Research Associate Position under Professor. Manish Gangwar

Research Associate Position under Professor Manish Gangwar

ISB Centre for Business Innovation

About the Role

• Location: Hyderabad
• Number of Openings: 1
• Faculty Name: Prof. Manish Gangwar
• Academic Area: Marketing

Summary of the Faculty

Prof. Manish Gangwar is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Institute of Data Science at ISB. His expertise includes business analytics, pricing, data-driven strategy, machine learning, econometrics, game theory, omnichannel retail, dynamic pricing, SaaS revenue models, and the intersection of AI and marketing. He holds a PhD in Management Science from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the faculty in ongoing research work:
• Literature review
• Data collection
• Database management
• Analysis
• Data collection: Scraping data from websites or documents and compiling it into usable formats.
• Data cleaning: Replicating prior work to document best practices.
• Data management: Linking different datasets, ensuring data quality, and processing raw data.
• Data analysis: Econometric analysis for exploratory data analysis and causal estimation, including visualization and reporting. Sound knowledge in signal processing/latent models is required.
• Synthesis: Literature search and review, summary, presentation, and analytical writing.
• Time commitment: Minimum of two years.

Qualifications

• Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Master's from DSE or ISI or a reputed institution.
• B.Tech from IIT or B.Tech/Master's with a high CGPA.
• MBA from IIM ABCs.
• Skills and Requirements:
• Strong motivation to pursue a career in research in Marketing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong team player with cross-functional skills.
• A background in econometrics is highly desired.
• Strong coding proficiency in Python, SQL, Stata, R.
• Knowledge of various text mining algorithms, their use cases, and text pre-processing and normalization techniques.
• Exposure to economic problems and econometric techniques is desirable.
• Motivation to learn and a strong work ethic.
• Experience in the industry is preferred but not required.
• This position is best suited for a candidate with an interest in pursuing a PhD.

Our Commitment Towards You

ISB offers a research-focused environment with opportunities to understand management phenomena through research brown-bag seminars, workshops, and PhD-level courses. It provides options to hone analytical skills.

• Competitive salary and employee benefits.
• World-class Learning Resource Centre.
• Comprehensive Health and Personal Accident Cover for you and your family.
• Inclusive culture valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion.