Position at TCIS, Hyderabad

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following two posts in Science Education under the project, “Curiosity and questioning among school students”. This is an R&D project associated with TCIS Hyderabad’s school outreach program: http://www.tifrh.res.in/~outreach/index.php/school-outreach/ , and supervised by Prof. Jayashree Ramadas.

S. No.	Position	Required qualification	Desired skills	Fellowship per month	Last date
1*	JRF	JRF: Master’s degree or graduate in a professional course	Quantitative/qualitative analysis of large datasets Willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries Effective science teaching and communication skills to interact with students Knowledge of Python, R or any other programming language; an interest in natural language processing is an added advantage	25000/- + HRA / accommodation	10/08/2018
2*	SRF/PDF	SRF: a) 2 years JRF experience and qualification same as JRF or b) Master’s degree in a professional course (like M. Tech.) PDF: Ph.D. thesis submitted or degree awarded	Apart from the above skills, the candidate is expected to have: A high level of critical thinking and analytical skills of both qualitative and quantitative types Wide range of reading; interest in and knowledge about students, schooling and societal issues	28000/- + HRA / accommodation 32000/- to 40000/- depending on experience + Contingency + HRA / accommodation	10/08/2018

*Total 2 candidates will be selected as JRF, SRF or PDF depending on the applications received.

• The appointment is purely temporary and there is no right to claim for any regular appointment with TCIS,

  Hyderabad.

• To apply, please email your CV and a one-page write-up highlighting your interest in science education, particularly in relation to the subject of curiosity and questioning, to Dr. Debashree Sengupta (debashreesengupta@tifrh.res.in ) on or before 10-08-2018.