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    New Urbanisms in India:: Urban Living, Sustainability and Everyday Life

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    Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill is the principal investigator of a project investigating the everyday lives of families living in new urban environments in India from 2013-2016. The project aims to (i) research family interactions, issues, and experiences; (ii) develop innovative community research tools; and (iii) understand how urban design models transfer between contexts. Themes include everyday routines, mobility, green space, children/families, sustainable design, and safety. The project is hiring a part-time researcher in India to assist with organization, logistics, translation, interviews, and focus groups. Requirements include a social science degree, fluency in Marathi, Hindi and English, qualitative research experience, and excellent communication and analytical

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    Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill is the principal investigator of a project investigating the everyday lives of families living in new urban environments in India from 2013-2016. The project aims to (i) research family interactions, issues, and experiences; (ii) develop innovative community research tools; and (iii) understand how urban design models transfer between contexts. Themes include everyday routines, mobility, green space, children/families, sustainable design, and safety. The project is hiring a part-time researcher in India to assist with organization, logistics, translation, interviews, and focus groups. Requirements include a social science degree, fluency in Marathi, Hindi and English, qualitative research experience, and excellent communication and analytical

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    Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill is the principal investigator of a project investigating the everyday lives of families living in new urban environments in India from 2013-2016. The project aims to (i) research family interactions, issues, and experiences; (ii) develop innovative community research tools; and (iii) understand how urban design models transfer between contexts. Themes include everyday routines, mobility, green space, children/families, sustainable design, and safety. The project is hiring a part-time researcher in India to assist with organization, logistics, translation, interviews, and focus groups. Requirements include a social science degree, fluency in Marathi, Hindi and English, qualitative research experience, and excellent communication and analytical

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    Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill is the principal investigator of a project investigating the everyday lives of families living in new urban environments in India from 2013-2016. The project aims to (i) research family interactions, issues, and experiences; (ii) develop innovative community research tools; and (iii) understand how urban design models transfer between contexts. Themes include everyday routines, mobility, green space, children/families, sustainable design, and safety. The project is hiring a part-time researcher in India to assist with organization, logistics, translation, interviews, and focus groups. Requirements include a social science degree, fluency in Marathi, Hindi and English, qualitative research experience, and excellent communication and analytical

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    Principal Investigator:

    Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill


    Lecturer in Human Geography
    (University of Birmingham, GEES)
    2013-2016

    Project aims:

    i) Investigate the everyday lives of families living within


    new urban environments in India, researching their
    interactions, issues and experiences
    ii) Develop innovative tools for conducting community
    based
    research
    in
    rapidly-developing
    urban
    environments
    iii) Develop academic and practitioner understanding of
    how models of urban design are being transferred
    between contexts and communities

    Project themes:

    Everyday routines / mobility and access / nature and


    green space / children, young people and families /
    sustainable urban design / risk and safety

    NEW URBANISMS IN INDIA:


    URBAN LIVING, SUSTAINABILITY AND EVERYDAY LIFE

    STAFF DUTIES RESEARCHER (INDIA)


    -

    Part time basis (November 2014 September 2015)


    Assist with day-to-day organisation of project activities
    Logistical support with the technological aspects of the project delivery
    Assist with the organisation of interviews, focus groups and research workshops
    Translation of research materials and interviews with participants (researcher must be fluent in
    Marathi and Hindi, spoken and written)

    Skills and Experience


    - First degree in social science discipline (Human Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology,
    Childhood studies, Planning) and masters (or working towards) in a relevant social science
    discipline
    - Fluent in Marathi, Hindi and English (spoken and written)
    - Experience in qualitative research methods (i.e. recruiting participants, interviews, focus
    groups)
    - Experience of working with children and young people
    - Excellent organisational skills
    - High level analytical ability
    - Ability to communicate complex information clearly

    Researcher will be required to have a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) issued by the Ministry of
    External Affairs, GoI.

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