IIMA RA & RM Recruitment 2021

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad - IIMA published an official notification for Recruitment of Research Associate and Research Manager posts. Eligible candidates can apply for this recruitment. You can view more details about this recruitment including No. of posts, name of post, Educational qualification, Age limit, Selection process, How to apply etc... You can also view official notification and other important facts about this recruitment e.g. Important links and Important dates.

Job details

Name of posts:

Research Associate
Research Manager (Technologies in Retail)

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

The candidate should have a master’s degree in Economics or a related discipline.
Expertise with programming in Stata software is required.
Prior experience of analysis of firm-level data or household surveys, and panel data analysis, are desirable.
Evidence of prior empirical research work in the form of master’s thesis, working paper(s), and/or publication(s) should be submitted along with the application

Below 35 years

Applicants with graduate (postgraduate)/Ph.D. in management/ information systems/ engineering/computer science/mathematics or other related social science disciplines are encouraged to apply. Candidates with a graduate (postgraduate)/Ph.D. will be preferred.
Applicant should be proficient in survey-based research and should have proficiency in managing different parts of a research project, such as survey design, different analyses, select appropriate research methodology and techniques, econometric modeling, especially those associated with survey data.
Also, the applicant should have experience with conducting focus groups, writing reports, and doing literature reviews. The applicant should have familiarity and deep knowledge and experience with secondary analysis, data collection, and analysis methods.
The applicant with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience with market research projects will be preferred.
Applicants should have the ability to communicate with organizations and other clients to understand requirements, model the objectives, and transform these into research requirements.
The applicant should have experience working with project coordinators and research associates to oversee the fieldwork initiative, and coordinate research agencies, and managing data collection.
Preference will be given to applicants with strong analytic skills and experience in statistical modeling and analysis.
Applicants should have an in-depth understanding of the technology, regulatory and organizational domains and should be proficient in discussing contemporary topics in these domains.
Candidates should have good oral and written communication skills in English.

Selection Process

RA: Requirement is immediate, and interviews will be held in online mode. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the interview telephonically and over email.
RM: Final Selection will be based on personal interview.

How to Apply

RA: If interested, please send your CV, cover letter with details of research interests and prior work experience, and a writing sample (all in PDF format) to viddhik@iima.ac.in Please clearly mention “Application for Research Associate” in the subject line.
RM: To apply, please send an email including CV and cover letter to researchstaff@iima.ac.in with the SUBJECT LINE “Research Manager : Technologies in Retail” (Your application may not be considered if the subject line is missing or inappropriate).”