Scientist ‘B’ (Statistics) in NIE Chennai

National Institute of Epidemiology) has published notification for the recruitment of  of No. of post 01Scientist ‘B’ (Statistics) posts . The job is on Permanent basis. Those candidates who satisfy the desired eligibility conditions as posted in the Officialhttp://www.icmr.nic.in Notification can apply

• Name of Post : Scientist ‘B’ (Statistics)
• No.of Post:1 OBC category
• Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100
• Eligibility Criteria : MA, M Phil / Phd, MSc
• Essential qualification & Experience: First Class Master’s degree in Statistics from a recognized university. Or Second class M.Sc.in Statistics + Ph.D. in Statistics from a recognized University.
• Desirable qualifications: (i) Doctorate in Statistics from a recognised University. (ii) Additional Post doctoral research/teaching experience in Statistics in recognized institute(s) (iii) Knowledge of Computer Applications or Business Intelligence tools/ Data Management. (iv) Two years R & D in health research / Teaching experience in Statistics after obtaining essential qualification.
• Age Limit : 35 years
• Online Application Link: Interested & eligible candidates can submit their application by online submission through the website http://www.icmr.nic.in
• Job Requirement: (i) Analyze and interpret large databases including census, National Sample Surveys. (ii) Work with Statistical / epidemiological packages like SPSS / SAS or STATA and EPIINFO / Open epi etc. (iii) Conduct training programmes for statisticians and non-statisticians on basic and advanced statistical methods. (iv) Provide guidance to colleagues and collaborators on study design, sampling, analysis and interpretation of study findings and write scientific reports.
• Mode of Selection : Face To Face Interview
• Last Date to Apply : 26 Aug 2016

About : The National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) was established on July 2, 1999 by merging the Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy (CJIL Field Unit), Avadi with the Institute for Research in Medical Statistics (IRMS), Chennai. The broad objectives of the Institute cover Development of human resources in epidemiology and bio-statistics, Networking of the various ICMR and non-ICMR Institutes at the national level for epidemiological purposes, and Consultancy.