TISS jobs for Assistant Professor Social Sciences in Mumbai. Last Date to apply: 06 Apr 2020

TISS/ADVT/ACAD/SMLS/March 2020

Assistant Professor   job recruitment in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

No. of Post  :  01

Eligibility   :  A. 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) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Desirable :   Candidates 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 inter-disciplinary areas of Disaster Management, Geography, International relations, Planning, Architecture, Anthropology or other Social Sciences etc. are encouraged to apply. Proven capacities to write high quality research proposals to secure national and international funding will be an asset.

Remuneration : Consolidated Salary of Rs. 71952/- p.m.

Application Fee :  The application fee of Rs. 1000/- is to be paid on-line. The SC/ST/PWD candidates will be waived from the application fee if they attach the required certificate with the online application form. The application will be valid only on receipt of the application fee for those who are required to pay. Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.