PostGIS), R-cran, Java, JS, Python is preferred.
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Statistical and
Geostatistical experience is also preferred especially in R or a willingness to
develop experience in these software.
Process
to Apply-
Interested
and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to recruit@phfi.org and
fill the application form- https://forms.office.com/r/yQ509X4kwv .
Please mention the exact Position Code- PHFI-WDEV-100 in
the email
subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.
Last Date of Receipt of
Applications: 04 November 2021
