Research Fellow – Health

Azimpremjiuniversity; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Azimpremjiuniversity in Bengaluru seeks an experienced researcher in public health with over 6 years of related experience. The role involves conducting research on community health needs, particularly for vulnerable populations, and analyzing data to provide actionable insights.

Essential qualifications include a Master’s degree in public health, fluency in English, and familiarity with statistical tools. Knowledge of Hindi and Kannada is desirable, enhancing engagement with local communities.

Qualifications

• 6 plus years of experience in health research.
• Knowledge of statistical tools and software to analyze data.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Get an understanding of public health and health mechanisms.
• Formulate and conduct research focusing on underserved communities.
• Analyze research data to draw conclusions.
• Document work and create mechanisms for disseminating research results.

Skills

Research methodology

Statistical analysis

Fluent English

Fluent Hindi

Fluent Kannada

Education

Master’s degree in public health, social work, or statistics

Job description

• Get adeep understanding of the state of public health, determinants of health, health institutions, and health mechanisms in the country through extensive reading/research and through connecting with various players- government functionaries, NGO s , public health experts,etc.
• Formulate research questions, design, and conduct research on public and community health, focusing on the health needs of vulnerable and underserved communities.
• Do detailed analysis of the research data to arrive atconclusions.
• Document the work in health, good practices, and lessons learnt through ourwork.
• Create mechanisms for disseminating the results of our researchwork.
• Support any other task related to the research work, asrequired.

Requirements

Qualification, Experience andAttributes:

• 6 plus years of experience in healthresearch.
• Knowledge of statistical tools and software to analyse data and arrive atresults.
• Fluency in written and spoken English isessential.
• Fluency in Hindi and Kannada isdesirable.
• A master’s degree in public health, social work, or statistics isessential.