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About IIM Indore

Established in 1996, with the objectives of imparting high-quality management education and training by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India; IIM Indore is recognized as one of the premier management institutions, comparable to the best in the world for teaching, research and interaction with industries and is an institute of national importance under the Indian Institutes of Management Act 2017.

Spread over 193 acres, IIM Indore stands with pride, with the Triple Crown of triple accreditation, first from the Association of MBAs, AMBA in 2016 (a UK-based accreditation agency); and second from the AACSB in 2019. Recently, the Institute has also received re-accreditation from AMBA for the next five years. The Institute has been awarded the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation by EFMD, the globally recognized international organization for management development on December 10, 2019. As of March 2019, the ‘Triple Crown’ was received by only 90 business schools globally, out of the 13,000+ schools offering business degree programmes.

IIM Indore is now the second IIM in the nation to receive triple accreditations. IIM Indore has been a leader in the field of management education, interfacing with the industry, government and PSU.

With a mission to be a contextually-relevant business school with world-class academic standards that develops socially-conscious managers, leaders and entrepreneurs, IIM Indore is one of the fastest-growing institutions in India today. The Institute has bagged a position in the Top 100 in FT Rankings 2019 and stands at Rank in the NIRF Rankings 2020.

Completing the glorious 25 years in 2021, IIM Indore currently offers online and on-campus Management Development Programmes, Customized Management Development Programmes, Certificate Programmes and Consultancies.

About the WCS

Keeping with IIM Indore’s legacy of being at the forefront of educational innovation, the WCS was unveiled for the IIM Indore community under the leadership of the Director, Professor Himanshu Rai on November 1, 2019. Herein, the studio aimed to cater to the rhetorical and communication necessities of the IIM Indore community.

Writing and communication studios, and their variants, have been vibrant spaces in top-ranked global universities since the early 20th century. In recent years, academic institutions in India have recognized the exigency of these sites, and IIM Indore is delighted to be one of the Indian pioneers in this regard.

IIM Indore houses a diverse community of students who are part of its flagship postgraduate (PGP), executive (EPGP), and doctoral (FPM) programmes, along with a unique five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), which is the first of its kind in India. The WCS was instituted to meet the varied rhetoric and communication needs of this student and faculty body. The WCS is a site to conduct activities related to academic writing and professional communication skills and provide one-to-one support to the institutional community on their specific communication needs.

Key Responsibility Areas of Consultant for Writing and Communication Studio (WCS)

• To conduct online, and in-person consultancy sessions for students, faculty members, and other community members at IIM Indore.
• To provide expert, individualized guidance on rhetoric, communication, language and composition.
• To create periodic and relevant handouts for students and other community members at IIM Indore on rhetoric, communication, along other job-market material.
• To conduct relevant and targeted workshops for students to cater to their specific communication needs (social internships, group discussions, résumé writing etc.).
• To provide administrative support with language needs.
• To participate in regular outreaches to ensure that the WCS remains a vibrant and appealing space for the students.
• To build more engagement around the various activities that the WCS engages in through its digital space. This space would document all WCS events, activities, and resources that the studio has fashioned.
• To curate and content for WCS’s online space.
• Any other duty assigned by the faculty coordinator from time to time.

Qualification and Experience

The candidates must have a postgraduate degree in any discipline of Management, Social Sciences, Humanities or Sciences, with an inclination for working closely with students on a one-on-one level. Candidates, with teaching experience and certified expertise in the field of Communication, ESL/ELT, and English-language teaching in India will be preferred.

Salary

The final salary will be decided according to the credentials of the candidate.

Nature of Appointment

This is a one-year contractual post that is subject to renewal after the year-end appraisal. The annual increase in the salary would be based on a performance review.

Why work for us?

IIM Indore is a premier, autonomous institution established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to undertake teaching, research, training and consultancy in the field of management. IIM Indore is a Center of Excellence, and with its modern facilities, it provides for an invigorating work atmosphere. Moreover, it is a beautiful campus set amidst nature.

Interview and Selection:

The selection will be based on an interview of the shortlisted candidates. The date, time and place of the interview will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates through email.

General Terms and Conditions: 

1. Interested and eligible candidates are requested to send their application in the Prescribed Format along with scanned copies of Qualification Certificates (One PDF file for all qualifications certificates as Annexure-1), Experience Certificate (One PDF file for all Experience certificates as Annexure-2) and Category/PwD certificate if applicable (One PDF file for Category and PwD certificates as Annexure-3) via email at career@iimidr.ac.in super scribed subject as “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF “Consultant for Writing and Communication Studio (WCS)”.
2. Application without Prescribed Format and Annexures as mentioned in point no.1 will not be considered. The application is only to be sent through email on career@iimidr.ac.in. No other mode of application will be considered.
3. Mere fulfilling of the minimum qualification and experience requirements will not confer any right on the candidates for being called for an Interview or/and their selection.
4. Candidates not found suitable for the position may be considered for a lower position or on a lower pay scale or on an appropriate consolidated salary.
5. The Institute reserves the right not to select anyone without assigning any reason.
6. The Institute reserves the right to change/apply appropriate shortlisting criteria in case of a large number of applications.
7. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
8. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
9. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
10. Incomplete application without proper supporting documents will be summarily rejected.
11. The position will remain open until filled.