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Applications for one Research Assistant position in SIS

Applications for one Research Assistant position in SIS

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School of International Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant (ONE Post) position in an ICSSR-funded project.

The details are provided below.

Title of the Project

Civilizational factors in India’s Cultural Diplomacy: A study of the influence of Hinduism in the United States, 1970-2020.

Essential Qualification

PhD/M.Phil/ Postgraduate in the Social Sciences Discipline with 55% minimum.

Preference

PhD/M.Phil/ Postgraduate in Political Science/ International Relations

Consolidated emoluments per month

37,000/- (fixed)

No of position

1

Duration of appointment

Initial 3 months and extendable up to 6 months based on the satisfactory report

Mode of selection

Candidates will be shortlisted based on their qualifications, followed by a personal online interview. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be emailed to appear in the online interview.

Applications received till

5:00 PM, 31st Dec 2024.

Date of Interview

The interview date will be communicated later only to the shortlisted candidates.

How to apply?

Dr. Abhishek Srivastava,

Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament (CIPOD)

School of International Studies,

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Email  abhisheks@mail.jnu.ac.in  with an updated CV and contact number.

Current Recruitment
No

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.