Applications are invited for the Contractual Posts in ICMR under the Project Artificial intelligence-based tool for detection of Breast & Oral cancer in ICAge LimitMR. The last date for application is May 31, 2023.

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The Indian Council of Medical Research, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination, and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world.

Posts

Consultant (AI Expert)

Job Description

The consultant appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for:

  • Training, guiding, supervising, and assisting AI engineers, data scientists, and application developers in the development of a deployable and serviceable algorithm and application based on digital images.
  • Development of minimal viable product from model development to model testing.
  • Creating a user interface to display an in-depth view of the models.
  • Testing and deploying the models.
  • Implementation & application monitoring.
  • Looking over the overall needs of the AI project.
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Professionals having M.Sc./ MTech/ PhD. or a relevant postgraduate degree with experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Professionals having B.Sc./ BTech or a relevant graduate degree with proven extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Retired Government employees drawing pay in a minimum pay band Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade pay of 5400/-at the time of retirement and having adequate working experience in the required domain/field.
  • Desired Skills
    • Proven experience in the formulation of artificial intelligence tools and applications for health.
    • Skills required: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, R, Python, and cloud technology.
    • Experience in medical image analysis.
    • Ability to lead and work in a team.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 70 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 70,000/- per month (consolidated).

Consultant (Application Developer)

Job Description

The consultant appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for:

  • Maintaining web portal, and database, and being efficient in data management and analysis.
  • Formulating a design strategy to draw out a workable application design and coding parameters with the essential functionalities.
  • Developing working models to streamline the process.
  • Supervising and conducting the performance test and trials.
  • Deployment and installation of the applications to demonstrate the successful performance of the software.
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Professionals having M.Sc./ MTech/ PhD. or a relevant postgraduate degree with experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Professionals having B.Sc./ BTech or a relevant graduate degree with proven extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Retired Government employees drawing pay in a minimum pay band Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade pay of 5400/-at the time of retirement and having adequate working experience in the required domain/field.
  • Desired Skills
    • Able to effectively work in web application development and database designing.
    • Experience in designing computer and mobile-based applications.
    • Experience in Data Management.
    • Skills required: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, R, Python, and cloud technology.
    • Candidates must have good communication skills.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 70 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs. 70,000/- per month (consolidated).

Scientist ‘D’ – Data scientist

Job Description

Scientist D appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for:

  • Preparing, cleaning, transforming, and exploring data before analysis.
  • Data mining to generate new information.
  • Making the choice and implementing an appropriate machine-learning algorithm
  • Using statistical modeling and machine learning techniques to measure and improve the outcome of a model.
  • Tuning and optimizing model hyperparameters.
  • Using analytical methods and machine learning models to identify trends, patterns, and correlations in datasets.
  • Collaborating with data analysts, AI engineers, and pathologists
  • Communicating the insights to pathologists and AI engineers
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Professionals having M.Sc./ MTech/ Ph.D. or a relevant graduate/ post-graduate degree with experience in computer science/ Data Science/ Data Analytics/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ bioinformatics or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Professionals having B.Sc./ BTech or a relevant graduate degree with proven extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
  • Desired Skills
    • Proven experience in Python/ R/ Prolog / MYSQL Programming Languages.
    • Proven experience in the formulation of Artificial Intelligence tools and Applications.
    • Proven working knowledge of statistical software like SPSS etc.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 45 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs 60,960/per month (consolidated).

Scientist ‘D’ – Artificial Intelligence Expert

Job Description

Scientist D appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for:

  • Creating and deploying AI algorithms to function.
  • Developing Application programming interface to integrate data products and sources into applications.
  • Using Docker technologies to create deployable versions of the model.
  • Building Infrastructure as Code – Ensure that the environments created during model development and training can be replicated with ease for the final AI-based solution.
  • Developing and maintaining architecture using leading AI frameworks.
  • Using tools like GIT and TFS for continuous integration and versioning control to track model iterations and other code updates.
  • Testing and deploying models
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Professionals having M.Sc./ MTech/ Ph.D. or a relevant graduate/ post-graduate degree with experience in computer science/ Data Science/ Data Analytics/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ bioinformatics or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
    • Professionals having B.Sc./ BTech or a relevant graduate degree with proven extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence / Data Science/ CSE/ IT/ ECE/ Biomedical engineering or related discipline with research and development experience and published papers.
  • Desired Skills
    • Proven experience in the formulation of artificial Intelligence tools and applications for health.
    • Experience in medical image analysis.
    • Ability to work in a team.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 45 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs 60,960/ per month (consolidated).

Project Officer

Job Description

  • Project Officer appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for the following and will be stationed at the coordinating center:
  • Managing administrative and financial components of the project.
  • Coordinating meetings, and draft minutes.
  • Providing support for writing E-mails.
  • Assisting the Scientists with database maintenance.
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Graduate in any discipline with 5 years experience in administration /finance and accounts work.
  • Desired Skills
    • Knowledge of file management and office work.
    • Knowledge and experience of budget-related work.
    • Experience in administrative & accounts works, and e-office file handling.
    • Proven knowledge of procurement, financial clearance, and handling multi-centric projects.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 30 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs 32,000/ per month (consolidated).

Data entry operator – Grade C

Job Description

DEO appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for the following.

  • Keeping a written and digital record of the number of slides, forms, and questionnaires received from collaborating institutes.
  • Labeling and assigning slide numbers to the slides received
  • Entering data from patient recruitment questionnaires and cytopathology requisition forms into Excel sheets etc.
  • Providing support for writing E-mails.
  • Updating the database in real-time.
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • Bachelor’s degree in computer application / IT / Computer Science from a recognized institution/ university.
  • Desired Skills
    • A speed test of not less than 15000 key depressions per hour through speed test on a computer Experience in writing mail, handling Excel sheets, entering data into Excel, and managing and updating the data to a cloud database.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 30 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs 31,000/ per month (consolidated).

Project Technician-II

Job Description

Project Technician appointed under this research scheme would be responsible for:

  • Coordinating the activities of receiving and shipping back slides to and from the collaborating institutes.
  • Labeling and assigning slide numbers to the slides received.
  • Providing support for writing E-mails, and making phone calls to the collaborators.
  • Scanning the cytopathology slides on a digital microscope.
  • Keeping a written and digital record of the number of slides, forms, and questionnaires received from collaborating institutes.
  • Essential Qualification& Experience:
    • High school* or equivalent with five years experience in the medical diagnostic laboratory from a government institution or recognized institute or certificate of one-year training in medical laboratory technology.
    • DMLT will be treated as 2 year’s experience.
    • BSc will be treated as 3 year’s experience.
  • Desired Skills
    • Working knowledge of histopathology and cytopathology staining.
    • Proven experience working in a clinical diagnostic pathology lab would be preferred (experience certificate required).
    • Candidate should be hard-working and eager to learn.
  • Age Limit: Not exceeding 28 Years of age.
  • Monthly Emoluments: Rs 17,000/ per month (consolidated).

How to Apply?

Interested Candidates can apply online to the specific posts by visiting here.

Important Notes

  • The candidates should upload one set of photocopies of self-attested documents viz. (Academic Degrees/Certificates, Professional Degrees/Certificates, Experience, Aadhar Card, Caste Certificate (if applicable) a single PDF file. The applications not in the prescribed format will be summarily rejected.
  • The contractual appointment will be made initially for one year and extendable till the completion of the project based on performance.
  • Separate application forms should be submitted if a candidate wishes to apply for more than one post.
  • The recruited project staff are eligible for leave as per project rules and will have to give an undertaking at the time of joining.
  • The interviews for the advertised posts will be conducted physically, in-person mode, the date of which shall be intimated later via email to the shortlisted candidates only.
  • The conditions for employment will be the same as that of the ICMR project staff on a contract basis. Candidates working/have worked under projects in ICMR institutes/centers will be given ‘One time’ age relaxation, as per the Institute rules and regulations.
  • Age, qualification, experience, etc. will be reckoned on the last date of submission of the application form. Age relaxation will be applicable as per GOI rules.
  • Hostel accommodation of any kind is not available at the Institute.

Deadline

The last date for application is May 31, 2023.

Contact

For any query, please contact:

  • niprecruitmentcell[at]gmail[dot]com.

Click here to view the official notification of the Contractual Posts in ICMR, New Delhi.