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Application for Research Associate and Research Assistant posts

Application for Research Associate and Research Assistant posts

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Centre for the Study of Regional Development
School of Social science-III
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi- 110 067
 

CALL FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (1) & RESEARCH ASSISTANT (1)

FOR A ICSSR FUNDEDPROJECT

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (1)& RESEARCH ASSISTANT (1) purely temporary tenured position in the under mentioned project based initially for one year or up to completion of the project sponsored by ICSSR, under the Project Director Prof. Kaushal Kumar Sharma, CSRD/ SSS-III, JNU, New Delhi; Project Co-director Dr. Sanjeev Sharma, CSRD/ SSS-III, JNU, New Delhi and Dr. Arun K. Tripathi,  KMC, Delhi University.

Post Title :      RESEARCH ASSOCIATE             One Post
                          RESEARCH ASSISTANT              One Post

Title of the project :              Geographical Analysis of Migration (within India) and Livelihood Options along China Border Villages of Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh: A Threat to Internal Security

Fellowship amount:

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE             Rs 20,000/- plus HRA

RESEARCH ASSISTANT              Rs 15,000/- Consolidated

(In case the performance of the selected candidate is not found to be satisfactory, the fellowship can be terminated).

Eligibility requirements:

MA/ MSc/MPhil/PhD (Geography)/ Social Sciences with NET

Desirable:

  1. Knowledge of Statistics (SPSS software), Remote Sensing & GIS
  2. Proficiency in Hindi and English language. Proven record of writing skills
  3. Working field experience in the mountain and high altitude areas

How to Apply: Interested candidates with the above mentioned qualification can send the applications giving detailed information about the educational qualifications, research experience and published research papers if any, by 12.11.2018 (last date), to the Project Director, Prof. Kaushal Kumar Sharma, Room No. 444, Centre for the Study of the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences-III, JNU, New Delhi via email: kaushalkumar@mail.jnu.ac.in/ sanjeevsharma@mail.jnu.ac.in

Please mention for RESEARCH ASSOCIATE / RESEARCH ASSISTANT in the subject line. Please note that only qualified and suitable candidates will be called for interview to be held at Room No. 444, Centre for the Study of the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences-III, JNU, New Delhi  in the Third Week of  November, 2018 and no TA/DA will be paid for the interview.

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.