Website IT for Change
Location: Bengaluru
IT for Change is looking to hire a Researcher to undertake our engagements and projects around issues of platform workers and other digitalization-related labor concerns.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Supporting research on emerging challenges of labor in relation to digitalization
- Tracking changes and updates on the national and global policy arenas around labor
- Assisting with organizing sessions, campaigns, and attending/presenting at national and international advocacy events
- Developing written outputs from research initiatives, including reports, academic articles, media pieces, and explainers
- Enabling the execution of capacity-building initiatives, even in local languages (knowledge of Kannada/Tamil/Hindi preferred)
Interested candidates must have:
- A Master’s degree in social sciences, including but not limited to, law, public policy, economics, and other allied degrees
- 3+ years of demonstrable research experience
- Excellent technical and academic writing skills
- Training and familiarity with research methodologies
- A strong public policy orientation
- Independent project management capacity with a focus on action plans and expected deliverables
- Experience with managing people and resources effectively in asynchronous, global arrangements
- Remuneration will be commensurate with prior experience and qualifications. Please note this position is only open for Indian nationals.
How to apply?
Interested candidates may apply to jobs-labor-researcher@itforchange.net, with a CV and independently-authored writing samples/portfolio. The subject line should be ‘Research Associate – Labor’.
To apply for this job email your details to jobs-labor-researcher@itforchange.net
