Thursday, March 25, 2021

Call for Research Associate Positions at GIDR, Ahmedabad

  

Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad

Call for Research Associate Positions

 Applications are invited from suitable candidates for two posts of Research Associate (RA) to work on a national level collaborative research project titled "Institutional Changes for Rural Innovation: The Civic Space and the State in India, the 1980s through 2010s" sponsored by the Ford Foundation. The study explores how actors in the civic space, many using S&T/knowledge inputs and processes, engage with the state in its understanding of and action for supporting rural resource-based livelihoods and well-being. This also includes questions on how the state engages with a wide range of diverse production contexts, and rural small farmers/producers, processors, manufacturers therein. It explores and analyses the relationships between the state and CSOs, explaining the social relationships and evolution of these relationships in both.

Following are the eligibility criteria for the position:

  • i. M.A./M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Science Technology Society (STS) Studies/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Economics/ Development Studies)
  • ii. Good writing skills (proof required)
  • iii. Willingness to travel extensively across the country

Both are purely temporary positions for a period of 15 months and would be based mostly in Ahmedabad, New Delhi and for a period in Hyderabad. An RA would receive a consolidated salary of Rs. 30000 per month.

Candidates with experience in the social sciences related field work (data collection and data analysis) and report writing/publications in peer reviewed journals having good command over English will be preferred. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.  Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online.

Interested candidates should email their complete biodata along with proof of writing skills (articles, dissertation, etc.) to the following: chaitsi[@]gidr.ac.in with the title "Application for RA-ICRI."  Last date for application is April 26, 2021.

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