Post – Doctoral Fellowships in Management

IIMT^® invites applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Management

The institution of Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) at the ICFAI University is a way to promote research, enable infusion of new ideas and recent knowledge as well as create a set of potential candidates to further enrich the teaching fraternity at IBS^®. Research scholars who have recently finished their Ph.D degree seeking to expand their research competencies either by moving into new academic disciplines or obtaining knowledge and skills in addition to those obtained in their doctoral programs are encouraged to apply.

The ICFAI University PDF program will be rigorous with periodic review of the progress of the ‘approved individual research proposal’ vis-à-vis benchmarks and milestones set. All fellows will be required to submit reports periodically describing their work progress during the two-year period. Fellows will also be required to submit the final completed research report at the end of the two-year fellowship. The Fellowships, to the extent possible, will be designed to meet the individual and organizational academic objectives.

The scholarly work culture at IIMT^® where the scholar will have to pursue his / her research, will encourage creative research work. The research outputs which emerge will have to find place for publication in internationally acclaimed refereed journals.

Qualifications:

• Those who have completed their Ph. D. degree or equivalent recently, (within the last three years).
• Those candidates who have submitted their Ph.D thesis and are awaiting oral defence. However, if selected they should complete the doctorate degree by the time they join.
• The Doctorate degree may be in Management or allied disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Publication of papers, articles in refereed journals.
• Pursuing the approved research proposal and submission of research report .
• Teaching one MBA or Ph.D level course per semester.

Tenure and Pay:

• The Fellowship is for a period of two years.
• Fellowship amount: Rs. 40,000 per month.
• Annual contingency grant: Rs. 25,000.
• Funding for participation in International conferences as per rules.

On successful completion of the Fellowship, the Fellow may be considered for an appropriate faculty position in IBS^®/ IIMT^®.

Selection Procedure

Applicants have to submit a 2000 word ‘Research Proposal” detailing the research activity proposed to be undertaken during the two-year period in the format given with the application form. An expert committee will shortlist the applicants based on their research proposal and qualifications and will be called for interview. Final selection will be made by the Selection Committee.

Applicants can apply online through the IIMT website or the filled up application along with the ‘Research Proposal’ may be sent to:

The Principal, 
IIMT^®
3rd floor, 6-3-352/2 & 3, Astral Heights,
Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500 034
E-mail: phdprogram@ibsindia.org