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Application are invited for the following positions on contract basis in UNICEF-Project at IEG

Application are invited for the following positions on contract basis in UNICEF-Project at IEG

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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi University

UNICEF-CNNS Projects

 

Application are invited for the following positions on contract basis in UNICEF-Project at IEG

 

Position

Consultants

Role & Responsibilities
  • Research and analysis of the project themes and topics identified by the PI.
  • The Consultant will be actively engaged in development of research products, research publications, and project dissemination and communication strategy.
  • The Consultants will carry out technical analysis and prepare manuscripts for publications.

Qualifications

Essential :

  • The Consultant is expected to have a good academic record with PhD in relevant health related discipline or equivalent degree from an accredited Indian or foreign university.
  • The candidate should have good skills in writing, computer use, and knowledge of statistical packages.

 

Desirable :

  • At least 5 years of experience in the field of Public Health/ Nutrition/ Data Management/ Supply Chain Management / Epidemiology /  Statistics / Economics / Population Science/Institutional Capacity Building / Clinical Nutrition / Nutrition Communication And Related Fields

Salary

Rs. 80,000 – 160,000 per month; depending on the skills and experience of the candidates.

Position

Junior Consultants / Research Assistants

Role & Responsibilities
  • Research and analysis of the project themes and topics identified by the PI. The Junior Consultant / Research Assistants will assist the consultants to carry out technical analysis and prepare manuscripts for publications.
  • The Junior Consultant / Research Assistants is expected to have a good academic record with at the Master’s Degree level in relevant health related discipline or equivalent degree from an accredited Indian or foreign university.

Qualifications

Essential :

  • Good academic record with at the Master’s Degree level in relevant health related discipline or equivalent degree from an accredited Indian or foreign university. Persons with an M.Phil /Ph.D. in health related discipline will be given preference as Junior Consultant. 
  • The candidate should have good skills in writing, computer use, and knowledge of statistical packages. Published work in the area of health systems or public health is desirable.

Salary

Rs. 35,000 – 75,000 per month; depending on the skills and experience of the candidates.

 

All positions stated above are on contractual basis initially for the period of 3 months subject to Project funding.

 

The candidates who are already working in any organization must send their application through proper channel. The Institute reserves the right not to fill up the positions  if the circumstances so warrant.  Other things being equal, SC/ST/OBC candidates will be preferred. The Institute might consider eligible persons who may not have applied.

 

Applications with full details with subject line indicating position applied for, self-attested copies of certificates, mark sheets with names of three referees along with copies of 5 best publications for the posts of Consultants and copies of 3 best publications for the posts of Junior Consultants should reach the Academic Programmes Officer, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi Enclave, Delhi 110007 (Email:sushil@iegindia.org) latest by May 27, 2019.

 

 

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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.