Research Associate Job in Jagdish Sheth School Of Management

Job description:

• The ideal Research Associate/ Research Fellowwould be an active young researcher who is open to learning and is ready to work with faculty members to engage in active research and to convert student research projects into quality research papers that are publishable in Scopus/WoS/ABDC indexed/category journals. Additionally, he/she will be expected to work with faculty members on funded projects, corporate projects, and patents within a structured time frame in a systematic and transparent fashion. The Research Associate/Fellow will also get an opportunity to work with senior Professors on their personal research projects and with various Centres of Excellence, resulting in a superior learning experience for selected candidates.
• To assist him/her in this endeavour, he/she will have the assistance of Faculty from the Institution, our processes, software, necessary labs and infrastructure, hardware and software resources. The candidate must be in a position to take a target and his/her performance will be measured against the same.
• Growth opportunities include both Academic/Faculty and Managerial positions depending on the performance and the learning aptitude of the candidate and depending on the strategic goals of the Institution.

Fundamental Purpose of the Job:

• To work with faculty and students to complete a challenging research project, resulting in the publication of a research paper in a Scopus/WoS/ABDC indexed/category journal.
• To support the activities of the Research Resource Centre including but not limited to the organization and execution of Faculty Development Programs, Management Development Programs, Funded projects, Corporate projects, Centre of Excellence projects and supporting the personal research of senior faculty members.

Responsibilities:

• Work with faculty and students to convert a research project into a research paper publishable in Scopus/WoS/ABDC indexed/category journals.
• Execute and contribute to Corporate Research Projects, Funded Research Projects, Centre of Excellence projects, Personal Research of Senior Professors, as and when required.
• Respond to doubts and clarification of the students and faculty, related to research.
• Keeping himself/ herself up to date with the research in the chosen field of specialization.
• Assist in the Administrative tasks of the Research Resource Centre.
• Other Duties - Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role and as necessary in order to achieve the objectives of the Institution.

Basic Requirements:

• Passion for Research.
• Passion for mentoring and working with students and faculty.
• Proven track record in Research with publications in non-predatory peer reviewed journals.
• Excellent organization, communication and writing skills
• Good IT skills, especially with Microsoft Office.
• Self-motivated and adaptable to be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Qualification: Masters/M.Phil or Ph.D. (Completed or All But Dissertation)in the disciplines of Management/Statistics/Econometrics/Sociology/Mathematics with proven research aptitude in the form of publications in Scopus / SCI indexed journals.