TISS jobs for Assistant Professors Psychology in Mumbai. Last Date to apply: 04 Jun 2019
Assistant Professors Psychology
Job Description
Assistant Professors job Position in Tata Institute of Social
Sciences (TISS)
No. of Posts : 2
Qualification:
A. i) A Master‘s
degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the
grading system is followed) in Psychology 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.
Remunerations : Consolidated Pay @ Rs. 55,000/- p.m. (Pay Band Rs. 15600 – 39100 ; AGP Rs. 6000/-)