TISS Faculty Social Sciences and Statistics Recruitment 2026

TISS Multi Post Faculty Recruitment 2026: Overview

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a grant-in-aid institute under the Ministry of Education, is recruiting Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors for its off-campuses at Hyderabad, Tuljapur and Guwahati. This faculty drive brings together statistics, social work and social science roles, including backlog appointments. The notice covers the off-campuses rather than the Mumbai main campus.

Posts and Disciplines

• Professor, Social Work, Tuljapur: The post connects with the campus's rural and sustainable development focus.
• Professor, Statistics, Hyderabad: The role helps establish statistics as a foundation for programmes across disciplines.
• Associate Professor, Social Work, Tuljapur: This appointment is in the social work field.
• Associate Professor, Development Studies/Social Science, Tuljapur: The role spans social science and interdisciplinary areas.
• Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Guwahati: The school brings together development, environment, policy and related fields.
• Assistant Professor, Social Sciences, Tuljapur: The appointment supports the campus's social sciences work.
• Assistant Professor, Sociology, Tuljapur: This is a discipline-specific sociology role.
• Assistant Professor, Centre for Under Graduate Studies, Guwahati: The post sits within the campus's undergraduate teaching centre.
• Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Guwahati: This role connects social work teaching with community practice and fieldwork.

Post-wise Duties

Professor in Statistics

You will help build Statistics and Data Science programmes, develop courses and support learners from non-quantitative backgrounds. The notice describes teaching from introductory statistical reasoning through advanced methods, alongside interdisciplinary research, doctoral supervision and faculty mentoring.

Guwahati Social Sciences and Undergraduate Studies

The notice highlights interdisciplinary teaching, dissertation supervision and research networks for these roles. Work linked to Northeast India and its neighbouring region is a focus, along with collaboration across schools and centres.

Guwahati Social Work

The role combines teaching, dissertation supervision and fieldwork supervision. The notice also highlights links with organisations working in community development, gender and counselling, as well as contributions to interdisciplinary projects.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Reservation: Central Government and University Grants Commission rules apply. The campus and discipline attached to each reserved post matter when choosing where to apply.
• Unreserved posts: Applicants from reserved categories who choose an unreserved vacancy cannot claim relaxations otherwise available to their category.
• Travel: You will bear your own travel and daily expenses for attending the interview.
• Accuracy of information: TISS may cancel candidature or end an appointment if information is false or relevant facts have been withheld.
• Recruitment changes: The institute may amend or cancel the drive, fully or partly. Updates and corrections will appear on its website rather than in newspaper announcements.
• Communication: TISS uses the email address supplied in your form for recruitment correspondence. Keep access to that address throughout the process.
• Application records: The institute retains online application data for three months after recruitment concludes. Keep your application printout and email acknowledgement for your own reference.
• Disputes: Legal proceedings relating to the recruitment fall under Mumbai jurisdiction.

• Develop Statistics and Data Science programmes and courses for the Hyderabad Professor role.
• Teach statistical reasoning to students from quantitative and non-quantitative backgrounds.
• Supervise dissertations and research in the relevant Guwahati academic roles.
• Build research networks and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Guide social work fieldwork for the Guwahati School of Social Work role.
• Work with community organisations in relevant social work practice areas.