Research Associate with SRITNE

 

Job Title:

Research Associate

Function:

Research

Name of Job Holder:

 

Location:

SRITNE , ISB, Hyd

Reports to position:

Executive Director

Band:

Fixed Term

Reportees to Position:

None

 

 

 

Job Purpose

Srini Raju Center for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE) at ISB is seeking applications from motivated individuals with a strong academic background to work as Research associate at ISB. ISB is a research-focused business school and ISB RAs generally go on to pursue Ph.D. in internationally renowned business schools including INSEAD, London Business School, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, NYU Stern, University of Michigan, University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland, University of Toronto, Columbia University, and University of Minnesota to name a few.

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).

The Indian School of Business offers its staff a wide range of other benefits keeping their best interests in mind. The following list is a sample of staff benefits:

Staff and their families can use the state-of-the-art recreational facilities which includes a swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, free of charge

Staff has free access to the Learning Resource Centre, the library at the School which has an extensive collection of DVDs, books, journals and other reading material

All permanent staff are eligible to receive medical insurance for themselves and their immediate families

The School provides free of cost shuttle service to the Staff, so that the commute from city is taken care of

 

Job Outline

Two RA positions are available in SRITNEThe expected date of joining is June 15th, 2022, in Hyderabad. Earlier joining dates can also be considered. The candidate will assist the faculty in their ongoing research projects, with potential opportunities to independently develop research ideas and co-author papers. The position is an great fit for a candidate with an interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in a business school in 2-3 years, especially in the area of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, or Organizational Behavior. The position offers a competitive salary along with other benefits (CTC), commensurate with skill set and experience.

1) The candidate will assist the Centre  in the ongoing research work which includes data-collection, data-cleaning, literature review as well as data analysis

2) Create research summaries in multiple formats, including spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, graphs, written summaries

3) Assisting in writing for publication and the regulatory review process

4) Working with a multidisciplinary translational research team focused on initiatives related to

Strategy.

5) This position is a good fit if you are looking to do a PhD in the future.

 

Job Specification

Knowledge / Education

Specific Skills

Bachelors/ Master’s Degree

B Tech from IIT, NIT, or BITS (or) BA/ BSc in Economics or Public Policy (or) MBA/ PGDBM from premier institutions like IIMs, with strong academic background

Background in basic econometrics and working knowledge of a statistical package (R, Stata, SAS) is a must

Should be able to work independently on large datasets

Programming skills (in R or Python) and comfort with advanced machine learning (ML) algorithms and natural language processing (NLP) are big pluses

Demonstrated track record of high standards in terms of quality of work, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and absolute commitment to task completion

 

S.N

Key Responsibilities

% Time Spent

1

Assisting in ongoing Research Activities

60

2

Ad-hoc Research Summaries and presentations

25

3

Assisting in writing publications

 

15

4

Total Time Spent on All Responsibilities

100%

If interested, please email your CV to jai_kumar@isb.edu, lima_foregard@isb.edu clearly indicating your CGPA or percentage score, undergraduate and graduate level transcripts. Please mention “Research Associate- SRITNE” in the subject line.