INTERNSHIP IN SOCIAL SCIENCES @ ISEC Last Date 12th March 2012
INTERNSHIP IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
AT ISEC, BANGALORE - 2012
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Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is one of the earliest
and largest premier inter-disciplinary research institutions working
on social science research in India. Established in 1972, ISEC has
been instrumental in carrying out robust and competent research
studies on various issues in social sciences. It has also been
providing valuable policy feedback to bring about integrated social,
economic and political transformation, with emphasis on equity and
justice. Through both macro and micro-level studies, with
inter-disciplinary approaches, the Institute's mandate is to generate
knowledge and provide information to improve the quality of
policy-making and serve as a centre for excellence in research and
training in social sciences. The Institute has been accredited with a
team of renowned economists, sociologists, political scientists and
educationists who are well known for their scholarship. Capacity
building among the young researchers is one of the main thrust areas
of the Institute.
Objectives:
The core objective of this initiative is to make the young students
(post graduate level) in various social science disciplines to
understand nuances of and participate in the inter-disciplinary social
science research.
This is achieved through:
Providing a platform for understanding the rigour in the social
science disciplines and enhance the understanding towards analyzing
and addressing the social problems through on hand training.
Facilitate, instruct and orient the students in developing the
research questions either for further studies or for independent
research activity.
Interaction with faculty, researchers and PhD scholars of eight
different academic centres of ISEC.
First hand exposure in the arena of research and policy interplay and
understand how research and policy complement and/or contradict with
each other.
Duration:
Internship demands a full time commitment for two months. There will
however be sufficient flexibility regarding the timing of programme.
The student will be required to assist and discuss with the concerned
faculty
Allowance:
The selected candidates will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs.4,000/-,
and free accommodation for a period of two months. Outstation
candidates will be reimbursed to and fro second class sleeper train
charges or deluxe class bus fare upon production of ticket/travel
proof. Food and other expenses are to be borne by the participants.
Essential qualifications:
Students of humanities/arts/social sciences should preferably be in
the middle of their final year of post graduation. In exceptional
cases, those who have completed post-graduation recently or those
pursuing M.Phil may also be considered.
How to apply:
Application form can be downloaded from here; Application Form. The
filled-in application accompanied by two recommendation letters issued
by the Head of the Department and a senior faculty member from the
department should be submitted to
The Registrar, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Dr VKRV Rao
Road, Nagarabhavi PO, Bangalore 560 072.
Last date
Filled-in applications will be received until March 16, 2012.
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