TISS jobs for Assistant Professor in Mumbai. Last Date to apply: 15 May 2019
Job Description
TISS/ADVT/DEC2018
Assistant Professor
job opportunities in Tata Institute of
Social Sciences (TISS) on contract basis
No. of Posts : 2
Qualification : i) A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an
equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in
Disaster Management / International relations / Planning / Architecture /
Anthropology / Social Sciences from an Indian University, or an equivalent
degree from an accredited foreign university ii) Besides fulfilling the above
qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test
(NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the
UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in
accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and
Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and
their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from
NET/SLET/SET : Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme
prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then
existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree
and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET /SLET
/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor subject to the or
equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions fulfillment of the
following conditions :- a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded
in a regular mode; b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two
external examiners; c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been
conducted; d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her
Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal; e) The
candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D work in
conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any
similar agency. The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the
Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned. Note:
NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in
disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar
test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET. OR B. The Ph.D degree has been obtained
from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World
University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli
Symonds (QS) (ii) theTimes Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking
of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
The candidate having M.Phil / Ph.D in Clinical Psychology or Counselling
Psychology from RCI or UGC recognized institutes with two years relevant field
practice / teaching experience and publications will be given preference. The
candidate will be required to teach in M.A. Applied Psychology and the M.Phil
in Applied Psychology programs of TISS, coordinate fieldwork activities of the
students of M.A. Applied Psychology and M.Phil in Applied Psychology, provide
mentorship to students who need assistance, help in supervision of fieldwork,
supervise psychological assessment and carry out other activities necessary for
smooth functioning of the Centre. The Assistant Professor will work under the supervision
of the Dean, School of Human Ecology. Candidates based in Mumbai, with
knowledge of the city will be preferred.
Desirable
qualifications and experience : The candidates those with Ph. D. and at least
two years of experience in the field of development or research/ teaching.
Those possessing relevant publications and experience in teaching courses in
Disaster Management programmes would be preferred. Candidates from
interdisciplinary areas of Disaster Management, International relations, Planning,
Architecture, Anthropology or other Social Cciences etc. are encouraged to
apply. Proven capacities to write high quality research proposals to secure
national and international funding will be an asset.
Remunerations : Consolidated Pay @ Rs. 55,000/- p.m. (Pay Band Rs. 15600 – 39100 ; AGP Rs. 6000/-)