IISERB Research Assistant Social Sciences Recruitment 2026

IISERB Research Assistant Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISERB) is hiring a Research Assistant for a full-time project in its Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. The study examines the relationship between rural-to-urban migration and changes in family structure, focusing on the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.

The project is funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, and connects social science research at the institute with fieldwork in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Travel for data collection is part of the assignment, so your work will extend beyond the institute in Bhopal.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project appointment: This is a temporary engagement attached to the named research project, with its own funding and appointment conditions rather than an open-ended appointment. Consider whether you can commit to the institute-based work and the field travel together, as you will work full time under the project's appointment terms.
• Initial tenure: The appointment lasts six months from the day you join the institute. The notice allows it to be extended later or ended earlier, depending on funding and your performance, so neither continuation nor completion of the full initial period is unconditional.
• Field travel: You will need to travel to eastern Uttar Pradesh to collect data for the study. Keep this requirement in mind when considering the assignment and your availability for fieldwork, since joining the Bhopal project includes a commitment to collect information in another state.
• Applicable rules: Other conditions follow ICSSR guidelines and the institute's norms. Read the project notice alongside those conditions when assessing the appointment, particularly the link between your tenure, performance and continued project funding.
• Communication: The project team will communicate by email only. Use an address you can access regularly, since this is how you will receive further communication about your application and will need to follow up on messages from the project team.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application materials to labsocialpolicy@gmail.com. Use the subject Application for Research Assistant (RA) so the project team can identify the application.

The notice specifies email submission for this recruitment. The department's address is IISER Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, but the stated application route is the project email address.

• Collect data for the study of migration and family structure in Purvanchal.
• Review research literature on migration, labour and family change.
• Conduct field interviews and surveys for the project.
• Organize collected information for research analysis.
• Analyse data relevant to the project's research questions.
• Travel to eastern Uttar Pradesh for data collection.