IISER Bhopal looking for Project Associate -I at Bhopal Full Time

Project titled :

• “Digital Payments System and its Impact on Economy” on the research topic “Effect of Digital Payments on the Economic Growth – The role of Institutional Quality, Risk Management: A cross country Analysis” funded by MHRD, Government of India.

Qualification: Essential:

• Students with M.S./M.Sc./M.B.A/B.Tech./ B.S./B.S.-M.S./ Master Degree in Economics/Quantitative Economics/Statistics/Finance/or related disciplines from a recognized Institute/University with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).

Desirable:
● Candidate has qualified CSIR/ UGC NET or GATE.
● Knowledge of Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Statistics, standard machine learning, and NLP techniques.
● Statistical Software such as STATA, E-Views, OX-Metrics, and programming languages e.g., Python, R, etc.

Job Description:

• The JRF will be involved in collecting, processing, and analysis of data on economics heads. The candidate is expected to also write research reports and do a literature review on the fields of economics. Handling of large data sets comprising different countries’ economic organizations.

Salary:
● INR 25, 000 + HRA (as applicable) per month (Consolidated pay with no other allowances) for the candidate without CSIR/ UGC NET or GATE qualification.
● INR 31, 000 + HRA (as applicable) per month (Consolidated pay with no other allowances) for the candidate with CSIR/ UGC NET or GATE qualification.

Tenure of Appointment:

• The appointment will be initially for one year from the date of his/her joining the institute, which may be extended later for another year/terminated earlier depending on the performance of the candidate.

Age:

• Should not exceed 35 years as on January 01, 2023, with usual relaxation for SC/ ST/OBC/ Differently abled and exceptional candidate(s).