Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (multiple positions) at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (India)
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is an advanced research institute established and fully funded by the Reserve Bank of India for carrying out research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view.
IGIDR was registered as an autonomous society on November 14, 1986 and as a public trust in January 1987. On December 28, 1987 the campus was inaugurated by Late. Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
Subsequently, the Institute was recognized as a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act.
Starting as a purely research institution, it rapidly developed into a full-fledged teaching cum research organisation when it launched a Ph.D. program in the field of development studies in 1990. The objective of the Ph.D. programme is to produce researchers with diverse disciplinary backgrounds who can address issues of economics, energy and environment policies. In 1995, the institute initiated the M. Phil programme. The M.Sc. programme commenced in 2003 to introduce students to the world of research at an earlier stage.
At present the Institute has about 150 employees and students that include about 26 full time faculty members, 24 non-academic staff and about 90 M.Sc./M.Phil/Ph.D students.
Specializations: Behavioral Economics, Climate Change Economics, Data Science and Statistics, Econometric Theory, Economics of Education, Empirical Industrial Organization, Energy and Environmental Economics, Health Economics, International Trade, Labour Economics, Law and Economics, Macroeconomics and Finance, Microeconomic Theory, Political Economy, Time Series Econometrics.
Salary and Perks: IGIDR adheres to the pay scales established by the Seventh Pay Commission for IITs and IIMs. In addition to competitive salaries, the Institute offers various other benefits, including on-campus housing, leave travel concessions, medical insurance, education allowance for children, contribution towards CPF, group medical insurance, group term insurance, and group personal accident insurance. The Institute also has a Professional Development Scheme (PDS) that provides a three-year block research grant of INR 4 Lakhs, plus an additional INR 1 Lakh seed money for an Assistant Professor.
Link to job posting: http://www.igidr.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Faculty_Positions_2025.pdf