Openings : Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) 

Apply by 29th Feb 24

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (www.tiss.edu), established in the year 1936 is a Deemed to be University, fully funded by the University Grants Commission, Govt of India. TISS is a Grade I University with NAAC score of 3.89/4 and is ranked 60 under NIRF University Rank Category for 2022.

With four campuses at Mumbai (main campus), Hyderabad, Guwahati and Tuljapur (rural campus), TISS currently offers 05 Undergraduate programmes, 54 Masters’ Degree programmes and 20 Ph.D. programmes in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of applied Social Sciences including 34 Bachelor of Vocational degree programmes.

Freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos and culture of the Institute and facilitate strong linkages between teaching, research, field action and policy engagement. The Institute encourages and supports researchers to engage in foundational, applied, field and action-oriented research, and it also nurtures research collaborations nationally and internationally, with a commitment to creating a just society through education, generation of knowledge and field action initiatives.

The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) (formerly Centre of Education, Innovation and Action Research) is an Independent Centre at TISS Mumbai which was established in 2015 to engage with and promote innovation in the school curriculum, teacher education, and higher education curriculum and pedagogy. The Centre incubates and promotes innovations that address the need to raise quality and standards relevant to the developing world and the innovative use of new technologies and media. The Centre was awarded the UNESCO-King Hamad Prize for Excellence in the Use of ICTs in Education in 2018. The Centre is actively engaged in research, development, teaching, field action/action research, and advocacy and offers opportunities for national and international collaboration, innovation, and excellence in teaching and research. The Centre offers MA
Education, BEd MEd (Integrated, NCTE recognised) and Ph.D. in Education. It offers short-term, blended and online courses and programmes for teachers and teacher educators, and education administrators (www.tissx.edu). The Centre is active in research and is engaged in collaboration with national and international academic institutions. The Centre is the recipient of seed funding from the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, and the Tata Trusts and receives support from CSR and foundations to achieve its objectives.

CETE is currently involved in an exciting project to develop curricular resources for use in senior secondary school to orient students toward employment and vocational education. The project involves curriculum development, teacher professional development and support. In this connection, CETE invites applications for non-teaching positions to be filled on a contract basis (Candidates may apply for multiple positions as per qualifications, experience and Interest):

Summary of the Positions:

Research Associate/Research Assistant

1. Curriculum Design 03 Mumbai/Delhi

Programme Manager

2. TPD Delivery and Management 03 Mumbai/Delhi

Details of positions are provided separately below.

How to apply:

Application process and interview
(a) Candidates are requested to fill the application form bit.ly/CETE-TISS-Application-NTS-Feb2024 and after submitting the form to take a screenshot and send the same to cete.recruitment@tiss.edu If you have any questions regarding the positions, please email vijay.jathore@tiss.edu, mahesh.ghule@tiss.edu and sudheer.reddy@tiss.edu.

(b) Candidates are requested to write the position name in the subject line of email while sharing the above-mentioned documents.

(c) Short-listed candidates may be invited for Written/ Personal Interaction/ skill test for evaluating their proficiency and skills.

(d) Candidates will be informed over e-mail and/or mobile phone to appear for the Written/ Personal Interaction/ skill test to be conducted at TISS, Mumbai.

Other conditions

• The Institute reserves the right to relax the qualification of the candidate based on the work experience and to relax age in the case of persons already holding comparable positions in a University/Research Institution of repute.
• The Institute reserves the right to invite persons for interview who may not have applied as per the above procedure and not fill up the vacancy advertised.
• Since applications received may be short-listed, merely possessing the prescribed qualifications and the requisite experience would not entitle a person to be called for an interview.
• The post is unreserved, but candidates belonging to reserved category can apply. No queries or correspondence regarding the issue of call letter for interview/selection of candidates for the post will be entertained at any stage and canvassing in any form is strictly prohibited and will lead to the candidate being debarred from consideration for the post.
• The candidate under employment must bring a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer to appear for a presentation/interview
• No TA/DA is payable for appearing for the interview.
• In case of any inadvertent error in the advertisement and in the process of recruitment, which may be detected at any stage, even after issue of the appointment order, the Institute reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the candidate(s).
• The selection committeereserves the right to recommend about the salary and designation for selected candidates based on qualification and experience.
• The job title and the number of positions might be changed and increased as per the requirement of the center’s projects at the time of the recruitment process.

Last date to receive applications: 29th February 2024

Tentative dates for interview: 7th to 15th March 2024

Suggested date of joining: Selected Candidates are expected to join within 15 days of their selection
s/dChairperson, CETE

Detailed description of the positions

1. Research Associate/Research Assistant

1. Curriculum and TPD Design and Management – (Three Positions)

The role will be expected to assist the subject experts in the curriculum design & assessment design in the arena of communication, financial literacy, legal literacy, ICT knowledge, and knowledge of understanding of self and career planning and growth etc.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in all aspects of curriculum design, including ideation, creation of content, and assessment for students, student-teachers, and for teachers in the arena of communication, financial literacy, legal literacy, ICT knowledge, and knowledge of understanding of self and career planning and growth

• Coordinate with the subject experts, teams, Co-PIs for developing the outline for the curriculum
• Assist in research related to the programs/projects
• Draft and write reports and literature reviews
• Source and index research papers
• Travel to field sites for school observation

Qualifications and Experience

• Postgraduate degree in Education/public policy/socialsciences/law/Finance/Economics/Sociology or any relevant discipline with similar work experience
• Experience of working in the school with students-teachers and developing required modules
  for sessions for students at school or for professionals will be preferred
  ● Experience in independently handling tasks with tight deadlines and with attention to detail

Skills and competencies required

• Ability to brainstorm and ideate for technology and media interface for curriculum development.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work on a range of tasks.
• Must have B2/C1 level proficiency in English, Hindi and Punjabi

Duration of Engagement: One year (extendable based on project needs and performance)

Remuneration: Gross monthly remuneration for the position is in the range of Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 55,000/- per month, commensurate with qualification and experience

Location: Mumbai/Delhi(Frequent travel to field)

2. Programme Manager

TPD Delivery and Management – (Three Positions)

The role will be expected to assist the team in the effective delivery of the programmes working closely with teachers. Knowledge and experience of working with adolescents and in the vocational education space will be desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in all aspects of programme delivery.

• Coordinate with the subject experts, teams, Co-PIs for developing the outline for the curriculum
• Translate materials from English to Punjabi
• Assist in research related to the programs/projects
• Work closely with teachers
• Travel to field sites for school observation

Qualifications and Experience

• Postgraduate degree in Education/public policy/social sciences/law/Finance/Economics/Sociology/Punjabi or any relevant discipline with similar work experience
• Experience of working in the school with students-teachers and developing required modules for sessions for students at school or for professionals will be preferred
• Experience in independently handling tasks with tight deadlines and with attention to detail

Skills and competencies required

• Ability to brainstorm and ideate for technology and media interface for curriculum development.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work on a range of tasks.
• Must have B2/C1 level proficiency in English, Hindi and Punjabi

Duration of Engagement: One year (extendable based on project needs and performance)

Remuneration: Gross monthly remuneration for the position is in the range of Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 55,000/- per month, commensurate with qualification and experience

Location: Mumbai/Delhi (Frequent travel to field)