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Project Research Scientist – III (Non-Medical) (Project Evaluation)-ICMR MCACP Project

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Brief Description about the Project 

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is designed to support life during critical illness; however, in patients with advanced or terminal conditions, continued or escalated intensive interventions may offer limited benefit and instead prolong suffering for patients and families.

In India, organ-based protocols and parameter-based interventions in ICUs, along with the pro-life sociocultural expectations, gaps in prognostication communication-skills, defensive medical practices, and ambiguity around medico-legal frameworks, have all contributed to institution of non-beneficial disproportionate treatments in the terminally ill. Although there are guidelines developed jointly by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Association of Palliative Care, their implementation in routine ICU approach and practices remain inadequate. To address these gaps, the Multifaceted Comprehensive Appropriate Care Package (MCACP) is being developed as a structured, evidence-based framework integrating palliative care principles into ICU workflows.

This study aims to develop and pilot the MCACP in ICU setting to, use timely triggers, refine implementation strategies, identify facilitators and barriers, and assess preliminary outcomes, including quality of dying, family satisfaction, and care de-escalation practices. Focus will be on developing methods for appropriate and timely integration of structured palliative care to maintain care-continuum, and quality of life up to, and including the end-of-life period.

Project Research Scientist – III (Non-Medical) (Project Evaluation)

No. of Vacancy: one

Project start date:02/02/2026

Duration of the Project:2 years

Essential Qualification:

  • Master with research experience or a PhD degree  in Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, or related disciplines.
  • Experience in qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Working knowledge of Kannada and Microsoft 365 Office Suite.

Skills expected

  • Timeliness at all levels.
  • Disciplined, structured, System-based, solution-based approach.
  • Inclusive style of working.
  • Use of NVivo or MAXQDA.
  • Conduct Focused Group Discussion.
  • Familiarity with implementation science frameworks (e.g., CFIR, NPT).
  • Research rigour, Attention to Details.

Experience: Minimum 2 years

Preferred Language:English, Kannada and Hindi

Location: Bangalore

Salary: Rs.1,01,400 /- per month

Age Limit: 45 Years

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Lead the evaluation framework using implementation science tools such as the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Normalization Process Theory (NPT).
  • Design and conduct mixed-method evaluations, for the research projects assigned by the PI.
  • Evaluate the psychosocial aspects of interventions - patients and caregivers across settings - OP, IP & ICU
  • Document structured observations; transcribe stakeholder interviews in Kannada/English, (translate to English as needed), and pre-post comparisons of intervention outcomes, such as quality of life, quality of death & dying, family satisfaction, resource utilization, and costs.
  • Plan and conduct staff-training
  • Ensure data triangulation and integrity by validating qualitative and quantitative findings across stakeholders, including patients, families, ICU staff, and administrators.
  • Study of the cognitive, emotional experience, in caregivers, care-providers of the study population, contribute to the domains of interventions, apply, review and record.
  • Coordinate timely communication and follow-up across the pilot project-sites
  • Contribute to midline and endline analyses to inform programmatic and policy recommendations
  • Contribute to developing suitable methods to identify populations needing palliative approach, integrate and evaluate care
  • Contribute to assessing objectivity and rigor in evaluating implementation fidelity, ethical compliance, and the contextual adaptability of the MCACP intervention. This role ensures that the collected data is systematically analysed and that the impact of the intervention is accurately measured using both qualitative and quantitative metrics.
  • Contribute to drafting, reviewing, revising the manuscripts ensuing out of the research projects, until publication.

Interested candidates may send their Resume to:

The Principal Investigator

ICMR MCACP Implementation Research Project

SJRI

To Apply: E-mail cover letter and curriculum vitae with 3 references (names and email addresses / phone numbers) by on or before 15th January, 2026 hod.ppalliative@stjohns.in and cc to hr@sjri.res.in

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