Position: Research Officer

Organization: TISS Mumbai

Location: Mumbai

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Research Officer – Geoinformatics:

Qualification:

Postgraduate (M.A./M.Sc./M.Tech./M.Phil.) in relevant disciplines (Geoinformatics, Disaster Management, Climate Change, Geology, Geography, among others with demonstrated competency in Geoinformatics). Experience of working in Social Science Research is Preferred.

Language Proficiency: English, Marathi and Hindi (Tamil Preferred)

Job Requirement: Research Officer – Geo-Informatics

• Knowledge, understanding and aptitude for application of Geoinformatics in disaster Risk assessment, Geo-statistics and Urban Resettlement Processes.
• Demonstrated competency and experience of: working with GIS & Image Processing Software; handling and processing different geospatial data particularly microwave data; spatial analyses; data collection and procurement (from primary and secondary data
  sources)
• Willingness to play a supporting role in research and administration related tasks as per project requirements
• Aptitude for reporting and documentation
• Should be able to join immediately (November 2021)

Key Roles and Responsibility: Research Officer – Geo-Informatics

• Data collection, procurement and analysis for quantifying physical processes in resettlement contributing to flood risk
• Conceptualizing and Operationalizing the Geo-Spatial Component of the Study inclusive of conducting literature, methodological and theoretical reviews
• Drafting reports, presentations and documents

Research Officer – Social Sciences

Qualification:

Postgraduate in relevant disciplines (Disaster Management, Climate Change, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Development Studies, among others with demonstrated competency in Social Science Research Methods and Approaches (Both quantitative and qualitative). Experience of working with geo-spatial data is preferred.

Location:

Chennai/Mumbai (First six months largely in Chennai and with an extended tenure the candidate is expected to spend approx 70% time in Mumbai and 30% time in Chennai)

Language Proficiency: English and Tamil (Marathi and Hindi Preferred)

Job Requirement: Research Officer – Social Sciences

• Knowledge, understanding and aptitude for application of disaster Risk assessment, Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches and Urban Resettlement Processes.
• Demonstrated competency and experience of: field based data collection (primary and secondary); handling and processing quantitative and qualitative data using analytical software; policy research; engagement with social science theoretical perspectives on
  disaster risk and urban resettlement processes.
• Willingness to play a supporting role in research and administration related tasks as per project requirements
• Aptitude for reporting and documentation
• Should be able to join immediately (November 2021)

Key Roles and Responsibility: Research Officer – Social Sciences

• Data collection, procurement and analysis for exploring how urban resettlement projects and policies have contributed to disaster risk
• Conceptualizing and Operationalizing the Social Science Component of the Study inclusive of conducting literature, methodological and theoretical reviews
• Drafting reports, presentations and documents