IITR Research Associate Public Finance Recruitment 2026

IITR Research Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is hiring a Research Associate for a Gates Foundation-sponsored project in its Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Led by Dr. Manish Kumar Singh, the project examines public finance, revenue mobilisation and economic growth.

The notice identifies the project as BMG-3102-HSD/26-27. Its research spans financial economics, investment research, financial markets and household finance, with analytical outputs feeding into reports and research papers.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project appointment: You will join a research engagement in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Roorkee under the named principal investigator.
• Tenure: The initial duration is 12 months, with an extension of up to 12 months mentioned in the notice.
• Preference: Women and SC/ST applicants receive preference when qualifications and experience are equal.
• Interview expenses: You must meet your own travel and daily expenses for attending the interview; the institute does not reimburse these costs.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application by email only to the principal investigator, Dr. Manish Kumar Singh, at mks@hs.iitr.ac.in. The notice addresses applications to his office in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Collect, clean and analyse financial and economic datasets.
• Conduct investment and quantitative research for the project.
• Develop financial and econometric models and run statistical analyses.
• Use Python and R independently for analysis, automation and visualisation.
• Turn financial and economic information into clear research findings.
• Prepare reports, analytical tables, charts and research papers.
• Analyse equity markets, securities, investment decisions and portfolio data as the research needs.
• Study financial performance and macroeconomic indicators.