Required Assistant Professors (Three Posts) for JTSDS

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) which was established in 1936 is a Deemed University fully funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India. TISS offers over 50 Masters' Degree Programmes from in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of Social Work, Social Sciences, Health, Management, Labour Studies, Habitat Studies and Rural Development from its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad Campuses. It has a strong M.Phil./Ph.D. Programme. A high degree of freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos and creativity in the Institute. TISS offers a very challenging but fulfilling academic environment and opportunities to scholars committed to creating a just society through education, generation of knowledge and field action.

The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) of the Institute requires two positions of Assistant Professors for its centres located with in it to be filled in on contract basis for one year, renewable, based on performance.

Centre for Geo-Informatics (GIS): (Assistant Professor One post)

The Centre for Geo-Informatics strives for excellence in education and focuses on land and water resources, urban studies, public health and policy studies, especially those relevant to Disaster Studies. It has lab facilities with didgital image processing, GIS softwares, and provides services to other Schools and Centres.

Centre for Disaster Management: (Assistant Professor two posts)

The Centre for Disaster Management strives for excellence in education and focuses on advancement in knowledge in Disaster Studies and promotion of positive practices in the broad domain of disaster management. The Centre works on diverse themes such as PDNA, eco-system management, habitat planning, psycho-social care, humanitarian logistics, public health and so on.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Good academic record with at least 55% of the marks or an equivalent grade of 'B' in the 7 point scale with letter grades O,A,B,C,D,E and F at the Masters Degree (or equivalent) level from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an acredited foreign university. A relaxation of 5% will be provided from 55% to 50% of the marks at the Masters level for the SC/ST/Differentially-abled category candidates, and to the Ph. D. Degree holders who have passed their Masters Degree prior to 19^th September 1991.

Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET. Candidates, who are, or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph. D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor in Universities/ Colleges/Institutions.

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION : February 20, 2018

Interview: Eligible candidates will be communicated by an e-mail and mobile phone to appear for a presentation, test of academic writing skills, and interview which will all be conducted at TISS.

APPLICATION FEE: The application fee of Rs. 1000/-be paid on-line. The application will be valid only on receipt of the application fee. Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

OTHER CONDITIONS:

The Institute reserves the right to

(a)

relax any of the requirements with reference to age and experience in exceptional cases and/or in the case of persons already holding comparable positions, on a regular basis, in a University/research institution of repute,

(b)

invite persons for interview who may not have applied for as per the above procedure, or to not to fill up the vacancy advertised;

(e)

since applications received may be short listed, merely possessing the prescribed qualifications and the requisite experience shall not entitle a person to be called for written test, making a presentation and interview

(f)

the Institute reserves the right to restrict the candidates to a reasonable number on the basis of qualification and experience higher than the minimum presribed as decided by the duly constituted Screening Committee

(g)

No queries or correspondence regarding issue of call letter for interview / selection of candidates for the post will be entertained at any stage and canvassing in any form is strictly prohibited and will lead to the candidate being debarred from consideration for the post.

(h)

Candidate under employment must bring No Objection Certificate from their employer to appear for presentation/ interview.

(i)

No TA / DA is payable for appearing for the interview

(j)

In case of any inadvertent error in the advertisement and in the process of recruitment, which may be detected at any stage, even after issue of appointment order, the Institute reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the candidate(s).

The candidates are requested to apply online through the link (Apply Now) provided alongwith this advertisement on the Institute's website at www.tiss.edu .

The candidates are requested to take a print of the acknowledgement of the online application and keep it for future reference.

Registrar