Role & responsibilities

1. Teaching and Learning

- Teach undergraduate, postgraduate, and other assigned courses in Political Science.
- Prepare comprehensive course plans, lesson plans, and instructional materials in accordance with the approved curriculum.
- Deliver lectures using learner-centric, interactive, and technology-enabled pedagogical methods.
- Conduct tutorials, seminars, workshops, group discussions, debates, simulations, and case-based learning.
- Encourage critical thinking, analytical reasoning, constitutional values, democratic participation, and ethical citizenship.
- Integrate contemporary political developments, public policy issues, governance practices, and international affairs into classroom teaching.
- Maintain the prescribed teaching workload as per UGC norms (normally 16 hours of direct teaching per week for Assistant Professors, subject to institutional regulations).

2. Curriculum Development

- Participate in curriculum design, revision, and implementation under the NEP framework.
- Develop outcome-based course content and learning resources.
- Prepare question banks, case studies, reading materials, and digital learning content.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary academic programmes.

3. Student Assessment and Evaluation

- Prepare assignments, quizzes, projects, presentations, and examinations.
- Evaluate answer scripts, dissertations, project reports, and seminar presentations fairly and transparently.
- Conduct continuous internal assessments and maintain academic records.
- Provide constructive academic feedback to students.
- Participate in examination duties including paper setting, invigilation, evaluation, moderation, and viva voce examinations.

4. Research and Scholarly Activities

- Undertake quality research in Political Science and allied disciplines.




- Publish research papers in peer-reviewed and indexed journals.
- Present research findings at national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops.
- Write books, book chapters.
- Apply for sponsored research projects, consultancy assignments, and team-oriented research.
- Promote interdisciplinary research addressing governance, democracy, public policy, international relations, political theory, comparative politics, and related areas.

5. Student Mentoring and Academic Guidance

- Mentor students regarding academic progression and career planning.
- Guide student research projects, dissertations, and field studies.
- Provide counselling and support for higher education and competitive examinations such as UPSC, State PSC, NET, and SET.

6. Departmental Administration

- Participate actively in departmental meetings and academic planning.
- Assist in timetable preparation, workload distribution, and academic scheduling.
- Maintain departmental records and documentation.
- Support NAAC, NBA (where applicable), NIRF, IQAC, and other accreditation and quality assurance activities.
- Contribute to departmental strategic planning and annual reports.

7. Institutional Responsibilities

- Serve on academic and administrative committees constituted by the institution.
- Participate in admission, orientation, induction, examination, and convocation-related activities.
- Contribute to institutional governance and policy implementation.
- Assist in organizing conferences, seminars, workshops, faculty development programmes, and extension activities.

Preferred candidate profile

- Candidates should obtain minimum of 55% marks in undergraduate and post-graduate education.
- UGC Net qualification is compulsory
- M. Phil. qualified candidates can also apply
- PhD qualified candidates are preferable

Kindly note compensation for postgraduate qualified, M. Phil qualified and Phd. qualified candidates will differ.

📌 Assistant Professor II (Majitar)
🏢 Sikkim Manipal University (SMU)
📍 Majitar