Research Assistant & Field Investigator

University of Delhi

8 months ago

Expires On29 Jun 2026

2-3years

Work From Office

Delhi, Delhi, Delhi, India

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Job description & requirements

Job Openings: Research Assistant & Field Investigator

Institution: Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

Location: North Campus, University of Delhi, Delhi – 110007

Official Website: https://www.polscience.du.ac.in

The Department of Political Science at the University of Delhi invites applications from eligible candidates for the positions of Research Assistant and Field Investigator under an ongoing funded research project. These positions provide an excellent opportunity for young scholars to engage in high-quality academic research, fieldwork, and policy studies under the mentorship of senior faculty and researchers.

📌 Available Positions:

  1. Research Assistant
  2. Field Investigator

🎓 Eligibility Criteria:

For Research Assistant:

  • Postgraduate degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology, or related disciplines with at least 55% marks
  • Desirable: Research experience, strong academic writing, familiarity with qualitative/quantitative tools, knowledge of data analysis software (SPSS, R, etc.)

For Field Investigator:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any Social Science discipline
  • Desirable: Field survey experience, data collection skills, fluency in English and Hindi (or local languages relevant to the research site), basic documentation/reporting abilities

🧾 Job Responsibilities:

Research Assistant:

  • Conduct literature reviews and assist in questionnaire design
  • Analyze collected data and assist in writing research reports/papers
  • Support coordination of workshops/seminars associated with the project

Field Investigator:

  • Conduct on-site surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions
  • Collect, record, and digitize data from the field
  • Assist in preparing daily field logs and brief field reports

💼 Appointment & Remuneration:

  • Duration: As per project guidelines (usually 3–6 months or until project completion)
  • Salary: As per university norms and project funding provisions
  • Mode of Appointment: Temporary/contractual

📩 How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their updated CV and a cover letter to the Project Director or Department Email (check the official website for specific notices under the “Opportunities” or “News & Events” section).

Experience :

2-3years

Job Domain/Function :

non teaching

Job Type :

Work From Office

Employment Type :

Full Time

Number Of Position(s) :

2

Educational Qualifications :

bachelor or master

Location :

University of Delhi, North Campus, New Delhi, Delhi 110007, India, University of Delhi, North Campus, New Delhi, Delhi 110007, India, Delhi, Delhi, India, 110007

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University of Delhi

The Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, enjoys an exceptional reputation in both teaching and research in the discipline. Extremely rich in academic potential, comprising a faculty known widely for their research and teaching abilities, it ranks easily among the best departments in the country. The Department was established in 1952, with about 40 postgraduate students. Since then the strength of the students has gone beyond 1000.

The growth of the Department has coincided with the progress of the discipline of Political Science from a narrow body of legal and institutional knowledge to more comprehensive social sciences that integrate and interrogate sociological, economic, philosophical, and cultural dimensions and thereby better relates to a purposive study of politics keeping especially the Indian reality in focus.

The Department offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs and runs regular seminars and workshops. Amongst the earliest visiting faculty members was Professor Norman D. Palmer of the University of Pennsylvania, a specialist in Indian, South Asian, and International Politics. The Department was the first academic unit in the country to have introduced compulsory M.A. courses in Modern Indian Political Thought when Professor Randhir Singh was the Head.

On the collaborative research front, the Department is committed to an inter-disciplinary thematic thrust area of Democracy, Development, and Peace, with generous support by UGC under its Departmental Special Assistance Programme. This has helped build on the traditional strengths in various sub-fields as well as across disciplinary boundaries. The Department of Political Science has immensely contributed towards creating domain knowledge through curriculum development. This has resulted in the Department being awarded the Centre of Advanced Study by UGC under the Special Assistance Program since 2010 and now it is under stage II of the process from 2016.


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