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Applications for Research Associate(02) and Research Assistant(02) positions

Applications for Research Associate(02) and Research Assistant(02) positions

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School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi – 110067

Advertisement: Research Associate -02 and Research Assistant Position -02, for three months

Application is invited for f temporary posts in ICSSR-IMPRESS funded project entitled "Studies on identifying the financial feasible policies to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance in Environment” at School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Selected candidates will be appointed purely on temporary basis.

Position:         Research Associate - (2) –INR 25000/-

Research Assistant –(2) –INR 20000/-

Qualifications & Experience: 

Ph.D./M.Phil./ Post graduate in social science discipline with minimum 55% marks. Candidates with prior experience with Science Policy, Social Geography, Earth Sciences, Community Health.  Salary: (As per the norms of the university and funding agency.)

Interested candidates may apply by sending an application with cover letter and with the brief resume (clearly mentioning the essential qualification and desirable qualification) as well as on to the e-mail address mentioned below (preferably a single pdf file) to the below address. Clearly mentioning the name of the post applied.

The application (with name, date of birth/age, address, essential / technical / professional qualifications experiences (if any), contact number and (e-mail address of two referees) should reach to the undersigned on or before 27.03.2021

Prof. Arun sidram Kharat
(Principal Director)
Room No. 210, Second floor,
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi-110067.
arunkharat2007@gmail.com

Note:

  1. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to appear in the interview at SLS, JNU and no other communications in this regard will be entertained.
  2. No TA/DA will be given for attending the interview.
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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.