CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT

(Established under Central Universities Act, 2009)

, 2009

F.No.3-9/2011-Admn/

28.06.2011

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 29/2011-12 Central University of Gujarat invites applications on the prescribed format, which can be downloaded from the Universitys website www.cug.ac.in for faculty positions on contract basis in the following areas of specializations:
Name of School Programme Name of post No. of Post (approx.) Specialization

Social Sciences

Social Management (M.A. Five-Year Integrated) Society and Development (M.A. and M.Phil/Ph.D) Economics (M.Phil/Ph.D) Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies (M.Phil/Ph.D) Internal Security (M.Phil/Ph.D) Politics and Governance (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Accounts & Finance/ Management/Economics/Social Work/General Social Sciences Marginalized Communities/ Health/Social Entrepreneurship/ Tribal Studies/Dalit Studies/Rural Studies/Labour Econometrics/Developmental Economics Research work on Gandhian Thought/Peace Studies/Indian Philosophical Traditions/Political Theory Domestic and South Asian Security Issues with International Relations International Relations/South Asian Government and Politics/ Political Theory. Linguistics/English Language Teaching/Communicative English/Literary Theory/ New Literatures in English Translation Studies/Comparative Indian Literature/Culture Studies

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International Studies

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Language, Literature & Culture Studies

English (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Comparative Literature (M.Phil/Ph.D) Diaspora Studies (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Migration/Globalization/Indian Diaspora; Literature of Indian Diaspora/Literature of Migration/Transnational Literatures; History of Indian Migration/Problems of Emigration Immigration/Culture and Migration

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German Studies (M.A.)

German Language & Its Structure/ Linguistics with Special Reference to German; German Literature/History of German Studies; German Studies in the Context of Europe and the World/German Studies and India

Hindi Language and Literature (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Chemical Sciences

Chemical Sciences (M.Sc and M.Phil/Ph.D))

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Hindi Language and Its Structure (Training in Linguistics); Hindi Dalit Writing and Understanding of Dalit Writing in Other Indian Languages; Womens Writing in Hindi with Special Reference to Contemporary Hindi Literature. Analytical Chemistry with Instrumentation; Inorganic Chemistry with Organic Chemistry Genetics/Genomics; Immunology/Microbiology; Plant Molecular Biology Evolutionary/Development Biology Environmental Management/ Environmental Economics; Environmental Pollution, Monitoring and Modeling; Ecology/Biodiversity; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development/ Environmental Biotechnology

Life Sciences Life Sciences (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment and Sustainable Development (M.Phil/Ph.D)

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Total

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1. The following are the essential qualifications for the post of Assistant Professor (contract): A. Good academic record with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) at the Masters level in the relevant subject. B. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC. C. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (A) and (B) above, the candidates, who are, or have been awarded a Ph.D. degree in accordance with the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from NET. D. The qualifications and other conditions as above are subject to the regulations/norms stipulated by the MHRD/UGC from time to time.

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2. Candidates should enclose attested copies of certificates towards the evidence of age, educational qualifications, community, physical disability, if any, experience, etc. with the application. 3. The University reserves the right to fill or not to fill any posts. 4. Selection will be made on the basis of candidates previous record and their performance in the interview. The University may utilize seminar/colloquium and/or any other mode as a method of selection. 5. Appointed teachers may be assigned other academic or administrative responsibilities in addition to their regular teaching and research. 6. The last date for receipt of filled-in applications is 15thJuly 2011.

Registrar

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