The Role

You will teach across BA and MA Sociology — classical and contemporary theory, Indian society, and research methods — and supervise the Varanasi-based ethnographic fieldwork built into the postgraduate curriculum.

The fieldwork is the distinctive part of this post. Caste, ritual, occupational community, urban informality, gendered space, religious economy and rural-urban migration are not abstractions here; they are visible within a few kilometres of the campus, and postgraduate students go out and study them. Supervising that work well — methodologically and ethically — is a substantial part of the role.

Full-time, in office at Babatpur, Varanasi.

Responsibilities Teaching

Teach classical sociological theory — Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and the foundational traditions — at UG and PG level

Teach contemporary and post-classical theory, including structural-functionalism, conflict, symbolic interactionism, and later critical approaches

Teach Indian sociology and social institutions: caste, kinship, family, marriage, religion, tribe, village and urban studies, and the Indian thinkers — Ghurye, Srinivas, Dumont, Ambedkar, Béteille

Teach social problems, social change, and development — agrarian change, urbanisation, migration, gender, and social movements

Teach research methods with practical training in both qualitative and quantitative technique — sampling, interviewing, observation, questionnaire design, coding, and basic statistical analysis Fieldwork supervision

Design and supervise ethnographic fieldwork in and around Varanasi — site selection, access negotiation, method choice, and field supervision

Train students in field practice: rapport-building, interviewing, participant observation, field-note discipline, and the reflexive work of writing themselves into the account

Own research ethics for student fieldwork — informed consent, anonymisation, handling of sensitive material, the vulnerability of the communities students study,



and a clear rule that no data is collected from anyone who has not knowingly agreed to give it. Establish and maintain this as departmental protocol.

Ensure student safety and appropriate conduct in the field

Guide MA dissertations from question formulation through data collection, analysis, and viva Assessment, mentoring and department

Set and evaluate internal assessments aligned to MGKVP examination patterns

Mentor students toward NET/JRF, M.Phil and PhD admission, and the UPSC/UPPSC Sociology optional, which is one of the more popular choices among students in this region

Contribute to departmental research output and, where possible, publication

Contribute to institutional academic and co-curricular activity Qualifications Essential

MA in Sociology from a UGC-recognised university

UGC NET or PhD in Sociology — required for this appointment

Ability to teach both classical theory and Indian sociology with equal command

Comfort supervising fieldwork and student research

Ability to teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate level

Fluency in Hindi and English — students come largely from Purvanchal and Bihar, and teaching is bilingual. Preferred

Own ethnographic fieldwork experience — not only supervision of it. Someone who has spent months in a field site teaches it differently.

Prior PG teaching experience

Publications in sociology, or fieldwork-based research output

Competence in qualitative analysis software (NVivo, ATLAS.ti) or quantitative tools (SPSS, R)

Familiarity with the UPSC/UPPSC Sociology optional syllabus

Experience with institutional research-ethics processes

Experience guiding NET/JRF aspirants Remuneration

As per institutional norms, commensurate with qualification and experience. Discussed at interview.

Apply: CV at bitevns.ac.in/careers#sociology, or email [email protected] with the subject line "Assistant Professor — Sociology — [Your Name]". Include CV, covering letter, NET/PhD certificate, and publication list if any.

Enquiries: +91 77040 33222 (Mon–Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM).

Applications close 31st August 2026.

📌 Assistant Professor — Sociology (Varanasi)
🏢 Banaras Institute of Teacher's Education
📍 Varanasi