Research Associate Position under the Professor Seung Hoon Lee

Overview

Role: Research Associate

Location: Hyderabad

No of Openings: 1

Faculty Name: Professor Deepak Jena

Academic Area: Strategy

Duration: 1 - 2 Years

Research Summary of the Faculty

Professor Seung Hooon Lee:

Seung Hoon Lee is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Indian School of Business (ISB). He earned his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the problem of organisational change and innovation and the economic development of nations. His empirical focus is on human resource and corporate governance practices, contributing to institutional theory, organisational evolution, and organisational culture. At ISB, he teaches Global Strategic Management.

About ISB

The Indian School of Business (ISB) evolved from the need for a world-class business school in Asia. The founders, some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds, anticipated the leadership needs of the emerging Asian economies. The ISB is committed to creating such leaders through its innovative programs, outstanding faculty, and thought leadership. The Indian School of Business (ISB) provides a robust environment that generates high-quality research that is both contemporary and rigorous.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will:

• Assistance to the faculty – Assisting in their ongoing research work which includes literature review, data collection, database management, and analysis.
  
  1. Data collection – Scraping data from websites or documents and compilation into usable formats for analysis.
  2. Data cleaning – Replicating prior work to document best practices in data cleaning.
  3. Database management – Linking different datasets, ensuring data quality, and processing raw data into processed datasets for modelling and estimation.
  4. Data analysis – Econometric analysis for exploratory data analysis and causal estimation, including visualization and reporting.
  5. Academic Writing - Literature search and review, summary, presentation, and writing.
• Time commitment: This role will be for a minimum of one year.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Master from DSE or ISI or a reputed institution in India or abroad. B Tech from IIT or B Tech/Master with a high CGPA. MBA from IIM ABCs.
• Experience in the industry is not required.

Skills:

• Strong motivation to pursue a career in research in strategy, organization, or general management area.
• Experience working with big data systems, concepts, and tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with attention to every detail.
• Background in econometrics.
• Strong coding proficiency in Python, SQL, Stata, R.
• Knowledge of various text mining algorithms and their use cases as well as text pre-processing and normalization techniques.
• Motivation to learn and a strong work ethic.

Our Commitment Towards you

ISB is a research-focused business school. It offers a variety of opportunities to understand the current management phenomena in depth, through research brown-bag seminars, workshops, and PhD-level courses. It provides several options to hone a person’s analytical skills. This position is best suited for a candidate with an interest in pursuing a PhD down the line.

Along with the competitive salary and plethora of employee benefits, ISB hosts a world-class Learning Resource Centre in the entire Asia, Comprehensive Health and Personal Accident Cover for you and your family members. ISB believes in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion for everyone through our ideas and collaborations.

For any queries, reach out to - careers_ra_fd@isb.edu. Kindly do not share your resumes or CVs via email. Please use the link below for submissions.

If this role is your true calling, please fill out the form using the below-mentioned link.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/IndianSchoolOfBusiness9/FDOHiringForm

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next steps.