National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research was established under the supervision of Indian Council of Medical Research. The centre aims to generate data on magnitude and patterns of cancer. The centre actually came into existence when the Indian Council of Medical Research Limited initiated a network of cancer registries across the country under the National Cancer Registry Programme. The centre is located or situated at IInd floor of Nirmal Bhawan, Bangalore. Sustaining and developing a national research database on cancer is one of the prime objective of the centre.

Job Profile:

Eligible Indian nationals are invited to apply for the following vacant positions of Scientist ‘D’, Scientist ‘C’ and Scientist ‘B’ in National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. The posts of Scientists are available in the disciplines of Medical, Programmer and Statistics.

1. Recruitment of Scientist ‘D’ (Medical/ Programmer):
No. of posts: Only 2 posts are available.
Age Limit: Maximum age limit set for the post is 45 years.
Educational Qulaification: MMBS or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 8 years experience or B.E. or B.Tech in concerned Electronics or Computer Science or Information Technology or Information Science.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 7600.

2. Recruitment of Scientist ‘C’ (Medical/ Programmer/ Statistics):
No. of posts: Only 3 posts are available.
Age Limit: Maximum age limit set for the post is 40 years.
Educational Qulaification: MMBS or equivalent from a recognized university with minimum 4 years experience or B.E. or B.Tech in concerned Electronics or Computer Science or Information Technology or Information Science.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 6600.

3. Recruitment of Scientist ‘B’ (Medical /Programmer/ Statistics):
No. of posts: Only 5 posts are available.
Age Limit: Maximum age limit set for the post is 35 years.
Educational Qulaification: MMBS or equivalent from a recognized university or B.Tech in concerned Electronics or Computer Science or Information Technology or Information Science.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 5400.

Application Fee:

Candidates are required to send the crossed Indian Postal Order of requisite application fee alongwith their application form. The amount of application for candidates is Rs. 100 (No fee is to be paid by the SC/ST/PH candidates as they have been exempted from the payment). The Indian Postal Order must be made payable to the Director-in-Charge, NCDIR, Bangalore.

How to apply: Applications must be made in the prescribed format only. Candidates applying for more than one post are required to send seperate application form for each post. Candidates are required to send the completely filled in application form alongwith the copies of required enclosures in an envelope only. The envelope should be superscribed with the name of the post applied for and it should be mailed or submitted to the following address:

Director-in-Charge,
National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR),
Nirmal Bhawan - ICMR Complex (II Floor), Poojanahalli,
Off NH-7, Adjacent to Trumpet Flyover of BIAL,
Kannamangala Post, Bangalore – 562110.

Contact Details:

National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR),
Nirmal Bhawan - ICMR Complex (II Floor), Poojanahalli,
Off NH-7, Adjacent to Trumpet Flyover of BIAL,
Kannamangala Post, Bangalore – 562110.

Last date to apply: 30 March 2012

For more information visit http://www.ncdirindia.org