SHSS IIT Mandi

📢 Applications are now open for PhD (Full-Time, Part-Time, ERP) positions at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi.

🔗 Notification: https://lnkd.in/gjKGfjgM

📅 Important Dates:
•Last date for application: 25th April 2024
•Announcement of shortlisted candidates: 3rd May 2024

🎓 Eligibility Criteria:
•Postgraduate degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, English, Philosophy, History, or related disciplines, with a minimum 55% mark or CGPA of 6.0 on 10 points. The candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC, PWD) will be given relaxation as per institute norms.

•Must have qualified UGC–JRF/NET/GATE/ or equivalent examination. *

* Candidates who have completed their BS-MS/M.Sc./MA/MBA/or equivalent postgraduate degrees from IITs, IISERs, IISc, IIMs or any of the top 100 institutes according to NIRF ranking 2023 (overall category) at the time of application will be exempted from the mandatory requirements of qualifying UGC–JRF/NET/GATE/ or equivalent examination.

📧 Contact: [email protected]
🔗 Technical support: [email protected]

We are delighted to announce the recent publication of a co-authored book chapter on "Rerouting the Connections in Highland South Asia: Infrastructure Development and Embodied Travel Practices in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas" by our faculty member Dr Nilamber Chhetri and Archana Pathak, a PhD student at SHSS IIT Mandi. The chapter discusses in depth the positive and negative impact of new and existing roadways on the communities across Sikkim, which promote mobility across borderlands in a precarious Himalayan region. It forms a part of the volume "Great Transition in India: An Interdisciplinary Approach", edited by Chanwahn Kim and Misu Kim.