Faculty position in Project Management

Azim Premji University; Ranchi; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Azim Premji University invites applications for a faculty position in Project Management at Ranchi Campus. The role focuses on teaching and research in development, with the responsibility to mentor postgraduate students and contribute to MA Development and MA Applied Economics courses.

A hands-on, workshop-based teaching style is valued. The candidate should bring practical experience in project management within the development sector and an academic orientation toward development theories,

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within the development sector.
• Academic engagement in theories of development, research methods, or related domains.
• Ability to facilitate hands-on learning through workshops.

Responsibilities

• Teach and mentor students in Project Management for the MA Development and related programmes.
• Contribute to teaching other courses in MA Development or MA Applied Economics.
• Translate knowledge into applied learning and oversee project evaluations where relevant.

Skills

Project management

Development sector experience

Teaching & mentoring

Workshop-based instruction

Job description

# Faculty position in Project ManagementWe invite applications for faculty positions in Project Management.* ##### Location Ranchi Campus* ##### Engagement Full-time* ##### Role FacultyWe are looking for candidates with expertise in Project Management and interest in teaching and research in other domains of Development.Project management constitutes a core component of our Postgraduate Programme in Development offered by the University. Its inclusion is intended to equip students with the practical skills and reflective capacity required to function effectively as development practitioners. Central to any development intervention is the ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate programmes and projects. The University therefore seeks academics with demonstrated expertise in project management to teach and mentor students in this area. At the same time, the faculty would be required to teach other relevant courses in MA Development or MA Applied Economics programmes. We are seeking candidates with practical experience and exposure to project management in development sector and substantive engagement in the domain as an academics to translate the knowledge and experience into effective, applied learning for postgraduate students.* Good understanding of how projects are designed, planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated in social sector organisations.* Decent academic engagement in areas such as theories and history of development, research methods for field practice, or any other related domain specialization such as ecology, economics, sociology to complement the core project management.* Prior experience with project/programme level evaluations in the development sector is useful.* Ability to facilitate hands-on learning in a workshop mode.Please email the following documents to with the subject line – **“Application for faculty position in Project Management — Ranchi”:*** Cover letter indicating the subject area of your interest and a professional statement of purpose* Curriculum Vitae* Two samples of writing (e.g. journal articles, conference papers, museum catalogues, research articles)* Teaching Statement, including a discussion of field based pedagogical practices.* Two letters of recommendation to be emailed directly to [e-mail]