Project Research Scientists I Non Medical/ Project Technical Support III

Craft a career story that makes you proud! Every human, after all, is a greater possibility! Project Research Scientists I Non Medical / Project Technical Support III (Qualitative Researcher) Number of Vacancies: 8 (2 Senior Qualitative Researchers and 6 Qualitative Research Assistants) Primary Location: Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi) What is Community Empowerment Lab We, at Community Empowerment Lab, love to watch our people write their own stories stories of success and challenges, stories of connecting with communities, of serving mothers and children. Stories of serving our nation. So, who are we exactly We are a Not for Profit Research Organization working on the frontiers of maternal and neonatal health, serving some of the most vulnerable through innovations and leveraging cutting-edge scientific approaches in public health. We are driven by scientific evidence, national priority, and global public health challenges! Our mission revolves around empowering communities by providing them with evidence-based solutions to address their needs, thereby bridging the gap between communities and scientific knowledge. We adopt a grounds-up approach, engaging with communities to understand their requirements and co-designing solutions with scientific rigor. These solutions undergo trials and implementation research to ensure efficacy. The insights gained are then scaled up to influence state, national, and global policies and practices. Our focus lies at the intersection of newborn survival and maternal health, health system strengthening, and early childhood development, aligning all our initiatives to tackle both local and global challenges faced by newborns and mothers. We are Collaborative Centre of Excellence for Indian Council of Medical Research joining hands with several scientific research organizations pan-India to address numerous national priorities and building a future scientific workforce for the country! We are also an ICMR - Centre for Advanced Research for Neonatal and Maternal Health working on solutioning newborn survival! In Uttar Pradesh, we support UP National Health Mission as a newborn survival specialist through UP TSU (Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit). For more information please visit our website https://www.celworld.org What defines us as a team We are young, collegial, committed, and sensitive- a bunch of creative people which loves to do science with a compassionate heart. We believe in human goodness, unending capacities to grow as leaders, and finding meaning through their consistent efforts that often meet success and failure too. We believe in learning by doing! We believe in soiling our hands, doing science in the midst of the community, and keeping the community at centre! We are not merely desktop researchers. We value high-impact research publications and simultaneously bringing solutions to the doorstep of those who need them most! Our people drive the organization and contribute to mutual growth. Some really bright public health scientists, tech talent, management mavens, community organizers, and volunteers have kept us going for over twenty years now. We are ambitious, growing and we need many more of our tribe now. At CEL, we encourage people to pursue a career and a passion for public health service. What do you get The freedom to express your talent, the joy of watching the difference your work makes to our nation, and the reward of working with a vibrant, joyful team. Who are we looking for CEL is now looking for Qualitative Researchers. We are building a dedicated formative research team to gather deep, high-quality insights on maternal & child indicators influencing adverse health outcomes. Our Qualitative Researchers would primarily be responsible for conducting field-based qualitative research activities. This involves undertaking activities such as qualitative data collection (IDIs, FGDs, Direct Observations, etc.), transcription, analysis, documentation & presentation along with support in designing study tools, framing documents for ethical approval, reports, and manuscript writing. Your efficiency in coding and analyzing data along with the data team would be a significant asset. Our Researchers should be able to immerse themselves in the communities and the locations, which are the source of our primary data, for extended periods of time and ensure that primary data feeds into our research to co-design solutions. Our Senior Qualitative Researchers will be experienced and motivated professionals with, at least, 3 years of experience in qualitative research. They w .