Senior Research Fellow

About The George Institute

The George Institute for Global Health was established in 1999 with a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly underserved populations, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat the world’s biggest killers: non-communicable diseases and injury.

With offices in Australia, China, India and the UK, our 700+ people support 245+ active projects and clinical trials across 50+ countries, with 400+ more staff across our social enterprises. We focus on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

Together with our academic partners, UNSW Sydney in Australia, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India and Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, we work with a global network of collaborators, undertaking clinical, population and health systems research.

Our experts are among the most cited globally, bestowed accolades for excellence and innovation, and regularly participate in policy fora. Our research is published in leading academic journals, referenced in policy documents, and recognised for its excellence, innovation and impact. We are designated a WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) for Injury Prevention & Trauma Care, and a WHO CC for Population Salt Reduction. Since 1999, we have raised more than $1 billion for research and produced over 10,000 peer-reviewed publications and other academic outputs.

What we do

• Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
• Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
• Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
• Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship

For more information about The George Institute, visit www.georgeinstitute.org.

The George Institute India

The George Institute, a wholly owned legal not-for-profit Indian research institute, has been conducting research related activities in India since 2002. The George Institute India’s mission mirrors that of the parent organization, namely the discovery and implementation of solutions to chronic and disabling health problems through research, policy development and capacity building.

A number of large-scale projects in population, health systems and clinical research, funded by a diverse group of sponsors, both public and private, are conducted in India. The George Institute India comprises two distinct operating groups: Research and Development, and Infrastructure and Resources. It has two separate offices - in Hyderabad and New Delhi, where the research staff and senior management are based.

Context and Role

The Senior Research Fellow (SRF) will work for the Research and Development division within the George Institute, India.

The SRF will support the Program Directors in designing, conducting, analyzing and reporting health research studies with a focus on qualitative methods. Experience and interest in community engagement, conducting and analysing discussions and observations, and writing up findings are essential.  

In particular, the SRF should contribute towards the conduct of the “Effects of extreme heat in pregnancy” study that aims to quantitatively estimate the association between environmental heat and pregnancy outcomes and qualitatively provides insights into heat adaptations amongst pregnant women. The study will use a retrospective cohort of 10,000 mother-baby pairs and prospective cohorts of 600 women vulnerable to heat stress across three different climate zones i.e., Haryana, Puducherry and Chhattisgarh. The SRF will lead the qualitative component of the study to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of the interplay between exposure to high ambient temperatures, maternal behaviours, and opportunities for and barriers to adaptation.  This component will use the socio-ecological model of health, and an intersectionality-based analysis.

The SRF will also be managing a project on knowledge management at the institute.

Reporting Relationships

• The SRF will directly report to Global Strategic Priority Lead - Better Care & Director Primary Health Care, and dotted to Program Head, Sustainable Health, The George Institute for Global Health
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain key stakeholder relationships, including relationships with project partners and collaboration with staff and investigators at different sites in India and the other project countries
• Manage overall project coordination including study budget, meetings with study team members across three sites, collaborators and funders
• Leading/contributing to the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of qualitative and mixed-methods health research studies.
• Develop study protocol and related documents (e.g. participant information sheet and consent forms, data collection forms, interview guides, manuals of study procedures etc.)
• Submit study documents for the review of Ethics Committee and Health Ministry Screening Committee.
• Review relevant literature (journal manuscripts, policies, reports, etc.)
• Train teams on study related activities, with a focus on qualitative data collection procedures, data storage, management, sharing and anlaysis
• Travel for data collection and monitoring of the study team, sites, and attend collaborator meetings.
• Conduct interviews and focus group discussions where language permits and supervision of the same.
• Contribute to and supervise data collection and data management across all study sites
• Produce interim products as required by milestones of the project – create plans and timelines for this in collaboration with the team
• Develop high quality reports corresponding with agreed upon milestones and deliverables of the project
• Lead/contribute to manuscripts for publication.
• Contribute to writing funding grant applications.
• Participate in education and training activities of the team and the organization.
• Any other activities as required by the projects and the institute

As a Team Member:

• Be responsible for the overall management of the assigned studies. 
• Liaise with the internal and external investigators, collaborators.
• Participate in team meetings and activities relating to assigned studies.
• Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systems and organization.
• Take responsibility for personal learning and development and for setting achievable and meaningful work objectives and managing personal targets, meeting obligations of the Institute’s Performance Management and Development Policy.
• Demonstrate commitment to GI’s values, including performing to an exceptionally high ethical standard and focus on integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

Work, Health and Safety

• Comply with GI’s Work Health and Safety Policy and related procedures, and similar policies which apply when visiting the premises of affiliates and collaborating sites.
• Promote and contribute to a safe, secure environment for staff and visitors.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Qualifications: Advanced degree (doctoral) in a health related field (e.g. Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, Development, Sociology etc.). 
• Experience: ≥7 years in designing and conducting, analysing and reporting qualitative and/or mixed-methods health research studies.
• Prior experience or demonstrated interest in women’s health and/or in climate change a plus
• Excellent soft skills (communication, writing, team-player, adaptable)
• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and to be adaptable to changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments
• Strong focus on producing the highest quality of work and on ensuring optimum accuracy of outputs
• Well organised and efficient, with the capacity to work under pressure

For more details, please see the Position Description for this role.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, current and expected CTC/salary. Clearly mentioning the job title “Senior Research Fellow” in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 7^th of July 2024

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it.  So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.

Everyone is encouraged to apply, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and mature-aged adults.