Advertisement No: TISS/ADVT/PAT/Postdoc/APRIL 2017

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) which was established in 1936 is a Deemed University fully funded by the University Grant Commission (UGC), Government of India. The TISS offers several degree programmes in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of social sciences. The TISS offers a very challenging but fulfilling academic environment to faculty committed to creating a just society through education, generation of knowledge and field action.

The Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna which is an extension of the TISS Mumbai was inaugurated in March 2016 for undertaking research, field action programmes and limited teaching. In the last one year, it has made migration a niche area of its academic activities by initiating research projects, a lecture series, an orientation course and publications. Under the broad research area of migration, the following are the priority research segments: a) trends and patterns of migration; b) urbanisation and labour processes; c) Green Revolution and migration; d) popular movements; e) culture; f) child labour; g) caste, gender, identities and processes of formation of subjectivities; h) refugee, citizen and state; and i) policy and governmentality.

TISS invites applications for one (1) position of Post Doctoral Fellow for its Patna Centre. The post will be filled on contract basis for a period of one year extendable up to one more year. The position carries a monthly fellowship of Rs. 50,000.

Apart from research and publication on one or more areas of migration as mentioned above, the fellow is also expected to contribute in setting up a digital archive on migration, teach in an orientation course on migration, give/organise seminar, and contribute in other academic activities of the Patna Centre.

Essential qualification and experience for Post Doctoral Fellow:

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 in Social Sciences / Humanities or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. A relaxation of 5% will be provided from 55% to 50% of the marks at the Masters level for the SC/ST/differently-abled category candidates, and to the Ph.D. Degree holders who have passed their Masters Degree prior to 19th September 1991.

Candidates must 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.

Candidates with research experience as evidenced by existing publications or potential to publish in top peer-reviewed journals will be given preference.

The Candidates will be required to attach a proposal of the research they would like to conduct during their Post Doctoral Fellowship.

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.

Application fee: The application fee is Rs. 500/-which is to be paid online. 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. Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Other Conditions:

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 posts are 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.

Last date of receipt of online application: April 25, 2017.

Interviews are proposed in the 2^nd week of May 2017 at TISS Mumbai or Patna. The selected Candidate is expected to join within a month of her/his selection.

Registrar