Required ‘Assistant Professor’ (Three Post) on Contract Basis for Labour Market Research Facility (LMRF), School of Management and Labour Studies, TISS-Mumbai Campus.
Post Date: 22nd July 2025
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 :
- The School of Management and Labour Studies has 5 Centres in (I) Social and Organisational Leadership; (ii) Human Resources Management and Labour Relations; (iii) Labour Studies; (iv) Social Entrepreneurship; and (v)Labour Market Research Facility (LMRF).
Qualifications:
- Position 1
Educational Qualification:
Essential Qualification:
1. PhD in Mathematics/Statistics or related areas.
2. A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Masters Mathematics/Statistics or allied disciplines from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
Desirable Qualifications:- Expertise in computation and programming languages (R, Python, Matlab and other open-source languages)
- Expertise in handling data visualisation tools (Tableau, BI Tools and others)
- Expertise in teaching courses on modelling, advanced analytics, and fundamentals of machine learning
- Demonstrated publication and research output in high-impact journals
- Ability to teach across programmes, including Post Graduate programs in Analytics and Undergraduate program in Analytics and Sustainability Studies
- The incumbent should have an affinity to field-based research, fieldwork and sustainability agenda
- Position 2
Educational Qualification:
Essential Qualification:
1. Ph.D in Environmental Studies /Geography /Geology / Climate Change/ Sustainability Studies and other inter-disciplinary areas
2. A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Environmental Studies /Geography /Geology / Climate
Change/Sustainability Studies and other inter disciplinary areas from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
Desirable Qualifications:- With demonstrated ability in analytics, visualisation, understanding of Machine Learning, Data Curation and ESG Framework and handling micro data.
- Expertise on GIS and remote sensing systems
- Ability to teach across programmes, including postgraduate programs in Analytics and Undergraduate programs in Analytics and Sustainability Studies
- Demonstrated publication and research output in high-impact journals
- The incumbent should have an affinity to field-based research, fieldwork and sustainability agenda
- Position 3
Educational Qualification:
Essential Qualification:
PhD in Social Work/ Development Studies/Social Sciences and related areas A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Masters in Social Work/Rural Development/Social Sciences and related areas from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
Desirable Qualifications:- Demonstrates ability in analytics and visualisation, understanding of machine learning, data curation, sustainability reporting framework, and handling micro data.
- Ability to teach across programmes, including postgraduate programs in Analytics and
Undergraduate programs in Analytics and Sustainability Studies. - Demonstrated publication and research output in high-impact journals
- Ability to conceptualise and coordinate fieldwork/internship/exposure visits as part of
the course.
Job Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pay Scale: The Salary will be as per 7th CPC in the Academic Pay level 10.
Apply Mode: Online
Last Date: Last date of receipt of online application: 4th August, 2025
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.ac.in. The candidates desiring to apply for more than one post need to apply separately for each post.
- The candidates are requested to take a print of the acknowledgement of the online
application and keep it for future reference.
Last date of receipt of online application: 4th August, 2025 - To Apply : https://tiss.ac.in/
- Interview: The eligible candidates will be communicated by an e-mail to attend the offline/ online interview.
- Verification of documents: The shortlisted candidates are required to send scanned copies of their coloured passport size photograph, self-attested photocopies of relevant certificates in support of the essential qualification & experience at [email protected]. Original certificates will be verified only for the selected candidate at the time of appointment.
Organization Address:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar,
Mumbai 400088
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