The Indian School of Business seeks applications from motivated individuals with a strong academic background to work as Research Associates at ISB. Research Associates (RA) generally go on to pursue Ph.D. in internationally renowned business schools after working at ISB. 

There is one RA position available with Professor Deepak Jena in the Strategy Area. Within the strategy field, the RA would be primarily working in the research areas of Innovation Management and/or Corporate Strategy. 

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION IN STRATEGY 

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• The candidate will assist the professor in the ongoing research work and in the development of research papers. 

• The responsibilities will include, preparing data for analysis (data collection from archival and field sources; data cleaning), analysis of data (using cross-sectional and panel econometric methods), literature review, and assisting in paper writing.  

• The candidate must have extremely high standards in terms of quality of work, attention to detail, and absolute commitment to task completion. 

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS  

• A strong interest in pursuing academic research in the field of Strategy 

• A Graduate or Postgraduate degree from top programs with high CGPA. Evidence of academic excellence. 

• Excellent analytical and programming skills (Prior experience or training in econometrics is desirable) 

• Candidates that have expertise in statistical programming (in Stata or R) would have an edge 

• Excellent communication and writing skills 

• This position is a good fit for those looking to do a PhD in Strategy in the future. 

BENEFITS: ISB is a research focused business school. It offers a variety of opportunities to understand the current management phenomena in depth, through research seminars, workshops, and PhD-level courses. It provides several options to hone a person’s analytical skills. The hands-on research experience is helpful as the candidate starts his/her own research in the field. The position offers a competitive salary along with other benefits (CTC).  

 
LOCATION: Hyderabad 

POSITIONS VACANT: 1 

If interested, please email your CV to Careers_ra_fd@isb.edu, clearly indicating your CGPA or percentage score, undergraduate and graduate level transcripts. Also please include a cover letter stating your motivation and preparedness for this position.  

Please mention “Research Associate in Strategy under Prof. Deepak Jena” in the subject line.