Applications invited for Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship

Fellowship title: Applications invited for Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 29^th April 2019

About:

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. Programme of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), starting August 2019.

The Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship was established in 1997 at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) in partnership with the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.

The Sir Ratan Tata Post-doctoral Fellowship is for a period of six months during each academic year, based at the LSE India Observatory.

The Fellow is expected to engage in social science research broadly on the Economy and Society in India and South Asia with a particular focus on any of the following themes, such that it is integrated with the ongoing research of the India Observatory:

• Sustainable growth and inclusion
• Climate change and environmental sustainability
• Social and human security
• Governance and democracy

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should have been awarded their PhD - the fellowship is not intended for students registered for a degree or diploma, nor is it intended for senior academics.

Applicants should be early career researchers working on social science with a focus on South Asia. Applicants should be employed with established institutions in the SAARC region which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Applications should include:

• a cover letter of no more than one page;
• a curriculum vitae of no more than three pages;
• an outline of proposed research (including detailed methodology and time line) of no more than three pages;
• and the names and addresses of two referees, familiar with their research, to be contacted by the Committee.

The final date for receipt of applications is Monday 29th April 2019. Late applications will not be accepted. The successful candidate will be informed of the decision by the end of July 2019.

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