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Understanding Pregnancy Nutrition and Health Care among women in Rural areas and Urban slums of Uttar Pradesh: A Longitudinal Study.

Understanding Pregnancy Nutrition and Health Care among women in Rural areas and Urban slums of Uttar Pradesh: A Longitudinal Study.

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Research Investigator (01), Associate (01)
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Center for Studies in Regional Development (CSRD)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Application for Research Associate and Research Investigator Recruitment 2016

No. of Positions: 02
Applications were invited for the following post(s) on purely temporary basis in the ICSSR funded project titled "Understanding Pregnancy Nutrition and Health Care among women in Rural areas and Urban slums of Uttar Pradesh: A Longitudinal Study".

Research Investigator (01)

Salary: Rs…@10500/- (consolidated)

Duration: The project is valid for a period of one and half years. The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis initially for a period of 6 months or till his service are required by the Project Director or till the validity of the project, whichever is earliest.

Essential Qualifications: Candidate should have Master Degree in any of the Social Science discipline

Desirable Qualifications: Prior experience in relevant field and having expertise in data collection and field coordination. Candidate should have good exposure of Hindi and local language.

Job Requirements: Field visits and data collection.

Associate (01)

Salary: Rs…@16000/- (consolidated)

Duration: The project is valid for a period of one and half years. The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis initially for a period of 6 months or till his service are required by the Project Director or till the validity of the project, whichever is earliest.

Essential Qualifications: Master Degree in any discipline.

Desirable Qualifications: Prior experience in relevant field and having expertise in data handling and office work. Having knowledge of statistical software i.e. STATA, SPSS, CS-PRO and sound knowledge of MS-Office.

Job Requirements: Assistance in office work, data entry, questionnaire cross checking for quality and completeness, writing the project report.

The applicants should send a C.V. (indicating name, date of birth/age, address, essential/ technical/professional qualifications, experience, research work, list of published books/articles) to Dr. Srinivas Goli, Project Director, Centre for Study of Regional Devlopment (CSRD), School Social Sciences (SSS-3), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, on or before 10 April, 2016. Preferably to his Email ID: sirispeaks2u@gmail.com

Dr. Srinivas Goli
Assistant Professor
Population Studies
Center for Studies in Regional Development (CSRD)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi

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