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Applications are invited for the following post in DST-CCP SPLICE sponsored project

Applications are invited for the following post in DST-CCP SPLICE sponsored project

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School of Social Sciences
Center for the Study of Regional Development
New Delhi -110067

  Dated:04/12/2017

Applications are invited for the following post in DST-CCP SPLICE sponsored project on "Himalayan Cryosphere: Science and Society" on purely temporary basis at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Research Associate (RA): 01 (One)

Essential Qualification: Ph. D. in Geography with expertise in glacial geomorphology, remote sensing and GIS; having research experience on climatological and hydrological data analysis. The candidates with UGC/ CSIR NET and having relevant research experience would be given preference.

Salary: As per the DST/JNU norms.

Applications are invited for the following post in Space Applications centre/ISRO Sponsored project on "Integrated Studies of Himalayan Cryosphere" on purely temporary basis at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Junior Research Fellow (RA): 01 (One)

Essential Qualification: Ph. D. in Geography and expertise in geomorphological mapping, glacial geomorphology, remote sensing and GIS; having research experience on climatological and hydrological analysis. The candidates with UGC/ CSIR NET and having relevant research experience would be given preference.

Salary: As per the SAC/ISRO/JNU norms

Applications are invited for the following post in Space Applications centre/ISRO Sponsored project on "Desertification and Land Degradation: Monitoring, Vulnerability Assessment and Combating Plans " on purely temporary basis at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Junior Research Fellow (JRF):  01 (One)

Essential Qualification: M.A./ M. Sc. in Geography with specialization in Physical Geography/Geology and knowledge of remote sensing and GIS, along with experience of working in similar projects . The candidates with UGC/ CSIR NET would be given preference.

Salary: As per the SAC/ISRO/JNU norms

The selected candidates will be appointed on purely temporary basis up to March 2018. The interested candidates may send their CVs, mentioning the name of post applied for, directly in the address mentioned below on or before December 25, 2017. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview through email and sms. No TA/DA is admissible for attending the interview.

Prof. Milap Chand Sharma
Room No. 119, CSRD, School of Social Sciences-III
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067.

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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.