Senior Research Fellow/ Program Manager

Context and Role

This position will provide oversight to a project called ARTEMIS which is a cluster randomized controlled trial on use of technology enabled delivery of mental health care by primary healthcare workers for depression, suicide and stress among adolescents in urban slum communities in two cities of India. The project will be conducted across 2 cities – Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and New Delhi in Delhi. At each site it will cover about 20 slum communities.

The senior research fellow/program manager would be based in the New Delhi office.

The role would involve managing staff, collaborating with other researchers, developing networks with government and non-government stakeholders, communities and adolescent populations, seeking ethics and regulatory approvals and achieving time-bound project goals. The person will also need to contribute to the research, be involved in data analysis in collaboration with biostatistics team, contribute actively to writing peer-reviewed papers and presenting at conferences.

Besides this project, the person will also help develop other mental health projects in collaboration with colleagues and wil contribute to the science and conduct of such studies. The individuals will also need to develop his/her own reach career in mental health and seek funding opportunities.

The senior research fellow/program manager would have to provide overall program management to the whole project and also support the research fellow in Hyderabad, as per need. This role reports to Deputy Director and Director of Research.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

The senior research fellow/program manager would be expected to:

• Coordinate the overall delivery of the program and ensure that the project delivers on time.
• Guide the research fellow based in Hyderabad.
• Plan and manage the above project as per study protocol in consultation with investigators
• Provide overall project coordination for north and south Indian sites
• Be specifically involved in project management for Delhi site while overseeing the work done by his/her colleague in Vijayawada
• Be responsible for securing all regulatory and ethical approvals from different bodies in consultation with other team members
• Develop networks with all stakeholders for not only conducting the research but also build relationships for future collaborations, with a specific focus on adolescents and relevant stakeholders
• Manage research staff reporting to the person directly or indirectly
• Manage budgets as per institutional regulations
• Contribute to the science of the study by writing papers and presenting at meetings and conferences
• Develop individual research interests by identifying new opportunities to conduct research and generate revenue for the institute 
• Travel extensively both in the local area around Delhi NCR but also as per need to the site in Andhra Pradesh

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Qualifications: Masters plus six years of experience or post PhD/MD plus three years. Doctoral qualification in psychiatry/psychology or a mental health related field. An MD in psychiatry or PhD in psychology or mental health allied field would be preferred
• Experience of managing projects, leading teams, specific work tasks is essential;
• At least 5 papers and 2 as first authors
• Demonstrated capability to produce outcomes and achieve objectives within agreed time periods;
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and proven strategic thinking;
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, with ability to influence others to achieve common goals;
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills and capability of motivating and energising a team to perform at a high level;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with high level of proficiency in English and the ability to work well autonomously;
• Excellent team-work/leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders;
• 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

Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, clearly mentioning the job title Senior Research Fellow/ Program Manager in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 30 April 2020

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