Applications are invited for the Ph.D. Assistantship 2025 at IIIT Delhi. Apply Now!
About IIIT Delhi
IIIT Delhi is a premier research institution that explores the evolving relationship between technology, society, and governance. We seek a highly motivated Research Associate to contribute to critical discussions on the political theory of AI, focusing on governance, regulation, and ethics.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of political theory, policy analysis, and AI ethics. With the main objective of contributing to developing a political theory understanding of AI, the project aims to study the discourse on how AI technologies impact democratic institutions and governance structures. This research is enabled by a seed grant from the Infosys Centre of Artificial Intelligence, IIITD, and a project grant from the ICSSR.
About the Program
- Teaching Assistantship: The students under this plan are expected to help the instructors in various courses for the smooth running of the course.
- Research Assistantship: The students under this plan are expected to help the faculty members in various research projects. They may be assigned limited academic duties.
- Special research assistantships are available for system administration and development of the institute IT system. This option is available to Ph.D. scholars with background and flair for systems. The students are expected to assist design, plan, and execute IT-related tasks. Preference will be given to candidates, who have prior experience in system administration.
Eligibility
Only full-time regular students (including those in the collaborative Ph.D. program) are eligible for assistantships and scholarships.
Benefits
- The teaching/research assistantship carries with it a stipend, but also has responsibilities for some academic work. The assistantship has three components:
- Sustenance Stipend: A student who is admitted on a financial plan will be entitled to the sustenance stipend as long as he/she remains a full time student of the Institute.
- Scholarship: This part of the assistantship is for good scholarship and will be continued as long as the student maintains defined academic performance (and remains a full time student).
- Remuneration for academic work: The remaining part can be viewed as remuneration for the academic work being performed for the Institute.
- The financial support continuation shall be contingent upon the performance in academics and the assigned academic/administrative duties and will be reviewed every semester.
- The Stipend of the Ph.D student w.e.f. 1st January 2025 is Rs. 60,000/- per month (including HRA) and Rs. 1.5 lakh to cover two weeks of international lab visit.
- A Ph.D. student is not eligible for assistantship or scholarship after five years.
How to Apply
Eligible candidates can apply through the academic office of IIIT Delhi.
