Research Assistant – FINAC Area at IIM Udaipur: Apply Now

Applications are invited for Research Assistant – FINAC Area at IIM Udaipur for the year 2022. Online applications are open on the official website.

The Finance and Accounting area at IIMU is looking for an RA to assist with research in the intersection of accounting and marketing/ management.

Eligibility for the role of Research Assistant

Highly motivated candidates with a bachelor’s / master’s degree from any of the top-tier colleges in the country/ abroad with an understanding of research and interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in Accounting/ Marketing/ Management. Candidates must have –

• An open mind to learning new concepts, creativity, and hard work
• Good English writing skills
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  Primary data collection skills – qualitative and surveys. Exposure to tools like NVivo, QDA Miner, Qualtrics, etc will be an plus
• Data handling and analysis skills (e.g. SQL querying, R, STATA)

Benefits

IIMU is a research-intensive institution. The benefits of being an RA in IIMU are:

• A chance to attend regular workshops where research papers are presented and discussed.
• Attend PhD-level coursework offered in the institute.
• Salaries are competitive with similar positions in India.
• Recommendation letters as well as guidance on the application process to top Ph.D. programs by the IIMU faculty you work with.
• Encouragement to initiate your research.

Responsibilities, research assistant job description

This is a research position in an academic setting. You will assist with:

• Data collection, data preparation, and data analysis – working on primary/secondary data using qualitative/ quantitative methods.
• Conducting in-depth interviews and FGDs
• Literature search, summary, presentation, and writing
• Writing research proposal and conducting research
• Other research-related work

Duration

The position is contractual for 11 months and will be renewed for a further period of 11 months, subject to satisfactory work, enabling the candidate to build up their profile for Ph.D. applications. Candidates are expected to move on into a Ph.D. at the end of two terms.

Application

Interested/Eligible candidates for the profile of Research Assistant can apply online. The position will remain open and will accept applications till a suitable candidate is found.

• Please upload the latest CV.
• Please also upload a statement of purpose not exceeding 1 page in length (single-spaced) on your motivation for taking up the RA position. Please cover the following points in your statement of purpose-
  • Why are you motivated to take up the RA role?
  • What are your career plans?
  • How does the RA role fit into your career plans?
  • Why do you think you will be a good RA?

Location

Udaipur (selected candidate will have to relocate to Udaipur).

Click here to view the official notification of Research Assistant – FINAC Area at IIM Udaipur.

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