Course on Quantitative Methods in Labour Research

V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA

Course on Quantitative Methods in Labour Research
(5-16 January, 2009)

V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA invites applications from young researchers, teachers and faculty members in colleges, universities and research institutions to participate in a Course on Quantitative Methods in Labour Research during 5- 16 January 2009. The objectives of the programme are to: (a) equip the participants with various quantitative research tools used in labour research; (b) orient the participants on the major sources of data on labour; (c) familiarise the participants with major statistical packages used in labour research. No programme fee will be charged and the selected candidates would be paid second-class sleeper Rail/ Bus fare from their place of work to NOIDA. Minimum qualification for the applicants is a Masters Degree in Social Sciences, with some orientation on statistical and quantitative methods. The participants will be provided free boarding and lodging at the Institute’s Campus. Interested candidates may send their application with a brief C.V. to Dr. Babu P. Remesh/ Mr. Anoop Satpathy Associate Fellows, V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Sector-24, NOIDA-201301, (0120-2411533-35;Ext: 205/238 Fax: 0120- 2411469, E-mail: shramnli@gmail.com, shram_nli@vsnl.com).

Last date for applications: Within 2 weeks from the date of publication of this advertisement /
10 December 2008

TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR

TWO-DAY
NATIONAL SEMINAR
ON
GLOBALIZATION-TRIBAL
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
(Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi)
November 29-30, 2008
Organized by
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE
KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY WARANGAL, AP
About The Seminar: The process of
globalization and its various economic
reforms initiated in 90’s has affected socioeconomic
conditions of rural population in
general and tribes in particular. Still
agricultural sector provides employment to
about 65 percent of the population. It
contributes even today 27 percent of gross
domestic product. In a global agricultural
economy, small farms will be replaced by
large farms, which in turn will be controlled
by giant multinational corporations. Small
farmers quite simply will not be able to
compete in a “free market” global economy.
Agricultural sector is the mainstay of the
tribal and rural Indian economy around
which socio-economic privileges and
deprivations revolve, and any change in its
structure is likely to have a corresponding
impact on the existing pattern of social
equality. No strategy of economic reform
can succeed without sustained and broad
based agricultural development. There were
studies which show that the economic
liberalization and reforms process have very
much impact on tribal agricultural and rural
sectors. With this background the National
Seminar would focus on the impact of the
Globalization on Tribal Agricultural
Development, Issues and Challenges in
India. The following are the broad Themes:
I-Globalization Issues and Challenges
II-Tribal Land Issues
III-Tribal Agricultural Development
IV-Women in Tribal Economy
V-Development Agencies (ITDA, MADA,
GCC, DWAMA, DRDA, NGOs) Empowering
Tribes
Call for Papers:
In view of your expertise in the subject and
wide experience in the field, we request you
to contribute your research paper on any one
of the above themes. The abstract and full
length paper neatly typed in (MS-Word)
with double space in soft (CD) and hard
copy should reach to Dr. B. Suresh Lal,
Seminar Director, latest by 25th November-
2008.
The seminar however can gain more
meaningful and become more effective with
your participation as that adds one more
point of view to the whole spectrum of ideas
and views. It would also be a fruitful
experience for the participants, as the
seminar would resemble a miniature country
that would showcase the issues in different
parts of the country.
About The College: The University Arts &
Science College, a constituent college of the
Kakatiya University is the oldest and biggest
Institution in Telangana region of Andhra
Pradesh, imparting higher education for the
past 75 years. The college has a beautiful
campus with rich infrastructure viz,
Laboratories, Buildings, Playground,
auditorium, etc., on a sprawling 40 acres of
prime land in the tri-city of KazipetHanamkonda-
Warangal. The college
celebrated Platinum Jubilee in 2003 on
successful completion of its 75 years of
existence. It is a matter of pride that this
college is accredited with “A” Grade by the
NAAC, and the UGC has recognized the
college as “College with Potential for
Excellence”.
About The Warangal: Warangal is a city
of historical importance ruled by the
Kakatiya Dynasty during 12-14 Centuries.
There are many places of Tourist
importance, such as the Fort, Ramapp,
Thousand Pillars Temples and Lakes of that
time. Warangal situated 140 kms to the
North of Hyderabad, the Capital city of
Andhra Pradesh, is easily accessible by train
from all parts of the country. It is well
connected by road to Hyderabad, Warangal-
Kazipet is a gateway to South India for the
trains coming from Northern part of the
country and vice-versa.
Venue: A/C Seminar Hall, University Arts
& Science College, Kakatiya University,
WARANGAL.
Accommodation: Accommodation to the
participants will be provided in the
University Guest House, KU Campus.
Travel fare will be paid as per rule
* Seminar Venue is 4 km from Kazipet
and 10 km from Warangal railway
stations.
Local Organizing Committee:
Prof. K. Krishna Reddy, Chairman
Prof. Ch. Sanjeeva, Vice-Chairman
Prof. D.M Ravi Prasad, Member
Dr. Hussain Khan, Member
Dr. S.Srinath, Member
Dr. P. Narasimha Rao, Member
Dr. K. Ramanuja Rao, Member
Dr. M Ramesh Reddy, Convener
Dr. B. Suresh Lal, Seminar Director
Advisory Committee:
Prof. B. Shyamala Devi Rathore
Prof. N. Vijaya
Dr. Burra Ramulu
Prof. A. Ashok Kumar
Dr.G. Bhaskar
For more information Contact:
Dr. B. SURESH LAL
SEMINAR DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENTOF ECONOMICS
UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE
KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY
WARANGAL-506 001, AP, INDIA
Phone: 094404-68762 (M)
0870-2455591 (Off)
0870-2455592 (FAX)
E-Mail:
lalbsuresh@yahoo.co.in
lalbsuresh@gmail.com

Call for Papers

Call for Papers

Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) will be hosting its 11th Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian Economy on 23-24 January 2009. Dr. Avinash Persaud will deliver the keynote address. Submissions are invited for contributed papers on all theoretical and empirical aspects of monetary and financial economics. Papers on the following topics are particularly welcome: 1. Commodity price shocks and inflation 2. Deposit insurance 3. Money laundering 4. Principles vs rules-based regulation 5. U.S. sub-prime crisis and its global consequences 6. Role of leading indicatorsGuidelines for paper submission 1. Complete unpublished papers should be submitted online, in Adobe PDF format, after logging in at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mfc11.2. In case of any difficulty papers should also be sent to the following email address. Email: mfc@igidr.ac.in 3. The papers should reach on or before 14th November 2008. All submissions will be reviewed and the authors will be informed by 1st December 2008.4. A few papers submitted and presented at the Conference could be considered for publication in the Journal of Quantitative Economics or Journal of Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies (see www.informaworld.com/mfeme). Authors of accepted papers may be requested to act as discussants for other papers. Limited travel subsidy for authors of accepted papers will be provided (within India). The Institute will arrange for accommodation and local hospitality. Details of earlier conferences are available at http://www.igidr.ac.in/~money.For further information/details please contact: Ms. Reshma Aguiar [mfc@igidr.ac.in]Tel: 28416527 Ms. Ananthi [ananthi@igidr.ac.in] Tel: 28416000, 28416590, Fax: 2840 2752 Ashima Goyal, Subrata Sarkar, Rajendra Vaidya, Jayati Sarkar Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East), Mumbai - 400065, India.

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for the 2009-2010

S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy
The S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy will be awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year to support advanced research at the University of California, Berkeley.
For the purposes of this fellowship, natural resources are defined broadly to include environmental resources. The fellowship encourages, but is not limited to, policy-oriented research. Applications are open to scholars from any social science discipline and related professional fields such as law and planning, who will make significant contributions to research on natural resource economics broadly defined. Preference will be given to proposals whose orientation is broadly institutional and/or historical, and which are conceptually and theoretically innovative. Proposals with a primarily statistical or econometric purpose are not eligible for consideration.
Application deadline is December 8, 2008.
For more information, please visit: http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/ciriacy/

National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2009

National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2009

CRY - Child Rights and You, invites applications for research fellowships exploring multiple dimensions of child rights within the broad framework of justice for children. Whilst on the one hand, the Constitution of India redefines the state-citizen relationship in terms of rights and duties, on the other hand, there is a lot of ambiguity on how to interpret these rights and duties in terms of the best interest of the child principle as stated in regular parlance as well as in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In the last six decades, children have been an integral part of the nation building project and its development path, as also the hard times as a consequence to the development path taken. One objective is to trace the identity formation of children as a potential force that defines various developmental processes, as also the descriptive analysis of how their childhood is lived in the context of changes that have been the characteristics of the institutions of family, community, society, economy and the state.
Potential fellows are welcome to expand and interpret the themes, based on their life experiences and vision. We encourage original ideas, non conventional approaches and seek creative methodologies intending to learn more about the interplay of culture, tradition, law, ethics and policy in defining the best interest principle.
Possible Focus Areas
Child rights in the context of disappearance and reinvention of traditions, customs, norms and mores; and as also the impact of emergence of new kinds of rural technologies and occupations.
Creativity and imagination, in the experience and expression of childhoods.
Evidences of the assertion or rejection of the role of children in various decision making arenas across spaces such as households, advertisements, political party campaigns to governing institutions.
Insights on children actively and passively amidst conflicts, violence and discrimination.
Reflect on constructions of childhood and the implications on children's rights.
Locating identity questions (language, discourse, representation) within the school-community relationship.
Is best interest principle, a value, a constitutional right, an interpretative advocacy instrument or a rule of law.
Principles governing the Fellowship
Eligibility: Indians residing in India, above the age of 18 years. There is no upper age limit. Preference will be given to applicants who have studied in government schools, where no fees are charged (CRY's experiential learning of working with over 2000 deprived communities in villages and slums demonstrates that students attending government schools are primarily Dalits, tribals, girls and children from female headed and/or landless households.)
It is expected that potential fellows ascribe to the CRY values:
-Respect for Human Dignity-Secularism-Non-Violence-Accountability-Innovation -Transparency-Working in Partnership
Language: Proposals may be submitted in any Indian language.
Grant Sizes: In all up-to 10 fellowships for grant sizes ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.1 lakh will be awarded. These will be support grants and fellows are free to continue their primary occupation or study programme. The proposals seeking grants of more than one lakh will not be reviewed.
Time Frame for Completion of Research Project: From one month to one year. Selected fellows are expected to participate in an initial workshop to share research plans and gain from the collective experience possibly in March / April 2009. They will also be expected to participate at a half yearly sharing meeting in September 2009 for which CRY will sponsor travel, boarding and lodging.
Dissemination: Research results will be made available to a broad audience of activists, academics, development practitioners and general public through multiple fora, including language translations to influence the course of the debate on child rights and the best interest principle.
Ownership: While fellows will retain authorship of the final research product, all information and insights gathered will be open access and available to the widest possible numbers, for no charge. Fellows will also be free to publish their research efforts, with appropriate acknowledgement of the National Child Rights Research Fellowship and CRY.
Requirements: Proposals must include the following.
A three-page proposal, that elaborates on scope, relevance, research question, conceptual framework, proposed methodology, time frame and detailed budget.
A two-page CV.
A sample of published or even unpublished work or any documentation done on a related theme is essential for the proposal to be reviewed.
Only Regional Language Proposals may also be sent by post to CRY Documentation Centre, CRY-Child Rights and You, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai 400011.
Proposals already part of a submission to any academic institution will be considered ineligible for this fellowship. It is expected that the potential fellow is not already receiving funding for conduct of the research proposed. In case during the course of the Fellowship, there is need to expand the scope and add greater depth, it is expected that CRY will be informed first about the need for additional funds. Also any other donors reached out to will be informed about CRY support for the principal work.
Last Date for receipt of application: October 28, 2008. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received. The names of researchers who are awarded the Fellowship 2009 will be announced on the CRY website latest by April 2009.
E-mail your proposal to research@crymail.org

Research Jobs in Water Sector

Dear all,

The Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP), a national, non-profit research institute working on natural resources, based inHyderabad, is looking for young professionals (2 positions) to work ona project on integrated urban water management in India as ResearchOfficers/Senior Research Officers. The position would be based inHyderabad, but would involve travel to several cities and towns acrossIndia.The appointment would be contractual, and for a period of two years.The salary would be in the range of Rs. 20,000-Rs.32,000 per month(consolidated), depending on the qualifications and experience. Thenresearchers would also be eligible for air travel during officialtrips to distant places.This is a two-year project supported by one of the private foundationsin India. The project aims at developing a tool kit that help plan,design and implement IWRM plans for different urban typologies inIndia. The project will also develop IUWM plan for one of the towns inKarnataka.The candidate should have an academic background (post graduate degreeor diploma) in civil/environmental/public health engineering/environmental planning/ environmental economics or developmenteconomics. Persons with 1-2 years experience, working on water &sanitation or water resources management, would be most preferred.But, fresh graduates are also welcome to apply. The interestedcandidates may send in their detailed CV electronically to M. DineshKumar at dineshcgiar@gmail.com within 4-5 days.

Sincerely,

Dinesh Kumar, Ph. D

Hyderabad

Research Jobs in Water Sector

Dear all,

The Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP), a national, non-profit research institute working on natural resources, based inHyderabad, is looking for young professionals (2 positions) to work ona project on integrated urban water management in India as ResearchOfficers/Senior Research Officers. The position would be based inHyderabad, but would involve travel to several cities and towns acrossIndia.The appointment would be contractual, and for a period of two years.The salary would be in the range of Rs. 20,000-Rs.32,000 per month(consolidated), depending on the qualifications and experience. Thenresearchers would also be eligible for air travel during officialtrips to distant places.This is a two-year project supported by one of the private foundationsin India. The project aims at developing a tool kit that help plan,design and implement IWRM plans for different urban typologies inIndia. The project will also develop IUWM plan for one of the towns inKarnataka.The candidate should have an academic background (post graduate degreeor diploma) in civil/environmental/public health engineering/environmental planning/ environmental economics or developmenteconomics. Persons with 1-2 years experience, working on water &sanitation or water resources management, would be most preferred.But, fresh graduates are also welcome to apply. The interestedcandidates may send in their detailed CV electronically to M. DineshKumar at dineshcgiar@gmail.com within 4-5 days.

Sincerely,

Dinesh Kumar, Ph. D

Hyderabad