Data Scientist Recruitment: Meghalaya Legislative Research Fellowship
Deadline is 5th January, 2022
Meghalaya Institute of Governance and Indian School of Business seek dynamic and motivated candidates to support members of Meghalaya State Legislative Assembly through research and data analysis to work towards solving complex problems in governance and public policy.
The Meghalaya Institute of Governance (MIG) has been set up as the focal institute in the state of Meghalaya to guide governance reforms in the state of Meghalaya, by bringing together and blending the power of knowledge, technology and people for good governance. Meghalaya Legislative Research Fellowship (MLRF) envisages the facilitation of support for research and data analysis for the honorable legislators and empower the Meghalaya State Legislative Assembly. Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business (ISB) is supporting the MLRF programme as the knowledge and executing partner. Fellows will be selected. trained, and mentored through a structured two-year programme to facilitate research and evidence-based policy insights.
Selection Procedure
On behalf of MIG, Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP), Indian School of Business will process the selection of candidates for the Fellowship. The process will include an submission of a detailed application and interviews of shortlisted candidates.
Essential Qualifications
- Indian citizen and preferably a domicile of Meghalaya state.
- Bachelor’s in Technology, Statistics, Data Analytics & Geoinformation, and other interdisciplinary degrees, with relevant experience.
- Candidates with Master’s/PhD degree and well-rounded knowledge of Meghalaya society, culture, and history will be preferred.
Roles and Responsibilities
The job calls for advanced organizational skills and requires working in close coordination with
selected legislators of the Meghalaya State Legislative Assembly and agencies of the Government of Meghalaya. The roles and
responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Perform data analysis and modelling on large datasets for a large state-scale, visualization, and analytics project.
- Discover data sources, import them, clean them up, and make them “portal-ready”
- Dive deep into a wide range of data (agricultural, financial, etc.) to identify opportunities and recommend solutions
Number of Positions & Location
2 (Two) Data Fellows, based in Shillong, Meghalaya
Pay & Allowances
A monthly salary of Rs.40,000/- per month plus House Rent Allowance & Mobile Allowance additionally as may be admissible from time to time.
Period of Contract
For a minimum of one year, extendable for another year based on performance.
