Job Description

IIM Ahmedabad invites applications for two Research Assistant roles on a project assessing the socio-economic and climate impact of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games in Ahmedabad.
Compensation: up to 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟴𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬/- 𝗽𝗺
Work with PIs Prof. Jeevant Rampal, Prof. Anindya S. Chakrabarti, Prof. Anish Sugathan, and Prof. Amit Karna.

Why apply
Ideal pre-doctoral experience for future PhD in Economics/Strategy/Public Policy

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟴𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬/𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 (𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀/𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱; 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 + 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

Joining: ASAP; roles expected to be filled by 7 Sept 2025
You’ll do
Survey design, empirical strategy, primary data collection, cleaning/analysis, and report writing with clear visualisations.

You bring
Bachelor’s (min) in Economics/Public Policy/Engineering/Statistics; Master’s preferred. Strong skills in Stata/R/Python, econometrics, simulation, data analysis, and communication.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆
Email CV (include an <80-word fit paragraph) and any thesis/report to shubhangisahai@iima.ac.in

Subject: RA application JR August 2025. Applications reviewed until positions are filled.