IIMA RM & RA Recruitment 2021

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad - IIMA published an official notification for Recruitment of Research Manager & Research Associate (Technologies in Retail) 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 Manager (Technologies in Retail)
Research Associate (Technologies in Retail)

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

RM:

Applicants with graduate (postgraduate)/Ph.D. in management/ information systems/ engineering/consumer behavior/marketing 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 3-7 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.

RA:

Applicants with graduate (postgraduate)/Ph.D. in management/ information systems/ engineering/consumer behavior/marketing 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 with proficiency in doing different analyses associated with survey data.
The applicant should have the ability to do secondary analysis, collect data from different sources and combine these to present relevant insights. Proficiency with qualitative research is preferred.
Applicants should be proficient in data analysis, creating tables and figures, and doing comparative assessments. Candidates should be comfortable in econometric modeling. Proficiency in python or other such programming languages will be an added advantage.
Candidates should have some experience in conducting a literature review by reading and summarizing research papers as well as academic writing in the form of journal publications, case studies. The ability to review reports, search relevant literature, and combine the findings from across the different databases (text and non-text) is required.
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.
Applicant should have experience conducting survey research, with the ability to coordinate with various organizations involved in creating and conducting surveys.
Candidates should have good oral and written communication skills in English.

Selection Process

Final Selection will be based on personal interview.

How to Apply

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).
RA: To apply, please send an email including CV and cover letter to researchstaff@iima.ac.in with the SUBJECT LINE “RA: Technologies in Retail” (Your application may not be considered if the subject line is missing).