OB Research Assistant opportunity at the Centre for Healthcare in Udaipur (Job Vacancy)

Introducing the RA opportunity in the Organizational Behaviour Area – a joint position with the Centre for Healthcare (CFH), IIM Udaipur and Professor Niranjan S. Janardhanan, London School of Economics and Political Science. Why a career in academia? A career in academia is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling paths one can aspire to. It lets you… • Follow your interests and work on what you love • Contribute to a better, learned world • Collaborate with bright minds with similar interests • Own and control your time – be your own boss! • Make a large impact on the future generations and interact with young minds • Be on a path of continued intellectual growth Ph.D. from a leading business school or university opens the door to academia. And therefore, the most important question is how to get into a top tier Ph.D. program. RAs from the IIM Udaipur have gone on to join Ph.D. programs at Kellogg, Maryland, Georgia, UT Austin, Texas A&M, Ivey, Pittsburgh, London School of Economics, Iowa, Warwick, ESSEC, among others. The program offers you a fostering environment that propels you towards an excellent journey in academia. Why work as a Research Assistant? • Get a first-hand research experience before embarking on the PhD journey • Earn letters of recommendation which make a real difference • Explore your interests – get a better understanding of the space you want to be in • Develop skill sets to enrich and fast track your journey in academia • Network with faculty members and fellow RAs • Interact with seasoned academicians to understand intricacies of the field like • The process of publishing your work, and what really matters • Landscape of your areas of interest • Career prospects Why work as a Research Assistant at IIM Udaipur? Being An RA At IIMU Brings The Following Benefits • Work dedicatedly with a few faculty members (brings focus and builds relationships). • Have an option to take Ph.D. courses being offered by IIMU Ph.D. program to help build knowledge. • Get an opportunity to attend funded domestic conferences. • Attend seminars by external as well as internal faculty members (widens perspective and helps build connections). • Get to interact with renowned faculty members from Indian as well as international B schools (provides an opportunity to gather thoughts on interest areas and fresh ideas). • Get individualized guidance on building profile and developing individual ideas towards research papers (strengthens the Ph.D. applications). Responsibilities As An RA The Responsibilities Are • Data collection, data preparation, and data analysis – work on primary and secondary research – qualitative and quantitative methods, including field experiments. The faculty will help you train on methods necessary to do your job. • Learning content design and pedagogy tools development. • Literature search, summary, presentation, and writing. • Writing research proposal and conducting research. • Other research related work. Qualifications • Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in management disciplines (such as Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, Psychology, or Social Sciences), especially from a top-tier college in the country is preferred. • Preferred- Prior work experience of at least three years in business partnering and/or learning and development, with hands-on experience in activities such as managing learning and employee development initiatives, capturing learning needs, and designing basic learning content is required. Skills Required • An open mind to learning new concepts, creativity, and hard work. • Good English writing skills. • Fluency in Hindi. Desirable • Good understanding of Psychology / Economics/ Statistics. • Strong people management skills such as working with multiple stakeholders is a plus • Statistical programming skills/ coding skills Qualtrics (any/ many) is a plus. • MBA from a top institute is a plus. The candidate must have high standards in terms of quality of work, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and absolute commitment to task completion. Candidate must have high levels of motivation for learning and preparing for a cutting-edge academic career and must be self-driven. Location: Udaipur. Work from home is not an option Recruitment process and other relevant information This would be a contractual engagement for a 12-month period. It would be renewed for a further period of 12 months, enabling the candidate to build up their profile for PhD applications. Candidates are expected to move on to a PhD at the end of two years. Interested candidates can apply online by following the instructions given below. The position will remain open and will accept applications till a suitable candidate is found. • Please upload your latest CV • Please also upload a statement of purpose not exceeding 1 page in length on your motivation for taking up the RA position, covering the following points - • Why are you motivated to take up the RA role? • What your career plans are? • How does the RA role fit into your career plans? • Why do you think you will be a good RA? We will get in touch with you within 2 weeks from the time of application submission if shortlisted for interview. In case you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of your submission of application, you have not been shortlisted for this position. Apply Now