Location: Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana (Delhi-NCR)
Department: Office of Graduate Studies
Reports To: Dean, Research and Development Office
Role Type: Full-time
Experience: 15-20 years

ABOUT THE ROLE
Ashoka University is establishing an Office of Graduate Studies to build a top-class PhD and postdoctoral programme and is looking for a Founding Director to lead it. The Director will serve as the institutional owner for PhD scholars and postdoctoral fellows, orchestrate stakeholders across the University, and create a doctoral and postdoctoral experience that is the best in India and globally competitive.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Partner on Programme Design
- Partner on existing programmes: Work with departments, PhD coordinators and supervisors to sustain the quality and success of Ashoka's current doctoral programmes
- Co-design current programmes: Partner with faculty to design and launch innovative programmes like the practice-oriented PhD
- Support the post-doctoral programme: Support the post-doctoral fellows programme end-to-end,



including the Simons–Ashoka Early Career Fellowship

Build and Govern the Office
- Establish and lead the Office: Serve as the single point of institutional ownership for all PhD scholars and post-doctoral fellows, building the team and setting its multi-year roadmap with University leadership
- Set policy and the regulatory framework: Draft and periodically update PhD ordinances and fellowship policies in line with UGC and other applicable requirements
- Build systems and processes: Build scalable, well-documented SOPs and digital systems for scholar management, application tracking and compliance monitoring

Own the Scholar Lifecycle
- Support and engage scholars: Own the scholar journey end-to-end, from onboarding, advisor matching, coursework, comprehensive exams, milestone reviews, thesis submission and convocation
- Coordinate events and conferences: Build cohort community and research culture across departments through se

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