Location: Mumbai/ Kolkata

Reporting to: Associate Director, Outreach

Level: Manager

Role Summary: The role holder will plan, participate and execute all aspects of a conducting a highly professional Outreach Programme. The position incumbent (based in Bangalore and Hyderabad) will develop strong relationships with high schools to engaging with students, counsellors, parents and other stakeholders making them aware of the University offerings. 

About Us: Ahmedabad University is a private, non profit University that offers students a liberal education with a focus on research-driven and project-based learning. www.ahduni.edu.in

Responsibilities:

• Create and update the high school’s data across the country, and coordinate with them for visits for Open Houses, Webinars, Education Fairs, Workshops and other outreach events for prospective students, families and counsellors. 
• Requires extensive travel to reach out to various select schools and spread awareness about the University and its programs. 
• Coordinate all aspects of the On Campus Visit Programme including managing logistics, group information sessions and campus tours. 
• Coordinate and partner with faculty, leadership and non-teaching staff at the University to promote the University and its offerings at multiple fora.
• Assist in providing inputs on a variety of communication/content for admission and financial aid related marketing materials, projects and events (Newsletter, presentations, brochures, poster, website, social media announcements, application instructions, videos, pictures etc.) for prospective and admitted students, high school educators, parents and the campus community. 
• Conduct regular evaluation of the outreach efforts to measure success and for continuous improvement of services. 

Key Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, Organisation and communication skills including Public Speaking. 
• High proficiency to operate MS Office. 
• Strong English Writing Skills. 
• Professional demeanour and friendly/congenial personality. 
• Open to extensive travel and work with people from diverse backgrounds. 
• A flexible approach and the ability to influence others

Qualification: 

• Graduate in a social science, communications, public relations, commerce/business/marketing or related field with relevant experience working with high school students and coordinating events 
• 5 – 8 years of relevant experience

How to Apply: You should send your CV to [email protected] with a brief covering letter saying why you are interested in this job, and why you think you would be a good fit. 

Reporting to: Dean of Students

Level: Mid-senior level

Role Summary: This is a post for a vertical – Wellness – within the office of the Dean of Students. The incumbent would be responsible for driving wellness initiatives for both mental and physical health of the University students and employees. Apart from actively providing psychological counselling, the role demands monitoring of the medical facilities.

About Us: Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit University that offers students a liberal education with a focus on research-driven and project-based learning. https://www.ahduni.edu.in/

Responsibilities

• To deliver personally and oversee the overall Wellness services at the University for students as well as for employees, by way of counselling and through the medical health centre.
• Help develop psychological tools and programmes to help students cope with anxiety, stress, depression, issues related to relationships, etc.
• Identify serious mental and emotional issues and take appropriate action and provide referrals if required.
• To provide guidance to the team of counsellors/psychotherapists at the University.
• To set-up and successfully lead support groups.
• To design and coordinate programmes for new students through the orientation of the incoming batch.
• To manage the Office of the Dean of Students and its attending documentation, reports preparation, budgeting, web content etc.
• Create awareness on issues such as ragging, sexual harassment, cyber misconduct, substance abuse, gender parity, sexual orientation, etc. through talks, posters, workshops, panel discussions, etc.
• To create a culture of trust, confidentiality, sensitivity, empathy and compassion for the student community and to offer a welcoming and a calm ambience to all visitors to the wellness centre.
• To continually evaluate the growing wellness needs within the University community and plan to provide for them.
• To anticipate the scale (of student growth in numbers) and plan for a team structure that can cater to it.
• To ensure that student centric initiatives become best practices.
• To help achieve mandatory compliance for governmental directives and create amongst the student community a sense of responsibility by sensitising them to issues such as ragging, gender parity and sexual harassment.
• To drive Parent Engagement initiative.
• Any other role assigned by the Dean of Students and the Vice Chancellor.

Key Skills

• High integrity, strong communication skills, good digital skills, strong interpersonal skills, calm demeanour, good listener
• Highly engaged, empathetic, and understanding managerial style
• High ability to work towards the defined goals of the institution
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently
• Well organised with methodical and process driven approach 

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with strong communication, interpersonal, data management and organisational skills; experience of minimum 15 years of work as a counsellor. Someone with experience at a prominent educational institution or global exposure would be preferred.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Ahmedabad University is an equal opportunity employer. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity among its students, staff and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, disability or similar status.

Function: University Office

Reporting to: Vice Chancellor

Level: Director

Role Summary: This position will be responsible for the fundraising and development at the University

About Us: Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit University that offers students a liberal education with a focus on research-driven and project-based learning. https://www.ahduni.edu.in/

Responsibilities

• This position needs to engage with the internal stakeholders and translating their needs into proposals for potential supporters outside the university.
• To understand the needs of external stakeholders and make the University develop projects to meet their needs.
• To develop detailed plans and work towards clear outcomes and targets.

Key Skills

• Must have Excellent communication, project development, interpersonal relationship skills and result orientation.
• Must have previous resource development and business development experience.

Qualification

• Preferably an MBA and 15 years of experience from a reputed institute.
• Preferably an MBA and two decades of experience.

How to Apply: You should send your CV to [email protected] with a brief covering letter saying why you are interested in this job, and why you think you would be a good fit.

Function: University Library System

Reporting to: Director of Libraries

Level: Director

Role Summary: Overseeing library operations, library applications, and Management Software. Designing the new library services to support research and teaching. Manage online resources, including procurement and usage analysis.

About us: Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit University that offers students a liberal education with a focus on research-driven and project-based learning.

Responsibilities

• The person will be responsible for managing library operations and library applications.
• The person should have operational knowledge of Metadata, Citation tools, Plagiarism check tools, and AI technology to be used in the library.
• The person will be responsible for managing electronic resources, frequently generating usage Reports.
• Analysing the library statistics and managing the license agreements.
• The person will design new library services and create user awareness.

Key Skills: Relevant experience in Library/office management. Knowledge on different kinds of library resources. Library requirement analysis and Collection management. Library services assessment, Emerging trends in Library services.

Qualification: Candidate should be a PhD or NET or SLET/SET qualified. First Class (60% or above) in MLISc or equivalent qualification. Overall, 15 years of relevant experience, with 10 years or more in a University library in an Assistant Librarian Position or Librarian in a college library of repute.

How to Apply: You should send your CV to [email protected] with a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in this job and why you think you would be a good fit.

Reporting to: Coordinator, Biosciences Research Laboratories, School of Arts and Sciences

About the School: The School of Arts and Sciences has five divisions: Humanities and Languages​​​​​​, Social Sciences​​​​​​, Mathematical and Physical Sciences​​​​​​, Biological and Life Sciences and Performing and Visual Arts​​​​​​. Biological and Life Sciences currently operates in the areas of nanotechnology, bioinformatics, cancer biology, ecology, microbiology, parasitology, plant biology, infectious disease and evolutionary biology.

Role Summary: Ensuring the smooth running of Biology Teaching Laboratories and Research Facilities; Conducting and coordinating laboratory courses as needed

Responsibilities

• Assisting Laboratory Associates and assisting in ordering general laboratory consumables and Keeping Inventory
• Conducting Practicals in various laboratories, assisting with experiments by logging details and setting up and routine maintenance of laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Prior to beginning the experiment, they may also need to clean and calibrate equipment, measure compounds and prepare solutions for use, perform or help with experiments
• Once complete, they may be responsible for recording results and disposing of hazardous waste.
• Conducting practical exams and submitting grades to the examination cell.
• Running instrument training/demo programmes for Integrated MS students, laboratory associates, and PhD students.

Key Skills: Basic Laboratory skills in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Instrumentations (Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Histology) will be preferred

Qualification: MSc (Life Sciences or related field of Life Sciences with minimum 55% marks from a recognised University)

How to Apply: The position is temporary and the appointment will be for one year only, extended based on performance. Shortlisted candidates will be informed through email. The CV should include details of academic grades starting from 10th standard onwards with details of the year of passing, university or college, etc, and also work experience and nature of work if applicable. Incomplete applications will be rejected. Final selection will be based on the Interview Committee at the Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Gujarat. Interested candidates can submit their application with their CV to email [email protected] with the following text in the subject of your email: “Application for the Laboratory Coordinator” by April 15, 2025. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.