Description
Ref: IIMB/HR/RECT/2026/52 Date: 16 September 2026
About IIMB
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a leading graduate school of management in Asia. Under the IIM Act of 2017, IIMB is an Institute of National Importance.
Industry/ Service
Higher Education
Position
Academic Associate - Entrepreneurship Area
Purpose
The position is suitable for candidates with robust academic credentials and an interest in an academic career. The role is a platform to develop research and teaching skills by working under close supervision of IIMB faculty. Subject to performance, the role can prepare incumbents for admissions to leading PhD programs in India, Asia, and beyond.
Reporting to
Chairperson - Entrepreneurship Area
Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- The candidate is required to provide research and teaching support to the faculty depending on the requirements of the faculty and on all aspects of their workflows
- Indicative but non-exhaustive list of duties includes :



collecting data from secondary sources such as the internet and databases; designing interviews and surveys and collecting primary data; cleaning and merging datasets; reviewing academic literature; supporting teaching delivery and exam marking
- To assist with administrative duties of the institute as and when assigned from time to time

Qualification and Personal Profile
- Candidates are required to hold a master’s degree in Management or Social Sciences or Statistics or Economics or Mathematics or Engineering or Science.
- Candidates with Four-year Undergraduate program with distinction from well rated academic institutions are also eligible to apply, if the degree was earned in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics.
- Familiarity with relevant computer skills will be a plus, such as:
- Data scraping using R or Python
- Statistical analysis using STATA
- Automating basic tasks using AI tools and agents
- Comfortable with and willing to learn quant

📌 Academic Associate (Bengaluru)
🏢 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
📍 Bengaluru