Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Inviting Applications For Position – Research Assistant
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (in
collaboration with Adolescent Health working group) invites applications for a
two-month research study titled “Research of peer approach in the community
under RKSK (Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Kendra).”
The RKSK programme,
established in 2014, aims to provide information, counselling and services to
young people in India. The two main mechanisms through which these are to be
delivered are, at community-level, through peer educators, and at facility level,
through counsellors and health care providers located in dedicated AFHCs.
The
present research, supported by UNFPA, aims to review the implementation of the
peer educator component, analyse gaps and strengths, and draft recommendations
for improvement of the programme.
Duration of the Study: 2 months (May not
be at a stretch).
Starting Date: 1 September 2019 No of positions: 6
Qualifications: Candidates are required
to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities from a UGC
recognized university (with 55%) and 3-5 years of experience in qualitative
research (pertaining to adolescents and important stakeholders).
The candidate
should have necessary research skills of data collection and data entry. The
research will be conducted across three states- Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu and
Uttarakhand. Candidates hailing from these respective states will be given
preference. Candidates involved in data collection in Madhya Pradesh and
Uttrakhand, should have a proficiency in Hindi. Candidates involved in data
collection in Tamilnadu, need to have proficiency in Tamil.
Job responsibilities:
The primary tasks of the research
assistant will be as follows -
Undergoing training for data collection
Data collection at sites (villages) in
three states (this also includes arranging for
logistics at the village level for data
collection)
Data entry
Salary: Candidates will be paid a salary
of Rs. 35000/- per month. Candidates will be paid daily allowance to cover
their fieldwork expenses.
Job Location: Candidates, once chosen,
will be expected to travel to one of the research sites (states) mentioned in
the afore-stated sections.
Kindly send your applications and your
Resume` via email to the following members by 19th august 2019. Aparna Joshi – aparna.joshi@tiss.edu,
(Project Director, iCALL, TISS) Shireen
Jejeebhoy - sjejeebhoy@gmail.com
Meenu Venkateswaran- meenu.venkateswaran@pravah.org
Short-listed candidates will be interviewed
telephonically.
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