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[ecrea] Short Term (six months) Research Assistants/Research Associates Position at MICA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Sat Nov 08 20:43:07 GMT 2014



*Research Assistants/Research Associates*
General
Research Assistant/Research Associate will participate in a mix of academic, research and self-development tasks. 1. Provide assistance and support to faculty members in teaching and evaluation, development of courses and teaching material, research projects, MDPs etc. and undertake the material development and research work jointly with faculty members.

2. Assist the faculty in developing methodologies, implementation of research projects, importing data into analysis software, basic data analysis and generation of reports.

3. Develop process for completing projects and be responsible for producing and maintaining up-to-date documentation of such process.

4.    Assist in grant preparation.

5. Implement research design such as FGDs, experiments, gathering data, analysing data, keeping accurate records of experimental data and procedures, writing papers, preparing talks and PPTs for meetings and reviewing literature.

6. Attend seminars or meetings and document proceedings; present the results of research in seminars, posters, manuscripts, or other appropriate formats.

7. Research assistant/associate will be encouraged to write conference papers and pursue PhD during his/her tenure at the institute.
Media Studies
First class postgraduate in English literature, Media Studies, Communications or Humanities, having basic understanding of research methodology/methods. Should preferably have one or two year’s experience in any research organisation or media and must demonstrate excellent writing and editing skills.
Freshers with excellent academic record can also apply.
Remuneration
Research Assistants will be paid a stipend of Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25, 000 and Research Associates will be paid Rs. 25000 to Rs. 30,000 per month depending on qualification, experience, merit and performance in the interview. Candidates with exceptional experience and with good academic record will be given higher start.
Duration
Appointments will be made purely on contract basis for a period of six months initially and renewable.
How to Apply
Please email your applications to (careers /at/ micamail.in) <mailto:(careers /at/ micamail.in)> with subject line as “Application for Research Assistant”. Applications should have (a) covering letter (b) latest updated CV and (c) Copies of papers published/conference presentations. Applications can also be sent by post to: The Assistant Manager (HR), MICA, Shela, Ahmedabad – 380058.


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