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Interview for Research Assistant and Field Investigator for ICSSR

Short-Term Empirical Research Project (2023- 24)

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow requires committed and motivated
Research Staff for a Short-Term Empirical Research Project (2023-24) sponsored by the Indian
Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi. This is a short-term six-month Project which
commenced from September, 2023 and it will be completed by March 2024. The job posting
shall be at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow.

The details of Research Staff required are as under:

S. No. Position and Number of Essential Qualifications Remuneration Duration

Position (Consolidated
Monthly
Emoluments)

1. Research Assistant Ph.D./ M.Phil./ Post Rs.32,000/- 04 Months

graduate in social science p.m.
01 (One)
discipline with minimum
55% marks

2. Field Investigator Post graduate in any social Rs.30,000/- 02 Months

science discipline with p.m.
01 (One)
minimum 55% marks

Desirable Qualifications:

a. Good communication skills, both written and oral in Hindi and English.
b. Proficiency in MS Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, use of internet, email
communication and web-based research.
c. A minimum of six months empirical research experience and proficiency and ability in
field data collection, processing of data and their presentation.
Job Description:

The Research Assistant and Field Investigator shall be working under the direct supervision of
Project Director who shall be their reporting officer. The Research Assistant shall assist Project
Director in all research work including Preparation of Final Project Report (Hardcopy &
Softcopy), Executive Summary of Final Report, data collection, analysis of data etc. during the
tenure of research work.

The Field Investigator has to visit to various places in the state of Uttar Pradesh to collect data as
per the research design prepared by the Project Director. He shall be solely responsible for data
collection during this Research Project.

Terms and Conditions of Service:

The nature of the job is purely temporary and contractual. The position is co-terminus with the
project duration. The Research Assistant and Field Investigator shall be paid a consolidated
monthly remuneration as mentioned above. Traffic Allowance (TA) and Daily Subsistence
Allowance (DA) for outstation duties shall be at fixed rates as per the University rules.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates may send their updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the email id-
projectdirector.rmlnlu@gmail.com latest by 21st October, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates shall
be called for interview before the Selection Committee, on a date and time which shall be
intimated to them over telephone/email/ university website. In case, a candidate is selected, he/
she may be required to join immediately with effect from 01st November, 2023.

The University reserves the right to not to fill the advertised positions. The University’s decision
in the selection of the candidate shall be final. Canvassing of any kind shall result in
disqualification.

Project Director