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Bharat Ki Soch – Foundation, a think tank promoted by ITC, is committed to protecting national heritage, art & culture, revitalizing the insights of Indian wisdom and applying them to contemporary policy challenges and governance frameworks, is desirous of supporting research in the following areas:
Governance
Economy, Commerce & Taxation
Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing
Agriculture and Food Security
Environment and Sustainability
National Security
To this end, Bharat ki Soch invites applications for the positions below:
Senior Research Fellow
Junior Research Fellow
Responsibilities and qualifications are outlined overleaf. Interested candidates may get in touch with Ms Swati Srivastava De (Bharat ki Soch Foundation), at contact@bharatkisoch.com cell no. 8130617576. Last date of receiving the application is 17th November 2025.
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Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Location: New Delhi, India
Responsibilities: Research, Publication and Outreach on any two of the following themes:
Governance/Economy & Commerce/Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing/Agriculture and Food Security/
Environment and Sustainability/National Security
The Fellow is expected to explore the areas above by consulting texts representative of the diversity of South Asian knowledge traditions, and outlining how the insights from early times might be relevant to contemporary policy and practice.
Tasks
Identify texts that address the themes above
Synthesise existing studies on these to produce a literature review
Select and introduce passages for sourcebooks
Engage in conversation with experts on these areas, at events or for newsletters/blogs
Convene masterclasses and workshops with experts on the areas selected
Organize exhibitions, conferences, lectures for public outreach
Outputs
Overviews (15,000 words) of studies on the areas identified
Anthologies with excerpts from texts organised thematically
Translations of unpublished works/chapters from works
Conferences, round tables, workshops, exhibitions
Commitment: Full-time, on all official working days
Qualifications and Skills
Essential
PhD Degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture
Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil…)
Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi
Three to five years’ work experience
Desirable
Experience of university teaching/academic editing/exhibition curation/organising public lectures
Ability to initiate and drive projects
Remuneration
Commensurate with the industry norms.
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Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Location: New Delhi, India
Responsibilities: Research, Publication and Outreach on any two of the following themes: Governance/Economy & Commerce/Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing/Agriculture and Food Security/
Environment and Sustainability/National Security
The Fellow is expected to explore the areas above by consulting texts representative of the diversity of South Asian knowledge traditions, and outlining how the insights from early times might be relevant to contemporary policy and practice.
Tasks
Create databases of studies on the areas above, of scholars working on these, and of potential institutional collaborators
Draft translations into Hindi and English for sourcebooks on the areas above
Contribute to selecting content for exhibitions and drafting interpretive material
Design social media posts and foster online communities
Outputs
Overviews (15,000 words) of studies on the areas identified
Anthologies with excerpts from texts organised thematically
Translations of unpublished works/chapters from works
Conferences, round tables, workshops, exhibitions
Commitment: Full-time, on all official working days
Qualifications and Skills
Essential
Masters degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture
Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil…)
Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi
One to two years’ work experience
Desirable
Creating content for social media
Video editing software, Canva
Remuneration
Commensurate with the industry norms.
