Position: Research Assistant – Management

Location: Kolkata

Reports to: Prof. Saravana Jaikumar, Assistant Professor, Marketing Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Education Qualification: Any Post Graduate. M.B.A./ M.A. in Literature/ M.Phil/ UGC NET Qualified will be preferred

Work Experience: Not Mandatory. 1-2 years will be preferred

Pay: INR 20,000 - INR 25,000. Higher pay may be considered for suitable candidates with relevant work experience

Nature of Appointment: 3 months. May be extended periodically depending on performance and requirement

Role and Responsibilities:

We're looking for an energetic person having interest to work in various academic research activities.

Roles and Responsibilities: Owning and delivering the research project deliverables including and not limited to the following:

  • Conducting literature reviews on desired topics
  • Secondary data gathering from various internet sources and archival data
  • Scheduling and Conducting in-depth interviews with research participants
  • Transcribing the interviews and preparing key summaries
  • Data collection through surveys, questionnaires etc.
  • Academic Content writing and proof reading
  • Visiting field and taking field notes, if necessary
  • Supporting in other research related activities as required

Desired Skill Sets

  • 1-2 years of prior academic research experience
  • Good performance in Post-Graduation and an interest to work in new research topics.
  • Good project and people management skills
  • Good communication and interview management skills
  • Good drafting and writing skills
  • Ability to deliver as per the timelines
  • Passionate, result-oriented with a zeal to learn

WHO SHOULD JOIN AND WHY

Candidates interested to pursue Ph.D. and an academic career. Candidates with good academic credentials and seeking a work from home job can also join. Prior domain knowledge is not a pre-requisite. Candidates should have interest to learn new topics.

We are flexible with working hours and provide work from home facility

The current research project titled “Effective use of social media to produce, disseminate and enhance uptake of development research: A multi-method study” is funded by Global Development Network and the experience gained working for the project will help you shape your career

Deadline for application: 27 Dec 2022.

Interested applicants can also send an email to sao_hr@iimcal.ac.in