NIAS Bangalore Project Associate
Project: Sociology of Snakebite Mitigation in Rural Mysore
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Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the position of Project Associate to work on a project titled “Sociology of Snakebite Mitigation” that that contributes to the larger understanding of the humansnake conflict, specifically in the context of snakebite and its mitigation. The main objective is to understand the socio-cultural processes that shape the naturalised systemic barriers around snakebite response and mitigation, and to build interventions to rework these.
- Job Description: The Project Associate is expected to conduct the (guided) ethnography in the rural study-site around Hunsur in Mysore district. You will be located there for nearly the entire period of study.
- Duration: 09 months
- Language: fluent Kannada is mandatory
- Qualifications: awarded postgraduate degree in sociology/anthropology or related disciplines; skills around qualitative data collection, and knowledge about ethnographic methods.
All Interested applicants must submit a CV and copy of postgraduate degree certificate as a single zipped file.
The last date for receiving applications is 11:45pm on 20 January 2026. Short-listed candidates will be required to participate in interviews(online) and join by early February 2026. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and comparable to other premier institutions in the country.
Email your application (the zipped file) to Dr Anant Kamath, Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore
E-mail: anant.kamath@nias.res.in
