Position:  Research associate

Organization: Rashtram

Skills and Competencies:

1. Excellent reading skills in English and at least one other Indic language 
2. Excellent articulation in written English and at least one other Indic language, across the genres of academic as well as non-academic writing   
3. Editing and proofreading skills for academic papers, reviews and non-academic articles (English and at least one other Indic language); certificate holders in editing will be given preference
4. Familiarity with various stylesheets; should be comfortable working with the latest editions of APA, MLA, and Chicago   
5. Familiarity with various research methodologies in humanities and social sciences 
6. Experience in working with Content Management Systems (CMSs) 
7. Should be comfortable with using MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint, Google doc/sheet/slides; Gmail, Google Meet

Work Performed:

1. Reading selected titles, papers etc. and writing summaries of books and research papers or non-academic articles as per necessity
2. Proofreading and editing research papers and non-academic articles   
3. Reviewing teaching methodologies and ICT platforms for humanities and social sciences disciplines 
4. Writing academic papers, non-academic articles, book/paper reviews
5. Assisting faculty in research, writing and preparing course materials for teaching

Minimum Qualifications:

MA in any Humanities and/or Social Sciences Discipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

Those who are either pursuing or have completed a research degree (MPhil/PhD) in philosophy/ comparative philosophy/ comparative literature/ English literature/ history/ anthropology/ sociology/ psychology will be given preference.

Location: Rishihood Campus, Sonipat, Haryana 

Nature of Role: Contractual, Initial period of 1 year and extendable based on mutual agreement

Reporting to: Director, Rashtram’s Centre for Civilisational Studies 

How to Apply: Email your latest CV and Expression of Interest to xxxxx@rashtram.org