International
Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
Bhaktakavi
Shivajibhai Devshi Marg (Govandi Station Road), Deonar, Mumbai-400088.
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No.1/IIPS-KF/2013-14, dated 8 August, 2013
CALL
FOR AWARD OF RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, in partnership
with The Kusuma Trust (UK) and The Kusuma Foundation (India) invite
applications from Indian citizens currently working in the social/education and
development sectors for award of five (5) research fellowships during 2013-14.
About IIPS and
the Kusuma Foundation Research Fellowships
The
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) situated at Deonar,
Mumbai, was established in 1956 by the United Nations and Government of India
as a demographic training centre for Asia and the Pacific Region. In 1985 the
UGC accorded the Deemed University status to the Institute. Currently, the
Institute runs three masters courses (two in Population Studies – another in
distance learning mode, and one in Bio-Statistics & Epidemiology) and
research degrees (M.Phil and Ph.D). The Institute has a unique standing as the
only university in the world solely dedicated to population sciences. With
well-qualified faculty drawn from various disciplines, the Institute has some
exemplary research to its credit, including two very large-scale surveys,
namely the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) and District Level Household
Surveys (DLHS) (both completed three rounds).
The
Kusuma Foundation (India) is a registered non-profit company based in Delhi and
part of the Kusuma Trust (UK), an independent, charitable grant making
organization, with a mission to facilitate and increase access to education and
other life opportunities.
The
Foundation has recently signed a partnership agreement with IIPS to initiate a three-year
Research Fellowship programme to promote research in education in India.
The
main objective of the partnership is to train and impart research skills to
young professionals and faculty working in NGOs and colleges who have the
potential but not the opportunity, to conduct research on education issues of
national importance and relevance to Kusuma’s strategic priorities. The
fellowship should also enable the fellows to disseminate their findings at
national and international forums.
The
research fellowship will provide selected candidates with high-level research
skills including knowledge of statistics, qualitative research and data
analysis. Fellows will be trained in identifying, defining and justifying
research problems and carrying out studies of national importance. The
Fellowship will enable participants to carry out independent studies and
publish in national and international peer reviewed journals.
The
Fellowship
A
fellowship amount of Rs. 150,000 (Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only) each for
a period of one year will be awarded to five successful candidates. The
fellowship has no separate contingent grant or fund earmarked for different
items such as data collection, but it excludes tuition fees, travel, and
accommodation expenses during training at IIPS, Mumbai. The fellowship amount
will be disbursed during the tenure accordingly as the programme progressed.
The
fellowship will consist of four training modules on research methodology, each
with one week duration (five working days) at IIPS. The five selected fellows
will attend a training module once every quarter. During the course of the
trainings, fellows will identify and define an area of research relevant to
secondary and higher education and employment in India, and then carry out the
research over the course of the year.
Research
will primarily focus on two districts, viz. Sambalpur (Orissa) and Hardoi
(Uttar Pradesh), and the fellows will work on issues relevant to Kusuma’s
strategic priorities.
The
training modules have been prepared by experts in the field, keeping in mind
the mission of the Foundation and the selected fellows.
Experienced
mentors from IIPS will support fellows to carry out their research. Mentors will
also guide Fellows in writing the papers and help them to publish their
research in peer-reviewed journals. A dissemination workshop will be organised
at the end of the Fellowship. The workshop will bring together different stakeholders
involved in education to share key findings of the studies carried out by the
IIPS-Kusuma Fellows.
All
selected fellows will be required to sign a contract. The tenure of fellowship
is one year. During the fellowship tenure, fellows need not take study leave
but must compulsorily attend all the four one-week training modules at IIPS.
Extension of fellowship tenure maybe entertained only in exceptional cases and
at IIPS discretion.
The
fellowship is scheduled for launched on November 18, 2013, and training for the
first batch of successful fellows will be held during 18 – 22 November, 2013.
Eligibility
Criteria:
Any
person currently working in colleges or development sectors, preferably below
40 years, with at least 55% in Masters degree in Education, Social Sciences,
Statistics, Mathematics, Demography and any other relevant discipline with
prior experience in research or those currently involved in research and
evaluation and want to upgrade their skills can apply. Preference maybe be
given to candidates who are currently teaching or working in
colleges/development sectors and possessing higher degrees such as MPhil and/or
currently enrolled in PhD programme.
A
panel of experts constituted by IIPS & Kusuma Foundation will select the
candidates through written test and personal interviews to be conducted at
IIPS, Mumbai, on 13 September, 2013.
The application
process:
All
Fellowship applications must be sent to IIPS, Mumbai, by the first week of
September 2013. Only applications completed in all respects will be screened
and called for test and personal interviews. Each application must have the
following documents:
A filled-in application form, with proof of age and educational qualifications
A brief research proposal
A short curriculum vitae (resume)
Two letters of recommendation (one from current employer)
No objection certificate (NOC) from employer
All copies of certificates submitted must be self-attested.
Interested
persons may submit their applications along with self-attested copies of certificates
(age, education, work) addressed to The
Director, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Govandi
Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai – 400 088, Maharashtra, by 5.00 PM on 5th September
2013 (Thursday). No application will be accepted or entertained
after the due date.
Application
may also be posted via email (shortterm@iips.net)
followed by hard copies through
post/courier.
IIPS-KUSUMA
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION FORM http://www.iipsindia.org/pdf/Advert_RESEARCH%20FELLOWSHIP_IIPS-KF_Aug13.pdf
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