Draft Advertisement Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate in the salary of Rs.13,000 in a Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) sponsored project entitled “Deconstructing Maoist Insurgency in India : Linking Deprivation, Displacement and Violence” sanctioned for two years. The post is purely temporary and coterminous with the Project. The candidate should be M.A. with 55 or more than 55 percent and age not exceeding 45 years. A relaxation of 5 years upper age limit will be given to SC/ST/Physically Handicapped/Female candidates. Candidates with experience of research in the area of the Project or related field will be preferred. All things being equal, SC/ST candidates will preferred as per GOI rules. Application on plain paper giving Bio-data along with qualification, research experience, etc. supported by attested documented should reach, within 15 days of this advertisement to the following address: Tej Pratap Singh Associate Professor Principal Investigator Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview.