The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.

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Last Date : 08 Mar 2015

Research Fellows Job position in TISS

Qualifications : Young post graduates with social sciences and sciences degrees with specific focus in rural development, rural sociology, public health, agribusiness, social entrepreneurship, development studies are welcome to send their CVs to work for short durations to conduct studies, carry out data analysis or write reports. Knowledge of Telugu is desirable. Professional Requirements : 1. High proficiency in computer based applications such as MS Office, particularly Word, Excel and Power point is expected. 2. Candidates applying for Monitoring and evaluation portfolio should be strong in analysis of large data sets with SPSS, STATA and so on. Strength in data visualization is desirable. 3. Good documentation skills to prepare reports, proposals, plans etc. for stake holders at all levels.

How to apply

All the candidates applying should send their CVs with a covering letter and minimum of 2 references. Last date for application : 8th March, 2015.