Senior / Junior Research Fellow

The Fellow is expected to explore the areas above by consulting texts representative of the diversity of South Asian knowledge traditions, and outlining how the insights from early times might be relevant to contemporary policy and practice.

• Identify texts that address the themes above
• Synthesise existing studies on these to produce a literature review
• Select and introduce passages for sourcebooks
• Engage in conversation with experts on these areas, at events or for newsletters/blogs
• Convene masterclasses and workshops with experts on the areas selected
• Organize exhibitions, conferences, lectures for public outreach

Overviews (15,000 words) of studies on the areas identified

Anthologies with excerpts from texts organized thematically

Translations of unpublished works/chapters from works

Conferences, round tables, workshops, exhibitions 

Qualifications and Skills

• PhD Degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture
• Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil )
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi
• Three to five years work experience
• Experience of university teaching/academic editing/exhibition curation/organizing public lectures
• Ability to initiate and drive projects

Commensurate with the industry norms.

Responsibilities : Research, Publication and Outreach on any two of the following themes: Governance/Economy & Commerce/Health, Nutrition and wellbeing/Agriculture and Food Security/

• Create databases of studies on the areas above, of scholars working on these, and of potential institutional collaborators
• Draft translations into Hindi and English for sourcebooks on the areas above
• Contribute to selecting content for exhibitions and drafting interpretive material
• Design social media posts and foster online communities
• Masters degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture
• Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil )
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi