Assistant Professor Wanted at The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

The School of Human Ecology invites application for TWO posts of Assistant Professor to be filled on contract basis, initially for a period upto 31 May 2026 and extendable based on performance of the candidate and requirement of the Institute.

Date Posted: 29th January 2026

Hiring Organization: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Organization Profile: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (www.tiss.edu), established in the year 1936 is a Deemed to be University, fully funded by the University Grants Commission, Govt of India. TISS is a Grade I University with NAAC and is ranked 60 under NIRF University Rank Category for 2022. With four campuses at Mumbai (main campus), Hyderabad, Guwahati, and Tuljapur (rural campus), TISS currently offers 05 Undergraduate programmes, 54 Masters’ Degree programmes, and 18 Ph.D. programmes in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of applied Social Sciences including 34 Bachelor of Vocational degree programmes.

Job Title: Assistant Professor

Employment Type: Contract basis

Department : 

• School of Human Ecology

Qualifications:

i)A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Psychology / Applied Psychology 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 referred 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. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
ii. the Times Higher Education (THE) or
iii. the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Job Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Pay Scale: Consolidated salary of Rs. 86,088/- p.m. (Pay Band Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- with AGP Rs. 6,000/- in 6th CPC).

Apply Mode: Online

Last Date: Last date of receipt of online application: 8th February, 2026

Organization Website: https://tiss.edu/

How to Apply: 

• The candidates are requested to apply online through the link (Apply Now) provided along with this advertisement on the Institute’s website at www.tiss.edu.
• The candidates are requested to take a printout of the acknowledgement of the online application and keep it for future reference.
• To Apply : https://tiss.ac.in/
• Last date of receipt of online application: 8th February, 2026
• Interview: The shortlisted candidates will be sent a call letter and link for the interview. The online interview in Zoom Platform will be conducted around February 2026.

Organization Address:

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar,
Mumbai 400088

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