Internship in Social Sciences at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
An exciting summer internship opportunities for Post Graduate students of humanities/arts/social sciences to understand nuances of and participate in the inter-disciplinary social science research at one of the premier institutes in the field. The last date to apply is 31st March 2013 – hurry!
About ISEC: – Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is one of the earliest and largest premier inter-disciplinary research institutions working on social science research in India. Through both macro and micro-level studies, with inter-disciplinary approaches, the Institute’s mandate is to generate knowledge and provide information to improve the quality of policy-making and serve as a centre for excellence in research and training in social sciences. The Institute has been accredited with a team of renowned economists, sociologists, political scientists and educationists who are well known for their scholarship.
About the internship: – The core objective of this initiative is to make the young students (post graduate level) in various social science disciplines to understand nuances of and participate in the inter-disciplinary social science research. This is achieved through:
- Providing a platform for understanding the rigour in the social science disciplines and enhance the understanding towards analyzing and addressing the social problems through on hand training.
- Facilitate, instruct and orient the students in developing the research questions either for further studies or for independent research activity.
- Interaction with faculty, researchers and PhD scholars of eight different academic centres of ISEC.
- First hand exposure in the arena of research and policy interplay and understand how research and policy complement and/or contradict with each other.
Who can apply: – Students of humanities/arts/social sciences should preferably be in the middle of their final year of post graduation. In exceptional cases, those who have completed post-graduation recently or those pursuing M.Phil may also be considered.
Location: – Bangalore, India
Duration: – 2 months (the timing is flexible as per student’s academic schedule)
Stipend: – Rs. 4,000/- per month + free accommodation + to & fro II class train fare
How to apply: – Please refer to ISEC Summer Internship 2013 page for more info and application details. The last date to apply is 31st March 2013 – hurry!
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