Thursday, August 15, 2019

Tata Institute of Social Sciences Inviting Applications For Position – Research Assistant


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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