Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Hiring for Marketing Area at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Full Time

Job Description

Position

Prof. Ashish Galande and Prof. Prakash Satyavageeswaran at IIMU are looking for an RA to assist with research in Marketing

Benefits

IIMU is a research-intensive institution. The benefits of being an RA in IIMU are:

• A chance to attend regular workshops where research papers are presented and discussed.
• Attend PhD-level coursework offered in the institute.
• Salaries are competitive with similar positions in India.
• Recommendation letters as well as guidance on the application process to top Ph.D. programs by the IIMU faculty you work with.
• Encouragement to initiate your research.

IIMU’s RAs have received offers from world-class Ph.D. programs including Kellogg, Penn State University, University of Georgia, Texas A&M University, University of Pittsburgh, the University of Texas at Austin, Western University (Canada), University of Maryland, London School of Economics, University of Houston, University of Memphis, Kansas State, among others.

Best Match

You should consider yourself a good fit for this position if you are seriously considering pursuing a Ph.D. and want to get some experience to see if a research career is meant for you and also to improve your understanding and profile for the Ph.D. applications. You will assist faculty on their research projects. The skills you develop will help you in applying to top-ranked doctoral programs in Marketing. You should be self-motivated to take ownership and lead research projects.

Responsibilities

This is a research position in an academic setting. You will assist with:

• Data collection, data preparation, and data analysis – working on primary/secondary data using qualitative/ quantitative methods
• Conducting in-depth interviews and FGDs
• Literature search, summary, presentation, and writing
• Writing research proposal and conducting research
• Other research-related work

Skills and Qualifications

Highly motivated candidates with an MBA degree or equivalent from any of the top-tier colleges in the country/ abroad with an understanding of research and interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in Marketing. Candidates must have –

• An MBA or equivalent (we are specifically looking for someone with a management degree)
• An open mind to learning new concepts, creativity, and hard work
• Good English writing skills
• Primary data collection skills – qualitative and surveys. Exposure to tools like NVivo, QDA Miner, Qualtrics, etc will be a plus
• Data handling and analysis skills in STATA, R, etc. will be a plus

The candidate must have high standards in terms of quality of work, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and absolute commitment to task completion.

Contract Duration

The position is contractual for 11 months and can be renewed for a further period of 11 months, subject to satisfactory work, enabling the candidate to build up their profile for Ph.D. applications. Candidates are expected to move on into a Ph.D. at the end of two terms.
Interested candidates can apply online. The position will remain open and will accept applications till a suitable candidate is found.

• Please upload the latest CV.
• Please also upload a statement of purpose not exceeding 1 page in length (single-spaced) on your motivation for taking up the RA position. Please cover the following points in your statement of purpose-
  • Why are you motivated to take up the RA role?
  • What are your career plans?
  • How does the RA role fit into your career plans?
  • Why do you think you will be a good RA?

We will contact you within 3 weeks of your submission of the application in case we decide to interview you. In case you do not hear from us within 3 weeks of your submission of your application, you have not been shortlisted for this position.
Location: Udaipur (selected candidate will have to relocate to Udaipur)