Website:
rism.org.in
Job details:
Job Title: Associate Professor
Company: Ramaiah Institute of Science & Management
Experience: 10 Years
Qualification: PhD, M.Tech/Master’s Degree
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Job Type: Full-time
Job Role:
The purpose of the role is to support and sustain the University’s national and international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Contribute to and enhance the research profile and pedagogic work of the school/faculty. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues and students across the academic community, undertaking high quality teaching, research, and scholarly activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Research:
- Investigating new areas of research within specialist subject area – this may involve national and international collaboration with members of other Higher Education Institutions or organisations;
- Identifying research topic and initiating analysis that will be original and innovative;
- Determining appropriate research methodologies for research;
- Adapting research methodologies;
- Applying appropriate research methodologies and analysing results/conclusions to formulate new concepts and ideas;
- Monitoring progress on large research projects and writing reports to relevant bodies about progress of research;
- May lead team of researchers – recruiting, selecting and managing the work of staff, directing the research programme.
Research Publications:
- Writing articles and information papers for journals and specialist subject areas. This will involve dissemination to external audiences.
- Undertaking and leading major research initiatives or specialist subject areas, for example through engaging in collaborative and interdisciplinary initiatives.
Teaching:
- Designing and developing innovative approaches to the learning experience for undergraduates and postgraduates with the intention of challenging thinking, fostering debate, and encouraging the development of intellectual reasoning and rigour;
- Delivering teaching to graduate and undergraduate students.
Administration:
- Manage departmental/faculty activities by undertaking teaching organization, allocating workloads, funding applications and other research-related activities.
- Participate in relevant committees within department/faculty.
- Engage in policy development and University committees where appropriate and/or where invited.
Postgraduate Students:
- Monitoring and guiding the work and research of postgraduate students.
- Providing references for students.
External:
- Attending conferences in specialist subject area to liaise and network with national/international colleagues the role holder will, on occasion, be invited to give presentations and lectures in his/her specialism;
- Participating in external working groups – on occasions the role holder will be asked to participate in collaborative projects;
- Originating and developing internal and external collaborative groups to pursue research and other interests and have an impact on events and decisions;
- May be asked to act as an external examiner for other institutions;
- May provide references on behalf of academic colleagues;
- Will participate in peer review of publications;
- Reviews research grant applications.
Other:
- Undertake other duties as appropriate.
- Essential knowledge, skills and experience required for the role
- Educated to higher degree/PhD level in relevant specialist subject area.
- Carrying out original/innovative research, actively contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the relevant subject area/s at a national and international level.
- Established bibliography of research publications such as journal contributions, books, etc.
- A previous and active participant in the national Research Assessment Exercise.
- Engages in continuous professional development - keeps up-to-date with the latest thinking in specialist subject area/s by reading other academic material, attending conferences and active discussions with other academics in field – this may be internally at the University of Cambridge and/or with colleagues at other institutions.
- Established national and international recognition and reputation in his/her field/s of research and academia.
- Provides advice/guidance/opinion as a leading national/international authority in the specialist subject area/s.
- Experienced in giving lectures and seminars to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and in designing and developing innovative material for teaching and seminars.
- Is invited to give papers at conferences.
- Is invited to give peer reviews.
- Edits other research publications in specialist subject area.
- Acts as external examiner for other Higher Education Institutions
Reporting To:
Head of School
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their updated CV to the email address below with the subject line:
“Associate Professor” to binduvenkatesh.ms.mc@msruas.ac.in
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