Senior Research Associate
About this recruitment
NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences), Bengaluru has issued an official recruitment notice for the post of Senior Research Associate at Ballari. A total of 5 vacancies are advertised. The post sits in the Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) department. MediJobs indexes this notice from the institution's own source and links to it; applications are made only on the official portal.
Posts advertised: Senior Research Associate (1 post) — Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from a recognised university; minimum 5 years research experience in community-based health projects, preferably mental health; experience in designing and conducting field surveys, community assessments or intervention studies; willingness to relocate to Siruguppa Taluk, Ballari; proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) and Kannada and Telugu (speaking).; Research Coordinator (1 post) — M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work / Clinical Psychology from a recognised university; minimum 3 years relevant experience in mental health research projects or programmes; experience in delivering psychosocial interventions and counselling; willingness to relocate to Siruguppa Taluk, Ballari; proficiency in English and Kannada.; Research Associate (1 post) — M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work / Psychology from a recognised university, or M.S.W / M.Sc. in Psychology with 2 years of experience in suicide prevention/mental health; willingness to relocate to Siruguppa Taluk, Ballari; proficiency in English and Kannada.; Geologist (1 post) — M.Sc. in Geology / Applied Geology from a recognised university; hands-on experience in handling geological, environmental or climate datasets; willingness to relocate to Siruguppa Taluk, Ballari; fluency in English.; Post-Doctoral Fellow (1 post) — M.Phil and PhD in Psychiatric Social Work / Clinical Psychology from a recognised university; demonstrable research experience in suicide prevention including field-based data collection; hands-on experience in psychosocial assessment, counselling and structured interventions; willingness to relocate to Siruguppa Taluk, Ballari; proficiency in English and Kannada (speaking)..
Eligibility: Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from a recognised university. Experience required: Minimum 5 years research experience in community-based health projects, preferably in mental health. Age limit: up to 40 years as stated in the notice.
Remuneration: Rs. 80,000/- (Consolidated) PM. The official notice is authoritative on pay.
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At a glance
Roles & reservation
| Role | Total | UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PwBD | Contract | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Associate — Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | project-based | Rs. 80,000/- (Consolidated) PM |
| Research Coordinator — Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | project-based | Rs. 65,000/- (Consolidated) PM |
| Research Associate — Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | project-based | Rs. 50,000/- (Consolidated) PM |
| Geologist — Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | project-based | Rs. 60,000/- (Consolidated) PM |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow — Psychiatric Social Work (TOLAKARI project, funded by Wellcome Trust) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | project-based | Rs. 1,00,000/- (Consolidated) PM |
UR · Unreserved, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, PwBD as stated in the official notice. Verify category eligibility on the source document.
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