OBJECTIVE: Providing guidelines and site-specific design interventions for sustainable and inclusive urban growth for Abohar town with particular emphasis on making cities women and family friendly. We are inviting applications for a full-time 6 month urban fellowship program for the Abohar project.Abohar is a town in the Fazilka district of Punjab. It has a long history of cotton and Kino farming and is built as a typical Mandi town. The objective is to think together about issues of economy, aesthetics and ecology while designing for an inclusive and vibrant urban environment. Urban development needs to be sensitive to local ecosystems and to foster an urban climate that provides for aesthetically enriching, diverse, healthy, equitable, and community oriented city spaces. This project aims to conduct an urban analysis of the historical, social and urban architectural context of Abohar and suggest specific design interventions based on this analysis. The design interventions will be guided by best principles in sustainable urban development such as ideas of inclusivity, ecology and equity, regenerative design and urban art. This project is exemplary in that it truly integrates research, teaching and social engagement towards studying and resolving a real world problem where the proposed interventions have a high likelihood of being implemented. Senior fellows: They should be trained as architects with additional background in social research. They will be required to lead aspects of the project such as fieldwork, analysis, design and documentation. Preferably the candidate will have experience in qualitative research and well versed with urban studies literature. They should be able to present the documentation and analysis in various visual and textual formats. Junior fellows: They should be trained architects with interests in related fields (landscape, urban design/ planning etc.) and have expertise in mapping softwares (such as GIS), Autocad, Adobe creative suite and other relevant softwares. Enthusiastic about social research, fieldwork, urban analysis and ecology. We are seeking fellows who are self-driven, team-players and passionate about urban issues. Our intention is to nurture local talent and build capacity. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, underrepresented minorities and those from economically and/or socially disadvantaged categories. DURATION AND SCOPE: The fellowship requires a full-time commitment of 6 months and will involve extended fieldwork in Abohar (approximately 3-4 weeks) and studio work in Chandigarh tri-city area. Tentative duration is from April 15-Oct 15, 2021. FELLOWSHIP: The senior fellows will receive a fellowship amount of Rs 50,000 pm while the junior fellows will receive Rs. 35,000 pm. Travel, boarding, lodging and meal costs for Urban fellows during the workshops and fieldwork in Abohar will be taken care of by the Abohar MC. In Chandigarh tri-city region the fellows will be responsible for finding their own accommodation. The fellowship will be paid directly by the Abohar Municipal Corporation. LOCATION: The fellows will primarily be based in the Chandigarh tri-city area. Studios and workshops may happen in IISER Mohali (Sector 81, SAS Nagar) or in Studio Aureole (499, sector 12, Panchkula).