[Urbanstudy] Call for applications - NIAS Urban Programme

[Curt Gambetta]

Please see the announcement sent by Carol Upadhya from NIAS below. -Curt



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Dear friends,

Please see the call for applications below. We are looking for a young 
researcher for the NIAS Urban Programme. Would appreciate it if you would 
circulate this call widely and also post on your department/ institute boards.

Thanks and best wishes,

Carol




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National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
Urban Research and Policy Programme
Faculty/ Postdoctoral Position
 
The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), a multidisciplinary research 
institute located in Bangalore, is looking for an Assistant Professor or 
Postdoctoral Fellow for the Urban Research and Policy Programme. 

 
Eligibility: 
Candidates should have completed the PhD degree in any relevant discipline with 
a focus of research on urban issues, urban studies or planning in India. 
 Candidates for Assistant Professor position should have at least two years of 
research/work experience at the postdoctoral level. 

 
The successful candidate will have the ability to design and carry out 
independent research projects, a sound conceptual grounding in his/her 
discipline, excellent analytical and writing skills, and  organisationaland 
leadership abilities. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to teamwork, to 
carrying out empirical and grounded urban research, and to producing excellent 
research and policy reports as well as original publications.               

 
Salary and designation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience 
and comparable to other premier institutions in the country.
 
About the URPP:
The NIAS Urban Research and Policy Programme was established to foster 
innovative thinking on cities and the urban crisis and go beyond the routine 
responses and technical solutions offered by conventional urban planning and 
policies. Its objectives are:
	* To develop a conceptual and theoretical      framework for the understanding 
of urban settlements and society, rooted      in the realities of India’s cities 
and villages, that would form the      intellectual and ethical basis of all 
further work;
	* To carry out focused, grounded and      multi-disciplinary research on, and 
value-based intellectual analysis of,      issues of national importance related 
to urbanisation, especially      policy-oriented research;
	* To provide a platform for an exchange of      ideas among representatives of 
governments and their agencies, political      parties, civil society 
organisations, the media, and various thinkers,      activists, and citizens; 
and
	* To engage in advocacy and outreach to all      target groups in government 
and civil society;
 
More information about NIAS and the Urban Research and Policy Programme and the 
application process is available on the NIAS website (www.nias.res.in).
 
Applications:
Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae electronically including the 
names and addresses of three referees, two samples of published work (or 
unpublished, in the case of Postdoctoral candidates), and a statement of 
interest explaining why they are interested in joining the NIAS URPP to:
 
                Head, Administration
National Institute of Advanced Studies
                Bangalore – 560 012
E-mail: admin at nias.iisc.ernet.in
 
The deadline for applications is16 May 2011. Short-listed candidates will be 
invited to NIAS for a talk and an interview.
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