Position: Research Assistant 

Organization: Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan

Location: Rural Rajasthan

Stipend: Rs. 25,000/- per month

Start Date: As soon as possible

Location and Travel:

This position requires the fellow to be based primarily in rural Rajasthan.

They could be based in Delhi or Jaipur but must be willing to travel and spend a reasonable amount of time with Aruna ji.

Since the work format is unlike most other structured formal job settings, we ask the fellow to do a (paid) three-month trial before committing to the position

Experience:

We work in an equal & democratic living and work space and therefore no task is too small or insignificant for our members. We also have a commitment to living simply. A desire to learn a willingness to work in a collective, is a prerequisite.

Education and Skills:

Ability to write well in English is required, and at least basic communication skills in Hindi. Digital content creation would be an additional advantage, but not necessary.

There are of course more logistical tasks expected as well - documentation, archiving and management, writing e mails and so on. 2 Any person who is interested to work closely with Aruna Roy and with Jan Awaaz (as described above), and learn from her decades long experience of being an activist, working with people, democratic rights and policy, is invited to apply