Required an Ad hoc Associate Professor (One post) for School of Management and Labour Studies

The 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. The TISS offers 50 Master's Degree Programmes in a range of Socially relevant inter-disciplinary 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. The 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 School of Management and Labour Studies invites interested scholars located within and outside India to apply for the post of Associate Professor in Centre for Labour Studies. The post will be on contract basis for a period of one year initially and extendable based on performance of candidate and requirement by the Institute.

Pay Scale: PB Rs. 37400 - 67000 ; AGP Rs. 9000

ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Good academic record with a Ph. D. in Social Sciences / Management and active engagement in research with strong publications record.

A Masters Degree in Social Sciences / Management with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed).

A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry excluding the period of Ph.D. research with consistent engagement in basic and applied research with strong publications record. Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses, and technology mediated teaching learning process with evidence of having guided doctoral candidates and research students.

A minimum score of 300 points as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), set out in the UGC Regulation 2010 in Appendix III.

Desired Qualification:

Expertise in Applied Economics and Applied Econometrics;

Expertise in Evaluative Research

Last date of Receipt of Application: January 30, 2018.

Interview: The eligible candidates will be communicated by an e-mail and mobile phone to appear for the presentation and interview to be conducted at TISS, Mumbai. The presentation/interview is proposed in the second week of February 2018.

Application fee: The application fee of Rs. 1000/-be paid on-line. The SC/ST/PWD candidates will be waived from the application fee if they attach the required certificate to the online application form. The application will be valid only on receipt of the application fee for those who are required to pay. sFees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Other Conditions:

The Institute reserves the right to relax qualification of the candidate based on the work experience.

The institute reserves the right to invite persons for interview who may not have applied for as per the above procedure and not fill up the vacancy advertised.

Since applications received may be short listed, merely possessing the prescribed qualifications and the requisite experience would not entitle a person to be called for interview.

The post is unreserved, but candidates belonging to reserved category can apply.

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.

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

No TA / DA is payable for appearing for the interview.

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 along with this advertisement on Institute's website www.tiss.edu .

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

The selected candidate have to join the post within 15 days time.

Registrar