TISS/ADVT/ACAD/SHS/MAY2020
Required an Ad hoc Assistant Professor (three posts) for School of Habitat Studies
The School strives to develop professional capacities in the field of Habitat Studies through
academic teaching and professional training that incorporate both social and technical skills
through its four centres.
1. Centre for Water Policy, Regulation and Governance (CWPRG)
2. Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (CCSS)
3. Centre for Urban Policy and Governance (CUPG)
4. Centre for Science, Technology and Society (CSTS)
The School offers four Master"s Degree programmes conducts its research, capacity building,
advocacy and analytical work through these Centres and one research facility.
The School invites interested scholars located within and outside India to apply for Three
positions of Assistant Professors for its three centres viz., one in CWPRG, one in CCSS and
one in CUPG.
The posts will be on contract basis initially for a period of one year initially and
extendable based on performance of candidate and requirement by the Institute.
Educational Qualification: Eligibility (A or B) :
A.
i) A Master"s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the
grading system is followed) in Sustainability science / Energy science / Ecology/ Architecture
/ Design / Law / Economics /Finance from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from
an accredited foreign university.
ii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National
Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the
UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the
University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D.
Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be
exempted from NET/SLET/SET :
Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall
be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the
Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. Candidates shall be exempted from the
requirement of NET /SLET /SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor subject
to the or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/Institutions fulfilment of the following
conditions :-
a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of
which at least one is in a refereed journal;
e) The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his / her Ph.D. work in
conferences / seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar
agency.
The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean
(Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.
Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in
disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test
accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET. OR
B. The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among
top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i)
Pay Scale : Consolidated Salary of Rs. 71952/- p.m.