Deadline- 15 November 2013
Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) is accepting applications for research fellowships from doctoral/postdoctoral candidates to work on rural development projects. The mission of this program is to focus on analyzing rural poverty and livelihood system dynamics of the communities and sustainability of IRRAD’s development interventions.
Thematic Areas-
- Influence of changing agronomy on economics of crops such as wheat and mustard in semi-arid regions of India
- Comparative research study of the performance of water-management institutions in the semi-arid villages of India
- Enhancing community participation through capacity building
- Comparative research study of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) policies in Rajasthan and Haryana
- Understanding changing gender roles through various interfaces of rural development
- Relevance of integrating indigenous communication tools with technological innovations to effect wider dissemination of development discourses
- Facilitators and impediments in capturing gender disaggregated data for water, sanitation and hygiene in India
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Indian citizens are eligible to apply for these fellowships.
- Interested candidates must submit a research proposal on any of the available research themes. The research proposal must explain the need of the study, objective, research questions, literature review, methodology and scope of the study. The research proposal should not exceed 2500 words. The applicant can be a full time researcher or a Ph.D. student.
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