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IIT Bombay jobs for Research Associate in Mumbai. Last Date to apply: 01 May 2021

Research Associate

IIT Bombay
experience-icon 2 to 3+ Years
salary-icon Not disclosed
Expired

Posted: 27 Apr 21

Job Description

Advertisement No.: IRCC/EXT062/2021

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) invites application for the position Research Associate

No. of Position(s) 1

Project title: Longitudinal effects of Air Pollution Exposures on Lung growth anddevelopment of biomarker of lung function deficit in Urban Children

About the project: This multi-centric, multi-partner DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance funded project has following aims
a. to conduct a longitudinal, prospective cohort study to measure the growth of lung function in schoolchildren (age 11 to 14 years), over a period of 5 years, residing in Mumbai,
b. to assess the long-term exposures of traffic related air pollutants in schools and homes and characteristics (chemical composition and oxidative potential) of outdoor PM2.5 in schools of the children in four cities with Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Mysuru, and
c. to study the association between air pollution and lung function in children and examine the individual and community level factors modifying their association. The study involves field monitoring, laboratory chemical analysis for organic and inorganic constituents in PM2.5, measuring oxidative potential in PM2.5 for all four cities and conducting spirometry, biosamples (blood, urine, hair and nails) collection and administering structured questionnaire surveys in Mumbai.

Essential Qualifications & Experience: MSc/MTech in Environmental Science/ Engineering/ Management or Equivalent subject with at least 6 years of research experience in air pollution monitoring / epidemiology /community medicine. or PhD in Environmental Science/Engineering/ Atmospheric Science or Equivalent subject with at least 2 years of research experience in in air pollution monitoring / epidemiology /community medicine. 

Desirables:
1. Candidates with prior experience in spirometry assessment, conducting community surveys or laboratory chemical analysis of airborne particles will be preferred.
2. Candidates with fluency in Marathi or Kannada will be a huge advantage.
3. Willingness and commitment to work in a diverse team of professionals to achieve the project targets in a timely manner.
4. The candidate will require to travel 10-15% time to the field sites which will include urban neighbourhoods in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, and Mysuru.

Job Profile: Recruitment of study participants, Logistic planning, exposure data analysis, statistical models development, writing scientific articles, progress/ financial reports, assisting in administrative work (recruitment, procurement, conducting multi-partner meetings/workshops)

Pay Details: Consolidated salary Rs 49000 + HRA (if applicable)

Job Particulars

Who can apply Experienced (2 to 3+ Years)
Hiring Process Face to Face Interview
Employment TypeFull Time
Job Id1194057
Locality Address
Country India

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IIT Bombay, set up by an Act of Parliament, was established in 1958, at Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. Today the Institute is recognised as one of the centres of academic excellence in the country.
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