Brief on the Organization:
The Institute of Public Health Sciences Hyderabad (IPHSH) is a society registered under Telangana
society’s registration Act 2001 and is managed by an empowered governing board comprising of
corporate leaders, civil society representatives and eminent academic and scientific leaders. IPHSH’s core mission areas include: establishing and governing the Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad for developing public health workforce; advancing public health research and technology; and strengthening health systems through evidence informed practice and policy.
The Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Hyderabad commenced with a mission to deliver public health education, pursue research and advocacy and support policy development. It lays strong emphasis on pursuing public health policy, practice, training and research, positioning its programmes according to the public health priorities of the state and the nation. The institute has brought together a highly qualified and diverse faculty of nationally and internationally trained and extremely motivated public health academics and practitioners. It aims to create an environment that supports excellence in instruction, research and practice. The Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad (IIPH-H) as an arm of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) aims to strengthen Public Health in India. The governance of IIPH Hyderabad is managed by a locally empowered society called the Institute of Public Health Sciences Hyderabad (IPHSH).
To facilitate the process of transparent and evidence informed decision making in the field of health, Government of India has created an institutional arrangement called the Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) under the Department of Health Research (DHR). HTAIn is entrusted with the responsibility to collate and where needed generate evidence related to the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of medicines, devices and health programs using the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) approach. Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad has been selected as a hub of HTAIn with the mandate of carrying out HTA for government and various other relevant agencies in that region.
Deliverables:
- Review of literature—scoping, descriptive and systematic review with meta-analysis
- Develop and write HTA project proposals
- Write reports and manuscripts
- Present project brief at ethical and technical committees
- Provide overall leadership to HTA projects
- Carry out other related activities assigned by PI and other investigators
- Liaise With government health department and related agencies such as National Health Mission and HTAIn secretariat
- Budgeting
- Facilitating data analysis and management of data repository
Essential:
- PhD/Masters in Public Health OR PhD/MSc Epidemiology or any equivalent master’s degree.
Desirable:
- Publication in reputed peer-reviewed journals will be given weightage Masters or PhD candidates with an MBBS from reputed institutes as graduate degree will be given preference.
Essential:
- Managing Public Health projects or programmes, post-degree, at middle
public health professional level for 5 years - For PhD in Public Health or Epidemiology or for other deserving candidates experience can be relaxed provided the PhD/Master’s thesis was aligned to any public health project or programme and there are publication(s) from it Competence at biostatistics with fluent use of statistical software (preferably R and STATA)
- Excellent Liaoning skills with various government agencies and other stakeholders of health technology assessment
- Minimum 2 peer reviewed publications
Desirable:
- MS Office, STATA, R, Rayyan, Treeage
Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to vacancies@iiphh.org Please mention the exact Position Code (IIPHH-RA-004-2025) in the email subject line and fill the
application form:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.
Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 11 Aug 2025
Remarks:
- Candidates should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a commitment to high quality graduate / post-graduate education.
- Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
- Persons employed in Government/Semi-Government Organization or Educational Institutions in India must apply through proper channel.
- IIPHH reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all available positions.
- The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding credentials.
- No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding any delays, conduct & result of interview and reasons for not being called for not being called for interview.
- Please note that Annual Salary (CTC) will commensurate with available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.
“IIPHH reserves the sole right to alter/modify/cancel the entire selection process or the position or the vacancy or to disqualify any candidature at any stage of the selection process”.
Women are encouraged to apply!