Designation: Associate-Research

Reporting To: Associate-Knowledge, Learning and Impact Assessment

Location: Chennai

Job Objective: To create and share knowledge in the field of innovation and social entrepreneurship, with specific reference to innovations and programmes of RIN

Key Result Areas:

1. No of primary research reports
2. No of secondary research materials collected and disseminated

Job Description: The following are the key activities to be undertaken as part of the job

1. Conduct primary research centered on innovation, enterprise, adopters etc.
2. Build a knowledge repository for secondary research, that will be accessible through the Internet

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Education

Master’s degree in the social sciences or related field

Minimum Experience

3 years research experience

Skills

• Primary research, especially qualitative
• Secondary research
• Analysis
• Writing
• Tamil language

Attitudes

• Interest in contributing to the development sector
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work independently