Research Assistant for project under IMPRESS scheme Jobs in Hyderabad - Research Assistant IMPRESS Scheme Department of Economics and Finance BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus.
Job Description
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of Research Assistant to work on the following project sponsored by MHRD and Indian Council of Social Science Research (IMPRESS Scheme), under the supervision of Durgesh Chandra Pathak and Rishi Kumar, Department of Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
Title of the project: “Does Financial Awareness lead to Better Financial Inclusion Outcomes? An Investigation”
Project Director: Durgesh Chandra Pathak (Project co-Director: Rishi Kumar (
Name of the post: Research Assistant (Full-time)
No. of posts: One (Temporary)
Duration: 06 Months
Fellowship amount: Rs. 20,000 per month (Consolidated)
Eligibility requirements
· Ph.D./M.Phil./ Post graduate in social science discipline with minimum 55% marks
· Strong command over MS Word and Excel is required.
Desirable
· Good command over data analysis and econometrics, statistical software (STATA, R, Eviews or others), good writing skills
· Candidates with prior experience in secondary research, primary research, data cleaning and data analysis
· Good communication skills
· Proficiency in English, knowledge of Telugu though not mandatory will be an added advantage
How to apply
Interested
candidates, with the above-mentioned qualifications, can send in a self-written
application letter along with the detailed CV (compulsory information sought is
provided below), to the Project Director's and project co-director’s email ID
which is and
Shortlisted
candidates will receive email for the selection interview. Please note that
only qualified and suitable candidates will be called for interview, to be held
at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus. Notes: 1.
Candidates must show all the original certificates
while they attend the interview in person at the Dept. of Economics & Finance,
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. 2.
No TA/DA will be given for attending the interview. 3.
If performance of the RA is found unsatisfactory during
the service, the position can be terminated with one month advance notice. 4.
The RA may resign through one month advance notice at
any point of their contract. INFORMATION SOUGHT FOR THE
APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF RESEARCH ASSISTANT (ON
CONTRACTUAL BASIS): 1. Self-written application letter 2. Detailed CV (no longer than 3
pages), containing information such as: a)
Date of Birth and age as on 22th September,
2019 b)
Contact details including complete postal address,
email and mobile number c)
All educational qualifications with year of passing out,
percentage of marks / grade and name of the college/ institution / university
(preferably in a tabular format) d)
Research experience details (including publication
details, if any) e)
Language proficiency details f)
Data collection and analysis skills g)
Information related to proficiency in MS Excel Send in the requested information
as a PDF / MS Word document to:
&
Job Particulars
About Company
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of Research Assistant to work on the following project sponsored by MHRD and Indian Council of Social Science Research (IMPRESS Scheme), under the supervision of Durgesh Chandra Pathak and Rishi Kumar, Department of Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
Title of the project: “Does Financial Awareness lead to Better Financial Inclusion Outcomes? An Investigation”
Project Director: Durgesh Chandra Pathak (Project co-Director: Rishi Kumar (
