St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences
Website:
stjohns.in
Job details:
The THAAI Project is a longitudinal cohort study investigating the maternal-infant health from early pregnancy through the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. It aims to identify determinants of birth outcomes to optimise infant growth and development.
Duties
The candidate will be responsible for overall activities of the research project at the Division of Nutrition, SJRI. Key duties include:
- Actively recruit participants for the study.
- Conduct and support all data collection activities, fieldwork, participant interviews, surveys, and nutritional assessments.
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry into the project database and assist in maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.
- Assist with monitoring the quality of data and identifying discrepancies or inconsistencies.
- Provide technical assistance in setting up and calibrating research instruments and tools
- Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all project activities.
- Participate in regular field visits to monitor ongoing research activities and ensure adherence to research protocols.
- Contribute to the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and manuscripts for internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in other studies and activities of the Division of Nutrition.
Preferred Qualifications: M.Sc. in Food Science and Nutrition
Experience: M.Sc. with minimum 1 year of experience
- Previous experience with study management.
- Good technical, analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with strong written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and in a research team.
- Attention to detail, time management, systematic work approach.
Preferred Language: English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi
Tentative Date of Joining : 1st May 2026
To Apply: E-mail cover letter and curriculum vitae with 3 references (names and email addresses / phone numbers) by on or before 24th April 2026 to samreen.sharieff@sjri.res.in & cc to hr@sjri.res.in
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