TSDS – DTSF invites applications for the position of Research Officer (two posts to be filled in on
contract for two years) against the “Disasters and Beyond” Project.
The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) is looking for highly motivated, versatile andcompetent professionals for its Disasters and Beyond project.
Research Officer( ,
Candidates with 1 to 2 years of research/documentation/field experiencewill be preferred.
Job Requirement : Rural Context the substantive area of Agriculture, Disaster Management, Water Security, Social Security and
Homelessness are required. Individuals with competence in GIS, Data Analytics (SPSS, ATLAS
TI), Project Management Tools and academic writing and proficiency in Marathi would be
preferred .
Key Roles and Responsibility: Literature review towards conceptualization and designing ofresearch projects/reports, Networking,
Remuneration: 30000 – 31500 (Consolidated salary for 2 years; 30,000 /- for the 1st year and 31,500/- for 2nd year @ 5% annual hike)
About JTSDS
The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies was established in 2006 as an independent centre (The
Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management- JTCDM), consolidating more than 60 year of TISS
experience and expertise in disaster relief, response and policy advocacy. JTCDM was elevated to
the status of a School in 2015 with the following three centers : Centre for Disaster Management,
Centre of Disasters and Development, and Centre for Geo-informatics.
The key domains of the school's work towards shaping the disaster discourse are: Capacity Building, Research, Field Action and Policy Advocacy. To be able to address the growing demand for capacity building and other extensionservices most needed in building a disaster resilient Nation, the School had set up the
Disaster Technical Support Facility as an extension of the academic entity.
The key areas of DTSF work would be : Technical support services o n developmen t and implementation of plans and
programs; Capacity and System strengthening; Policy and program development support;
Knowledge generation, archiving and dissemination; Demonstration of Innovations; and Facilitating
state and national dialogues across sectors and projects.
The DTSF targets both pre and post disastertechnical support needs of a range of stakeholders starting from community based organizations to
corporates
The Current Projects of DTSF are: 1. Disaster Resilience Leadership Gap Study, 2. Disasters and Beyond – Field Action Project( Programme Drougth
It is a twoy ear project with external funding towards demonstration of
comprehensive disaster interventions that go beyond addressing the emergency needs in the disaster
context , with special emphasis of the most marginalized and social justice.
Important Dates: Applications should reach secretariat.jtcdm[at]tiss.edu on or before 15th July 2017.
How to Apply: Soft copy ofdetailed CV and sample of writing (preferred) to be sent by an email
with the subject line: “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF RESEARCH OFFICER AT DTSF” to
secretariat.jtcdm[at]tiss.edu
The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) is looking for highly motivated, versatile and
Research Officer
Candidates with 1 to 2 years of research/documentation/field experience
Job Requirement
Key Roles and Responsibility: Literature review towards conceptualization and designing of
Remuneration: 30000 – 31500 (Consolidated salary for 2 years; 30,000 /- for the 1st year and 31,500/- for 2nd year @ 5% annual hike)
About JTSDS ,
The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies was established in 2006 as an independent The key domains of the school's work towards shaping the disaster discourse are: Capacity Building, Research, Field Action and Policy Advocacy. To be able to address the growing demand for capacity building and other extension
The key areas of DTSF work would b
The DTSF targets both pre and post disaster
The Current Projects of DTSF are: 1. Disaster Resilience Leadership Gap Study, 2. Disasters and Beyond – Field Action Project
It is a two
Important Dates: Applications should reach secretariat.jtcdm[at]tiss.edu on or before 15th July 2017.
How to Apply: Soft copy of