Work at ICI

Since our founding in 2005, ICI has supported hundreds of scholars, professionals, and students through a variety of grants, fellowships, and initiatives. Additionally, New School students are also employed in important roles in our New York office.

Current Employment

Research Assistant position opening at the India China Institute

The India China Institute is seeking a highly motivated New School student to work part-time as a Research Assistant on the Global Health Fellowship, and support other scholarship programs including the visiting scholarship and postdoctoral fellowship, as necessary.

The Research Assistant will support the year‑long, online international research seminar hosted by the India China Institute. The seminar focuses on the histories, sociologies, and political economies of public health across Asia. The RA will assist with research, coordination, and administrative tasks that enable the seminar’s scholarly and programmatic goals. Key responsibilities include document management, meeting preparation, seminar coordination, event logistics, communications support, and other academic as well as administrative support.

This RA role is ideal for someone with strong analytical skills, experience in interdisciplinary research, and interest in global health, Asian studies, political economy, or historical and sociological approaches to health systems. Good writing and editorial skills are necessities.

Email CV and cover letter to indiachina@newschool.edu.

Event Planner position opening at the India China Institute

The India China Institute is seeking a highly motivated New School student to work part-time to support the institute’s public programming and activities. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in coordinating public programs, including creating event pages, marketing campaigns, booking spaces, arranging catering and honoraria;
• Submit expense reports and navigate platforms for reservations, receipts and reconciliations (MyDay, Concur);
• Manage correspondence with fellows, invited guests, event audience, students and faculty, administrators and colleagues, newsletter subscribers, etc.;
• Design monthly newsletter using Mailchimp;

Candidates should have good writing skills, and are comfortable with apps and softwares such Microsoft Excel, WordPress, Mailchimp, Splash, event organization and Google Suite. Email CV and cover letter to indiachina@newschool.edu

The India China Institute occasionally posts notices for post-doc positions to help coordinate our grant-funded projects. These are typically one to two-year positions and involve a mix of teaching, research and program development and support.

*Note: There are no postings open at this time.

The India China Institute hosts a number of distinguished visiting scholars from India and China to support the scholars’ academic advancement, and contribute to the intellectual discourse at the Institute through their public engagement.

The Visiting Scholars program was funded by a generous gift from The Starr Foundation.