Internships
Institute for Social and Economic Change INTERNSHIP

Institute for Social and Economic Change INTERNSHIP

About Institute for Social and Economic Change INTERNSHIP

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) to undergo internship 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 hands-on 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 nine 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 between 1 April 2020 and 31 July 2020. 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.5,000/- based on strict attendance and diligence. Free accommodation for a period of two months subject to availability will be provided only for out-station students. Selected outstation candidates will be reimbursed to and fro second class sleeper train charges upon production of ticket/travel proof. The interns will have to bear expenditure on food and all other expenses during stay.

Essential qualifications:

Students of social sciences should preferably be in the middle of their post graduation. In exceptional cases, those who have completed post-graduation recently or those pursuing M.Phil may also be considered.

Areas for Research:

Economics, Trade and Macro-economics, Development Economics, Banking, Credit, Industry, Environmental Economics; Decentralization, and Development; Health and Environment, Health Issues, Social Demography/Population Studies or Gender and Development; Migration/Labour Market Studies, medical sociology, social gradient of health, Socio-ecology, Livelihood Development, eco-system study and bio-resource conservation; Urban Development, Education, Labour Market; Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Agri-Business and Rural Development, Development Politics, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Inclusive Development (Sociology, Social Work, Public Health).

How to apply:

Application form can be downloaded from our website http://www.isec.ac.in/summer-internship.htm. 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 by Email only to registrar@isec.ac.in and cc to malini@isec.ac.in