Pharmacy Research Fellowship under DHR funded Technical Resource Centre

The ‘All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)’, Deoghar, invites applications from eligible candidates for the position of Research Associate-III (Contractual) under the DHR-funded “Technical Resource Centre” Programme at the SMART CENTRE (Skill-centre for Meta-Analysis Research & Training). The project is under the supervision of Dr. Vikash Raj, Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS Deoghar.

Post : Research Associate-III

No. of Vacancies : 01

Eligibility
Essential: Ph.D./MD/MS/MDS (in Pharmacy /Pharmacology /Public Health /Statistics / Epidemiology/Health Sciences) or equivalent degree or equivalent post- graduate degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with at least one research paper in SCI journal.
Or
Post-graduate degree in health sciences/life sciences/public health/statistics/health technology assessment/health economics with at least one research paper in SCI Journal/Pharm.D with 3 years of relevant experience.
Or
Post graduate degree in Public Health (MPH)/M.Pharm./M.Sc. Epidemiology/ M.Sc. Health Economics) with 3 years of research/academic experience.
Desirable : Experience in conducting and publishing Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis (SRMA), with expertise in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, PICO strategy and literature search, risk-of-bias assessment, data extraction and analysis using relevant statistical software, and GRADE methodology.
Or
Proven record of at least two high quality SRMA papers in PubMed/MEDLINE indexed journals with good Impact Factor.

Age (Max) : 40 years. (Age limit relaxable as per Government of India guidelines)

Emoluments/month : 67,000/-month + HRA as applicable (as per the revised emoluments and guidelines on service conditions for research personnel engaged in R&D Programme of the central government departments/agencies)

Terms & conditions
1. It is candidates' responsibility to ascertain and ensure their eligibility as per the prescribed qualification and experience. Any misinformation detected at any stage will make the candidate liable for legal action. Permission to appear in the selection process does not approve the eligibility of the candidate. Even after qualifying the selection process the candidate may be rendered disqualified at the time of document verification if he/ she does not fulfill essential eligibility criteria
2. Candidates should have not exceeded 40 years of age. Note: Cut-off-date for age limit will be as on last date of submission of application. Age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC candidates shall be as per GOI norms.
3. The engagement of the above posts will be contractual and purely on temporary basis for a period of 12 months, extended for a maximum of one more year based upon performance, or till the completion of the project, whichever is earlier.
4. The engagement under the externally funded project does not confer any right/claim whatsoever either explicitly or implicitly on the appointee for regular appointment in AIIMS Deoghar against any post or other under any legal conditions’ precedent.
5. The performance of the project staff will be reviewed every six months; in case not found satisfactory, it could be terminated with one month’s notice or one month’s stipend in lieu thereof.
6. No TA/DA will be given to the candidates for attending the interview.
7. Canvassing of any kind will lead to disqualification.
8. Private practice of any type is prohibited.
9. He / She can be posted at any place as per the requirement of the project including rural areas / field sites.
10. He / She is expected to conform to the rules of conduct and discipline as applicable to the institute employees.
11. The decision of the competent authority regarding the selection of the candidate will be final and no representation will be entertained in this regard.

Interested/Eligible candidates may download the application form from the Institute’s website (www.aiimsdeoghar.edu.in). The filled in application form should be submitted along with necessary attachments of the certificates in support of date of birth, caste, qualification/experience etc. on or before 15.10.2026, 5.00 PM. Applications received after the due date will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview (intimated through email). The last date to receive applications may be extended for a period of 7-10 days as per project requirement.

Filled application forms to be sent to the below mentioned email ID of principal Investigator : vikash.orthopaedics@aiimsdeoghar.edu.in

Last Date of Application : 15.10.2026 (5 PM)
Filled Application Form along with necessary documents should be sent at (AS ONE MERGED PDF ONLY BY EMAIL) : vikash.orthopaedics@aiimsdeoghar.edu.in
Date & Venue of Written Test/ Skill Test/ Interview : To be announced

Proposed dates of interview : Will be intimated in website and to eligible/ provisionally eligible candidates by email.