Project Scientist-I

New Delhi | Full Time | Non-Clinical

Responsibilities

Manage field operations in an assigned set of clusters, reporting to the Project Scientist-II.
Conduct and supervise household listing at cluster entry and its rapid update at crossover, screen for eligibility (infants aged 6-11 completed months, resident in the cluster) and achieve the target of 22 enrolled dyads per cluster within the cluster s baseline window.
Provide participant information, obtain written informed consent from caregivers, enrol dyads and co-ordinate baseline and follow-up visit schedules.
Administer the 24-hour dietary diary record with structured probes and exposure checklists in the local language at baseline and at the 3-, 6- and 9-month follow-up visits, and administer the CPI at baseline and endline.
Deliver the SWAAD-CF counselling sessions in clusters that have crossed over - 4-6 fortnightly sessions across the intensive three-month phase followed by brief maintenance reinforcement contacts - using flip charts, cue cards, caregiver booklets and recipe guides adapted to the cluster s cultural pocket.
Co-ordinate urine specimen collection in the 200-dyad biomarker subset: scheduling at baseline/startline, midline and endline, caregiver coaching, labelling, aliquoting, chain-of-custody documentation and cold-chain transfer to the laboratory.
Review electronic data capture regularly, flag and resolve missing or out-of-range entries, and document protocol deviations.




Support human-centred refinement of the SWAAD-CF counselling package and Cultural Tailoring Matrix based on field feedback, and assist in community sensitisation and engagement with cultural associations and local bodies.
Ensure compliance with the approved protocol, SOPs, ICMR guidelines and informed consent procedures at field level, and ensure referral of infants with acute illness, severe undernutrition or other health concerns to appropriate health services.
Supervise the Health Visitors and Project Technical Staff and report weekly progress to the Project Scientist-II.
Any other task assigned by the Principal Investigator or Project Scientist-II.

Essential qualification

Master s degree in public health / nutrition / Dietetics / Community Health/Social Sciences or an allied discipline.

Desirable

Experience in supervising field teams, 24-hour dietary recall and infant anthropometry, electronic data capture, and working knowledge of Hindi.

Experience

3 years experience in community-based or field research or infant nutrition.

Why Join Us

Collaborative Workplace

Academic Excellence

Research Opportunities

Ethical and Patient Centered

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📌 Project Scientist-I (New Delhi)
🏢 SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
📍 New Delhi