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NCDIR Hiring Scientist, Research Scientist, Project Associate

The National Center for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru is one of its kind of unique institution which utilizes information science for health research as its integral component. This has been amply demonstrated by the evolution of the ICMR National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP) since 1982,which has now blossomed into a vibrant network ofmulti-disciplinary researchers representing more than 700 sources of cancer registration across the country.

Applications are invited for various project posts to be filled up on purely temporary or contractual basis at ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bengaluru through Walk-in-Interview.

Project Associate - II
Name of the Project : ‘A Situational Analysis of Cancer Care Services in India’ at ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru. {Up to 30-09-2026}
Number of Posts & Category : 1 Post (UR)
Essential Qualification : M.S/ M.Pharma/ M.Tech/M.E with three years of research experience with at least one paper in Science Citation Indexed journal
Desirable Qualifications : Net developer C#.NET & VB.NET developer with good communication and analytical skills. The ideal candidate should be proficient in the following areas: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.net C#.NET, VB.NET, .NET MVC, MS SQL Server, JavaScript, LINQ, WCF Services/Web Services, JQuery, AJAX, JavaScript, SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, web-designing skills with HTML 5, Bootstrap, Google Maps and location services. OR Android developer Java, Android, Restful API and Json Parsing, Multithreading, Java, XML, HTML5, CSS3, Angular JS, SQ Lite, My SQL, Data Encryption, Google Maps and location services. Familiar with Restful API to connect to server and json parsing, multithreading and parallel processing, knowledge in SQLite and data encryption, Google maps integration and related APIs, strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns and best practices. Should have completed a course in Android application development and have a strong understanding of Android SDK and mobile development cycle.
Age Limit : 35 Years (3Years of age relaxation for OBC candidates)
Emoluments : Rs. 35,000/- per month + HRA as admissible (Total of Rs. 44,450/-)
Job Description : Assisting the senior software development colleagues with all aspects of software design, coding and database development for software applications in disease data capture, checking, processing, analysis, reporting and data visualizations. The incumbent will have to provide required assistance to develop outputs on different aspects of the project or may be assigned any other responsibilities from time to time as per requirement

Project Research Scientist – I (Non-Medical)
Name of the Project : ‘A Situational Analysis of Cancer Care Services in India’ at ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru. {Up to 30-09-2026}
Number of Posts & Category : 1 Post (SC)
Essential Qualification : First Class Master’s Degree in Biostatistics/ Demography/ Population Studies/Public Health from a recognized University / Institution OR Second Class Post Graduate Degree in Biostatistics /Demography /Population Studies/Public Health from a recognized University / Institution
Desirable Qualifications : 1. 2 years’ experience in the related field 2. Experience in using software’s e.g., STATA, SPSS, R. to analyse data/data querying and draw insights from large data sets
Age Limit : 35 Years (5 Years of age relaxation for SC candidates)
Emoluments : Rs. 56,000/- per month + HRA as admissible (Total of Rs. 71,120/-)
Job Description : a) Study coordination and communication with multiple stakeholders and technical experts for optimal implementation of the project as per timelines
b) Development of study tools, data management, cleaning, preparation and analysis, report writing, manuscript preparation and publication.
c) Other project related tasks as allocated from time to time


Project Scientist – C (Non-medical)
Name of the Project : ‘DHR-ICMR: Health Technology Assessment Project under Resource Centre/Hub’ at ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru. {Up to 31-03-2026}
Number of Posts & Category : 1 Post (UR)
Essential Qualification : 1st class Master’s degree (M.Tech / M.Sc) in Remote Sensing / Applied Geochemistry / Geoinformatics/ Geology from a recognized university with 4 years experience out of which minimum 2 years of experience should be in mapping health/disease data. OR 2nd Class Master’s degree (M.Tech / M.Sc) + Ph.D in Remote Sensing / Applied Geochemistry / Geoinformatics/ Geology from a recognized university with 4 years’ experience out of which minimum 2 years of experience should be in mapping health/disease data
Desirable Qualifications : GIS Software skills : ARC GIS, Open source QGIS. Map digitization, thematic mapping, presentation, spatial analysis, map composition, DEM generation, geocoding. Spatial data, Creation of database, Cleaning, Topology, data base management, table joining, geo data set analysis, thematic mapping/layouts, networking analysis, analysis using (split, edge match, map join, dissolve, identity, and buffer) Additional skills: Working knowledge of Tableau and Python
Age Limit : 40 Years (5 Years of age relaxation for SC candidates)
Emoluments : Rs. 60,000-65,000/- per month (Depending upon experience and Knowledge, emoluments will be fixed).
Job Description : Should be able to guide for standard data collections, procedures, database design, conduct Geo-Spatial trainings for staffs, possess project management skills and have worked in a geospatial team, knowledge of image interpretation and report writing, papers publication in geospatial journals, knowledge of medical/disease mapping, knowledge of health domain, spatial epidemiology and digital public health management.

Place of duty : ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bengaluru.


Terms and Conditions :
1. Interested and eligible candidates who wish to appear for the walk-in-interview/personal discussions for the above-mentioned post may download the application form (attached) from the websites of ICMR/NCDIR. Candidates are requested to fill the application form and bring all the original certificates of educational qualification (Certificate/Statement of marks), experience certificates, etc., along with one set of xerox of the same duly self-attested and a recent passport size photograph for attending walk in interview. No need to send hardcopy of application form to ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru.
2. Community/ Caste certificate: Candidates applying under OBC category shall submit self-attested copy of OBC Non – Creamy Layer Certificate in specified format, issued within one year from the closing date of application by the appropriate authority. Only Non-Creamy Layer OBC certificate issued within one year will be -accepted and other certificates will not be accepted.
3. Community/ Caste certificate: Candidates applying under SC/ST category shall submit self-attested copy of SC/ST Certificate in specified format.
4. Candidates applying under EWS category shall submit self-attested copy of EWS Certificate in specified format.
5. Age relaxation against post earmarked for reserved candidates will be as per Govt. of India Norms. No age relaxation against Unreserved (UR) vacancy.
6. Age Concession: Age relaxation in respect of SC/ST/OBC candidates, retrenched government employees, Departmental Candidates (including projects) and Ex-servicemen in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central Government from time to time.
7. Persons already in regular time scale service under any Government Department / Organizations are not eligible.
8. Qualification and experience should be in relevant discipline/ field and from a reputed institution/ organization recognized by relevant authority. Age and Experience shall count from the date of completion of minimum educational qualification.
9. Submission of incorrect or false information during the process of interview/ personal discussion shall disqualify the candidature at any stage.
10. Mere fulfilling the essential qualification/ experience does not guarantee selection.

11. The above posts are contractual and duration mentioned in each project, subject to satisfactory performance and requirement of the institute, the contract may be extended.
12. Age will be reckoned from the last date of receipt of application by email.
13. This post is purely temporary and co-terminable with the project. Employees will be engaged on consolidated pay basis.
14. The appointment will be made on the basis of results of interview / personal discussion.
15. The selected candidate will not have any right to claim for regular appointment in the Council on the basis of contract appointment.
16. The Director, ICMR-NCDIR reserves the right to increase or decrease the no. of posts or reject the applications or cancel the notification without assigning any reason thereof.
17. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in walk-in-interview. Any canvassing by or on behalf of the candidates or to bring political or other outside influence with regard to selection/recruitment shall be disqualification.
18. Separate application form should be filled for each post.
19. Shortlisting Criteria :
a) The shortlisting is based on criteria fixed by ICMR-NCDIR.
b) In the first instance, all the candidates who fulfill minimum eligibility criteria, in respect of age, educational qualifications and experience, etc (wherever required), shall be shortlisted.
c) If the number of such shortlisted candidates are high and it is not possible to call all of them for interview, then the ICMR-NCDIR shall further shortlist the candidates, on the basis of some suitable shortlisting criteria, as may be fixed by the appointing authority i.e. Director, ICMR- NCDIR. Though this may vary from case to case, depending on merits, ICMR-NCDIR, generally prefers to call candidates with higher experience in the relevant fields or candidates with higher educational qualification or both, as the case may be.
Note : The purpose of shortlisting candidates is to restrict, to a reasonable limit, the number of candidates to be called for walk-in-interview, keeping in view the number of vacancies available at a time, the number of candidates satisfying the Essential Qualifications and other conditions prescribed. In order to rationalize the time of the interview Boards are also to reasonably restrict the number of candidates to be called for walk-in-interview, a set of norms have been adopted with the approval of the Competent Authority, which are indicated below:
For one vacancy : Up to 12 Candidates
For 2-3 vacancy : Up to 24 Candidates
For 4-6 vacancy : Up to 36 Candidates
For 7-9 vacancy : Up to 48 Candidates
For 10 vacancy and above : Up to 50 Candidates or above (5times the number of posts
20. Candidate possessing the above essential qualification and experience may come for walk-in- interview / personal discussion at ICMR-NCDIR, Nirmal Bhawan, ICMR Complex, (II Floor), Poojanahalli Kannamangala Post, Bengaluru-562110 on the date indicated below.
21. The candidates must reach on as mentioned below dates at 9.00 AM till 10:30 AM for registration in ICMR-NCDIR, Bengaluru. The verification of documents will start from 9:10 AM onwards and eligible candidates after verification would be interviewed from 11:30 AM onwards.

SCHEDULE FOR WALK-IN-SCREENING FOLLOWED BY INTERVIEW / PERSONAL DISCUSSION
Project Associate-II : 19-12-2023 from 09:00 AM onwards
Project Scientist – C (Non-Medical) : 19-12-2023 from 09:00 AM onwards
Project Research Scientist – I (Non-Medical) : 20-12-2023 from 09:00 AM onwards

Those appearing for walk-in-interview / personal discussion should bring with them original certificates (1) Educational qualification (2) Proof of Date of birth (3) Experience certificates/testimonials (4) One-self attested recent passport size photograph (5) ID Proof (Ex. PAN/Voter ID/Driving License etc.) (6) Three sets of self-attested photocopies of all documents. (7) SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD Certificates, if applicable. (8) Candidates should submit all certifications/testimonials in original for verification. Candidates who fail to bring the original certificates will not be allowed to attend walk-in-interview / personal discussion.

NOTE
1. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview / personal discussion after verification of essential qualification & experience.
2. Any Addendum / Corrigendum in respect of above vacancy notice shall be issued on our websites ncdirindia.org only and no separate notification shall be issued in the press. Applicants are requested to regularly visit our website to keep themselves updated.

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