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Application for Research Assistants positions in CITD, SIS

Application for Research Assistants positions in CITD, SIS

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Centre for International Trade and Development,
School of International Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

Applications are invited for the post of two Research Assistants purely on tenure basis for a Major Research Project, sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi under the scheme of ICSSR Major Project (Vide Sanction Order File No. File No. ICSSR/RPD/MJ/2023-24/G/89).

Project Title: Multilateralism in the Global South: Mapping India’s Engagements with the UN, the G-20 and BRICS Plus      

The aim of the project is to examine multilateralism in the Global South with special reference to India’s interactions with the multilateral institutions.

Post/ Duration/ Honorarium

Research Assistants are expected to help the project directors in collecting the data, conducting the analyses and estimations (for quantitative parts of research), organising workshops, conducting interviews, running the website and some administrative follow ups. Their regular physical presence in the office would be required.

1. Research Assistant- 37,000 p.m. (As per ICSSR guidelines)
Total Duration: 10 months
Qualification:
Research Assistant: Post graduate/ PhD in Economics and related discipline with minimum 55% marks in MA. Preference would be given to applicants with knowledge of data extraction and handling, statistical and econometric analyses, usage of Stata and MS-office software, and having good writing skills.

2. Research Assistant – 37,000 p.m. (As per ICSSR guidelines)
Total duration: 10 months
Research Assistant: MA in History or International Relations /PhD in History/ International Relations with minimum 55% marks in MA. Preference would be given to applicants who have worked on multilateralism and have an understanding of IR and Russian politics.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are requested to send their CV through e-mail to  meetakm@gmail.com and rajan75jnu@gmail.com latest by 30/09/2024. Shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email informing the date of interview.

General Guidelines:
The post is purely temporary. The appointment may be terminated any time before the expiry of the stipulated period if the work is deemed to be unsatisfactory.
All original certificates should be produced for verification at the time of interview.

For any further assistance please contact:
Prof Meeta Keswani Mehra (meetakm@gmail.com)
Project Director – ICSSR (Major Research Project)
Centre for International Trade and Development,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

Current Recruitment
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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.