Applications are invited Internship Opportunity at Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies for the year 2021. The last date of application is 15 June 2021.

About TISS and JTSDS

Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It is Asia’s oldest institute for professional social work education and was founded in 1936 in then Bombay Presidency of British India as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.

The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies was established in 2006 as an independent centre (The Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management- JTCDM), consolidating more than 60 year of TISS experience and expertise in disaster relief, response and policy advocacy.

Job Description

  • Location: Work from home
  • Remuneration: Rs. 15,000 /-.
  • Duration: 1 month (June 17, 2021 to July 17, 2021)

Internship Position 1:

  • Applications for the position of ‘Intern’ under the project ‘Transboundary River Governance: Knowledge Product Development and Sharing of Policy Brief’.

Eligibility

  • Qualification: Bachelors in any relevant discipline or Post Graduate.
  • Knowledge, understanding and aptitude for research around transboundary water governance and livelihood issues
  • Willingness to play a supporting role in research related tasks as per project requirements
  • Aptitude for reporting and documentation
  • Should be able to join immediately

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in planning for virtual consultation with relevant stakeholders such as, preparing interview guides, transcribing interviews, data management and other related tasks
  • Conducting literature reviews
  • Drafting reports and documents.

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Internship Position 2:

  • Applications for the position of ‘Intern’ under the project ‘Epidemic Prevention and Preparedness using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Eligibility

  • Qualification: Bachelors in any relevant discipline or Post Graduate
  • Knowledge, understanding and aptitude for research around epidemics, well-being and AI/ML applications
  • Willingness to play a supporting role in research related tasks as per project requirements
  • Aptitude for reporting and documentation
  • Should be able to join immediately.

Responsibilities

  • Conducting Literature survey around the topic of AI/ML application in the context of mental health epidemic or AI/ML applications to capture implications of epidemics on well-being
  • Preparing a literature review and module on the above topic for a training programme
  • Drafting reports and documents.

How to Apply

  • Interested candidates mail your CV along with a covering letter to Ms. Pritha Choudhury at pritha.choudhury@tiss.edu
  • Last date for applications: 15th June, 2021
  • For the Official Notification, Click HERE

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