The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) which was established in 1936 is a Deemed University fully funded by the University Grant Commission (UGC), Government of India. The TISS offers several degree programmes in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of social sciences. The TISS offers a very challenging but fulfilling academic environment to faculty committed to creating a just society through education, generation of knowledge and field action.
The Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna which is an Independent Centre of the TISS Mumbai was established in March 2016 for undertaking research, field action programmes and limited teaching. In the last two years, it has made ‘migration’ a niche area of its academic activities – research, lectures and conferences, short-term course and publications. As part of its migration research project, the Centre is in the process of setting up a digital archive on migration.
TISS invites applications for two (2) positions of Documentation Assistants for its Patna Centre. The post will be filled on contract basis for a period of one year on a consolidated salary of Rs. 25,000 per month with possibility of extension up to two more years.
The Documentation Assistants will help the Chairperson and other faculty of the Centre in setting up a digital archive on migration. The job involves identifying files, indexing with brief description of files, xeroxing, scanning, converting image files to PDF files, preparing documents for uploading to web portal, etc. The job also involves travelling to access files from state and regional archives (in and outside Patna and Bihar), personal collections, libraries and other sources.
Essential qualification and experience for Documentation Officer
Good academic record with at least 55% of the marks or an equivalent grade at the Bachelor’s level (or equivalent degree) in Social Sciences or Library and Information Sciences from an accredited Indian or foreign university.
Interview: The eligible candidates will be communicated by an e-mail and mobile phone to appear for the interview.
Other Conditions:
• The Institute reserves the right to relax qualification of the candidate based on the work experience in the case of persons already holding comparable positions in a University/research institution of repute,
• The institute reserves the right to invite persons for interview who may not have applied for as per the above procedure and not fill up the vacancy  advertised.
• Since applications received may be short listed, merely possessing the prescribed qualifications and the requisite experience would not entitle a person to be called for interview.
• The posts are unreserved, but candidates belonging to reserved category can apply.
• No queries or correspondence regarding issue of call letter for interview / selection of candidates for the post will be entertained at any stage and canvassing in any form is strictly prohibited and will lead to the candidate being debarred from consideration for the post.
• The candidate under employment must bring ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer to appear for presentation/ interview.
• No TA / DA is payable for appearing for the interview.
• In case of any inadvertent error in the advertisement and in the process of recruitment, which may be detected at any stage, even after issue of appointment order, the Institute reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the candidate(s).

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their brief CV and a 300-word brief write up explaining your suitability for the job through email at: patnacentre@tiss.edu

Last Date: October 07, 2018.

Reference Link: Original Notification

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