Project Manager
Organization: Centre for Policy ResearchLocation: New Delhi.
Industry: Environment
Industry: Environment
Type: Contract - 6 months starting October 2020
Salary: Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience
Description: Writing Urban India is seeking a Project Manager who will assist the collective in managing the fellowship program for PhD scholars and practitioners.
Salary: Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience
Description: Writing Urban India is seeking a Project Manager who will assist the collective in managing the fellowship program for PhD scholars and practitioners.
Project Background:
Writing Urban India is a collective of academic researchers and practitioners working to develop a set of resources, models and knowledge artifacts that can eventually lead to the creation of a more ambitious network of scholars and practitioners. This future network is envisaged to build on the specificity of Indian urban experience to create credible opportunities for early career scholars and practitioners. Towards this end, building on existing collaborations and networks, the collective is setting up a fellowship for PhD scholars and practitioners interested in publishing on a pilot basis as well as curating a selection of thematic research outputs on Indian urban studies.
Responsibilities: Educational requirements:
- Preparing and managing a process, timeline and workflow for the fellowship in conjunction with the Steering Committee
- Setting up and managing a system of communication including digital mechanisms for sharing resources and outputs, having discussions in small and large groups
- Being the interface between the fellows and their mentors
- Reporting periodically to the Steering Committee
- Master’s degree in the social sciences (e.g. sociology, economics, geography, anthropology) or equivalent with a keen interest in urban studies
- S/he must have up to 2 years of work experience, especially in managing of research or implementation projects. S/he must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills and be comfortable working with digital interfaces.
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Application Instructions:
- Please send a your curriculum-vita and cover letter with the subject line ‘WUI Project Manager’ to seema@cprindia.org as soon as possible.
- Notification
Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2020-09-27