The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is an internationally acclaimed autonomous public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance.
Post : Project Research Scientist III (01 post)
Project title : National Disease Modelling Consortium Phase II: Developing Models to Estimate and Project Disease Burden to Inform Control and/orElimination Strategies for Priority Diseases in India.
About the project : IIT Bombay is the lead institution of the National Disease Modelling Consortium (NDMC). The consortium partners with various institutions across the country for disease modelling research. The consortium aims to develop India-specific disease models to address policy and programmatic questions, to improve disease control and intervention strategies in the country.
Essential Qualifications & Experience : PhD in Engineering OR MTech/ ME or equivalent degree with minimum 3 years relevant experience OR BTech/BE or equivalent engineering degree with minimum 5 years of experience OR PhD in Sciences/Economics/Biostatistics/Demography/Public Health/Pharmaceutical Science with minimum 2 years relevant experience OR MSc with 5 years experience
Desirable Skills :
- Strong foundation in infectious disease modeling (compartmental, agent-based or network models).
- Advanced programming skills (R, Python, MATLAB, TreeAge etc.).
- Experience with data visualization, generalized linear models and Bayesian inference.
- Familiarity with disease burden metrics (e.g., DALYs, YLLs, YLDs).
- Experience in geospatial analysis and mapping disease burden.
- Knowledge of machine learning for disease modeling.
- Experience with conducting or knowledge of decision modelling for health economic evaluations and econometric analysis.
- Familiarity with public health data sources (WHO, IHME, CDC). Experience in collaborating with policymakers or public health agencies will be a plus.
Job Profile : The selected candidate will contribute to one or more the following areas :
• Analyze disease surveillance data to inform prevention and control strategies
• Estimate disease burden and its contributing factors using advanced statistical techniques and large-scale datasets.
• Develop and apply mathematical and statistical models to understand infectious disease dynamics.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to design and evaluate public health interventions.
• Support evidence-based decision-making through analysis of epidemiological and demographic data.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of open-source tools for disease modeling and burden estimation.
• Analyze cost data from varied sources, including but not limited to administrative, existing literature, and clinical trials
• Model healthcare costs and expenditures using econometric and statistical models
• Decision modelling involving the construction and analysis of decision trees, and designing Markov models
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
Consolidated salary : Rs. 78000 + HRA (as applicable) per month
General information
• The position is temporary for a period of 1 year and tenable only for the duration of the project.
• The appointment is for time bound project and the candidate is required to work mainly for the successful completion of the project.
• The selection committee may offer lower or higher designation and lower or higher salary depending upon the experience and performance of the candidate in the interview.
• Candidates called for interview will be required to attend at his/ her own expenses.
• IRCC/PI reserves the right on the entire recruitment process. The decision of IRCC/PI shall be final and binding.
• For any queries/clarification please contact: recruit@ircc.iitb.ac.in
Job Reference Number : 50900892
Last Date : 04.05.2026
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