Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - Office of Research and Development
Location: Sonipat, Haryana
Department: Office of Research and Development
Role Type: Full time, Permanent
Experience: 2 - 6 years

About the role:
The Research and Development Office (RDO) is Ashoka University’s strategic hub for providing end-to-end support to faculty and scholars in advancing academic research at Ashoka. RDO plays a central role in strengthening the University’s research ecosystem by empowering researchers at Ashoka through extramural grant management, research infrastructure management, management of research scholars, and effective research communication. Ashoka’s multidisciplinary and ever-evolving body of scholarly work exhibits the University’s commitment towards high-quality research.
Within RDO, this role anchors the Research Personnel Management function, currently responsible for 160+ active research staff engaged across the University’s grant-funded projects – a number set to grow steadily as Ashoka’s grant portfolio and sponsored projects expand.



The incumbent works closely with faculty Principal Investigators, HR, Finance, and funding agencies (UGC, ICMR, DBT, DST, ANRF, CSIR) to ensure research personnel are hired, onboarded, paid, and exited accurately and on time. Within six months, success looks like error-free payroll cycles, audit-ready personnel records, and faculty and PIs relying on the office to manage the full personnel lifecycle without escalation.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Coordinate end-to-end hiring for research personnel
o Develop and finalize JDs in consultation with the faculty members
o Liaise with HR for job postings
o Develop contracts ensuring compliance with funding agency guidelines
o Manage onboarding of research personnel (ID Card issuance, medical insurance, accommodation related arrangements)
Manage monthly payroll processing and exit processes for research personnel in line with institutional procedures, e

📌 Assistant Manager/ Deputy Manager (Sonipat)
🏢 Ashoka University
📍 Sonipat