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Applications for Research Associate position in CSMCH, SSS

Applications for Research Associate position in CSMCH, SSS

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CENTRE OF SOCIAL MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL SCIENCES BUILDING II, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI – 110067

Dated: 11th July 2023

Applications are invited for the position of Research Associate (2 positions) in the ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) funded major project “Risk, Vulnerability and Safety of Marginalized Children: Child Protection and Child Rights in Delhi (NCR)”.

Name of the Position: Research Associate - 2

Essential Qualifications: 1. Postgraduate in any Social Science discipline with minimum 55% marks.
2. PhD in Social Science with specialization in Child Protection/Child Rights

Desirable Qualifications: Candidate with experience of working with children, emergencies/ disasters, Data collection, presentation, and fieldwork, writing
skills.

Duration: Six months including field work in Delhi  ( Project Duration- 1st Aug. 2023 till 31st January 2024)

Salary: Rs. 20,000/- plus HRA per month

Interested candidates may kindly send their CV to the following email id latest by 22nd July 2023 –sunitareddyjnu@gmail.com

The last date for submission of applications for the candidates in 22nd July and the Interviews will be conducted on 25th July. Selected candidates will be informed via email. Please note no transport will be provided.

(Project Director)
Dr Sunita Reddy

Current Recruitment
Yes

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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.