Thursday, August 15, 2019

The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) is looking for highly motivated, versatile and competent professionals for its Disasters and Beyond project.


The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) is looking for highly motivated, versatile and competent professionals for its Disasters and Beyond project.


The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies was established in 2006 as an independent centre (The Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management- JTCDM), consolidating more than 60 year of TISS experience and expertise in disaster relief, response and policy advocacy. JTCDM was elevated to the status of a School in 2015 with the following three centers : 

Centre for Disaster Management, 
Centre of Disasters and Development, and 
Centre for Geo-informatics. 

The key domains of the school's work towards shaping the disaster discourse are: Capacity Building, Research, Field Action and Policy Advocacy.

Job Requirement : Knowledge, understanding and aptitude for working in urban as well as Rural context around the substantive area of Agriculture, Disaster Management, Water Security, Social Security and Homelessness are required. Individuals with competence in GIS, Data Analytics (SPSS, ATLAS TI), Project Management Tools and academic writing and proficiency in Marathi would be preferred. Willingless to work with homeless and with rural people in Maharashtra is required. Should be able to join immediately.

Key Roles and Responsibility: Literature review towards conceptualization and designing of research projects/reports, Networking,Community Interface, Proposal Preparation, Data Collection, Data Analysis and Report Writing, Administrative support (Financial and Non Financial Management) .

Qualification: MA/MSc. In Disaster Management/ Social work/ relevant field with 1 to 2 years of research/documentation/field experience will be preferred.

Important Dates: Applications should reach secretariat.jtcdm@tiss.edu

on or before 19th August 2019. How to Apply: Soft copy of detailed CV and sample of writing (preferred) to be sent by an email with the subject line: “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF RESEARCH OFFICER FOR DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT” to secretariat.jtcdm@tiss.edu. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

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