Consultant/Senior Consultant – Urban Health Systems | IIHS Bangalore

Job Fields and Important Details

FieldsDescription
Position IIHS Bangalore
OrganisationConsultant/Senior Consultant - Urban Health Systems
CountryIndia
CityBangalore
No of Vacancies01
Project NameN/A
Skills and Qualifications

IIHS seeks a person to join and help consolidate and extend our urban health systems research and practice portfolio. Within a broad adherence to the social determinants of health approach, we are looking for scholars and practitioners whose work takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the urban health systems, with a focus on primary care. IIHS’ approach to urban health systems focuses on institutional, governance, spatial, and community-based approaches to urban health systems with a focus on heath’s intersections with informal work, housing, sanitation, and urban infrastructures, as well as with the delivery of social protection mechanisms.

ExperienceThe position ideally requires a Ph.D. or MD, preferably in public health, medicine, urban planning, sociology, economics, development studies, among others, though all candidates with proven research and practice track records in urban health will be considered. Candidates with strong records of practice and consultancy in health systems will also be considered. Teaching experience is a plus though not required. Applicants must have a strong publication record. Ideal applicants will have experience of leading medium and large-scale research projects in Indian cities.
SalaryAs per industry standards

Organisation Details

IIHS is a unique platform for academics, researchers, trainers, practitioners, and policy makers from India and internationally to work collaboratively towards the urban transformation of global cities and regions. At IIHS, you will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to understand urban issues comprehensively, solve complex real-life challenges of urbanization on the ground, and engage with difficult questions at the frontiers of human knowledge.

Job Description

Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Supervising current projects, especially on-going ethnographic studies of the role of NCDs in low income settlements in Bengaluru;
• Being a part of the project teams in Delhi and Bengaluru, undertaking field-based research on intersections between informal work, social protection and maternal and child health;
• Building IIHS’ urban health portfolio through new projects, mentoring and internal capacity building;
• Participation in incorporating urban health perspectives into on-going IIHS projects;
• Curriculum development and teaching on urban health in both short and long-term academic programmes; training and/or assisting in training on relevant modules in IIHS’ executive education (capacity building) programmes;
• Participating in all activities of Institution-Building at IIHS; carrying out tasks as assigned by IIHS; and travelling on IIHS work within or outside the country as and when needed.

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How to Apply

IIHS is an equal opportunity employer that encourages women, people with disabilities, and those from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications to apply for positions.

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