LGBRIMH Senior Resident Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online

LGBRIMH is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, located at Tezpur, Assam. The post is part of the multi-centric research project "HEADS – Human-in-the-loop Evaluation of Assisted Depression Screening", funded by the Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom. The project's participating institutions are NIMHANS, Bengaluru (lead institution), IIT Kharagpur and LGBRIMH, Tezpur. Its aim is to develop and evaluate a multilingual, human-in-the-loop, AI-based system for assisting depression assessment, using recorded clinical interviews, automatic speech recognition, machine translation and clinician-led diagnostic reasoning. LGBRIMH, Tezpur, is the implementing site for this notice.

The notice lists one post with 4 vacancies. It does not give a category-wise break-up, and it states that the number of posts is provisional and may be increased or decreased as per project requirements, without assigning any reason.

Only Indian nationals may apply. All eligibility conditions (qualification, registration, age and experience) are reckoned as on the last date of receipt of applications. Registration and DNB conditions: Valid registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC) or a State Medical Council. It must be valid on the last date of receipt of applications and at the time of joining. For DNB candidates, verification/equivalence of the DNB qualification by NBEMS is as per the prevailing rules and notifications in force. Desirable qualifications: Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing Assamese and/or Bengali, considered crucial for local patient recruitment, clinical interviewing and data collection at the Tezpur site. Experience in psychiatric interviewing and clinical research. Experience in administering structured and semi-structured instruments such as QuickSCID-5 and PHQ-9. Experie

The consolidated emolument is ₹1,38,659/- per month, as per the approved project budget and the MoU. It is fixed under the approved project budget. No other allowance, benefit or pay-linked component is admissible over and above it, except as expressly provided in the project sanction. Tenure: initially for 1 (one) year, extendable up to 24 months or the project duration, whichever is earlier, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Extension beyond the first year is subject to periodic performance review, project requirements and availability of funds from the funding agency. Nature of engagement: purely contractual, temporary and project-funded, and co-terminus with the project. It gives no right or claim to regular appointment, absorption or continuation in LGBRIMH or in any other project or post of the Institute. Full-time work: appointees work exclusively and

The selected Senior Residents work under the supervision of the Site Principal Investigator at LGBRIMH and are required, inter alia, to: Conduct structured psychiatric assessments and clinical interviews of study participants using standardised tools, including QuickSCID-5 and PHQ-9, in accordance with the approved study protocol. Undertake audio-recording of clinical interviews and ensure the secure storage, handling, transfer and de-identification of all participant interview data, as per the project's data management plan. Carry out diagnostic and clinical reasoning annotation of recorded interviews, and perform quality control of Assamese/Bengali transcriptions and their translations. Participate in inter-rater reliability and harmonisation exercises, multi-centric research meetings (physical/virtual), and training programmes organised by the lead and partner institutions. Contribute

Updated Curriculum Vitae with contact details, email ID and mobile number, and a statement of languages known (speak/read/write). Recent passport-size colour photograph. Proof of date of birth (Class X Certificate / Admit Card / Birth Certificate). Marksheets and degree certificates of MBBS and the Postgraduate Degree/Diploma (MD / DNB / Diploma in Psychiatry). Valid registration certificate of the NMC / State Medical Council; for DNB holders, supporting documents as per NBEMS rules. Experience certificates, including evidence of clinical research, structured-instrument administration or data-related work, if any. Caste/Category Certificate in the prescribed GoI format, if claiming age relaxation. No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the present employer, if employed in Government/PSU/Autonomous Body. It may also be produced at the time of interview.

Candidates presently employed in Central/State Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies must submit an NOC at the time of interview, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear. No Travelling Allowance / Dearness Allowance is paid for appearing in the interview. Selected candidates must produce all original documents for verification at the time of joining. Candidature is liable to be cancelled at any stage if any information is found false or incorrect. Appointees must keep participant and project data confidential and comply with the approved study protocol, Institutional Ethics Committee conditions, ICMR National Ethical Guidelines and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They must sign a confidentiality/non-disclosure undertaking at joining, and any breach leads to immediate termination. Canvassing in any form disqualifies the candidate