JIPMER seeks a medical research scientist for its multicentre SAFE-FEED trial
JIPMER's Neonatology department has one contractual Medical Research Scientist-I vacancy for the ICMR-funded SAFE-FEED trial. The role coordinates participating centres, recruitment, study documentation and data quality, with travel across India.
Recruitment overview
| Organisation | Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research |
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| Post / role | JIPMER Project Research Scientist-I Medical — SAFE-FEED Trial |
| Notification / job ID | Project ID ICMR/2026/02804, dated 23 October 2026 |
| Job location | Puducherry, with travel to participating centres across India |
| Work arrangement | On-site |
| Educational qualification | MBBS / MD / PhD, as listed for the Medical Scientist post in the notice |
| Experience required | At least one year of neonatal/paediatric clinical-research or trial experience desirable |
| Salary / stipend | ₹67,000 per month plus admissible HRA |
| Last date to apply | 10 November 2026, 5 pm IST |
SAFE-FEED clinical research opportunity
JIPMER's Department of Neonatology has one Project Research Scientist-I Medical vacancy for the ICMR-funded SAFE-FEED trial. The latest notice is dated 23 October 2026 and lists a likely duration of 36 months. This is an externally funded contract research position under Dr. Usha Devi R, not a regular JIPMER clinical faculty appointment. Its main focus is coordinating a multicentre trial and maintaining consistent study implementation across participating hospitals.
Medical qualification and preferred experience
The essential field in the official notice is written MBBS/MD/PhD for this medical post. Applicants should read that wording in the medical-research context and obtain clarification if relying on a doctoral qualification rather than assume any subject's PhD qualifies. At least one year of clinical research/trial experience, preferably neonatal or paediatric, is desirable. Multicentre work, trial randomisation, REDCap and good English/Tamil communication are relevant preferred strengths.
Coordination and participant monitoring
The Scientist manages day-to-day trial activity at the coordinating centre and works with participating investigators to implement a common protocol. Responsibilities include site initiation, investigator training and meetings, tracking screening, recruitment, enrolment and follow-up, and monitoring study timelines. The role also helps protect protocol adherence and consistent procedures. Candidates should expect coordination responsibilities extending beyond the immediate Puducherry team, including travel to participating centres across India.
Data quality, research governance and project administration
The notice includes oversight of randomisation and allocation-concealment procedures, data integrity, central monitoring, source-data verification and follow-up of protocol deviations. The Scientist coordinates regulatory documentation and progress reports, supports budget monitoring and utilisation statements, and assists study-equipment/consumable procurement under institutional procedures. Analysis, interpretation and dissemination of findings are also part of the role. This combination calls for careful documentation as well as clinical-research understanding.
Pay, age and contract limits
Monthly remuneration is ₹67,000 plus admissible HRA. The stated age limit is 35. The likely project duration is 36 months, but engagement remains dependent on external funding and can be extended or curtailed by the project investigator under the notice's conditions. It does not confer any right to a regular institutional post. Applicants should therefore distinguish the likely study period from an unconditional guarantee of employment for its entire duration.
How to email a complete application
Send the attached prescribed application, CV and supporting certificates scanned as one PDF to [email protected] by 10 November 2026 at 5 pm IST. Name the post in the subject and follow the specified Candidate-name_Post-name_year_application filename format. The form asks for educational history, previous employment and an account of prior work. A CV alone, without the form and certificates, is not accepted. Include an active email and mobile number.
Selection and published evaluation topics
Shortlisting uses the application, CV and documentary evidence. The notice provides for a written test and interview. Topics include clinical research methodology, randomised trials, randomisation procedures, GCP, ethics, neonatal/paediatric research, basic biostatistics, REDCap/data management, multicentre coordination and interpretation of findings. Interview arrangements are communicated later; the investigator can use in-person or video mode under the stated terms. No TA/DA is paid, and any video participant must arrange a suitable device and connection.
Research application guidance
Use a concrete example of how you coordinated recruitment, resolved a data query, supported a monitoring visit or protected protocol adherence. Explain what you did personally and how the action was documented, avoiding disclosure of confidential patient information. The form asks about willingness to travel; answer in light of nationwide site work. Any future project-PhD possibility requires separate institutional approval and selection and is not guaranteed by appointment to this position.
Important links
| Official notification / job description | Open official page |
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| Official application / recruitment page | Open official page |
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