Research Associate position with Professor Harsha Tadikonda

Overview

Role: Research Associate

Location: Hyderabad

No of Openings: 1

Faculty Name: Professor Harsha Tadikonda

Academic Area: Strategy

Research Summary of the Faculty

Professor Harsha Tadikonda

Harsha Tadikonda is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Indian School of Business (ISB). His research interests include corporate strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship in high-tech industries. Professor Tadikonda’s current line of research focuses on how technological competition shapes collaborative decisions among firms and individuals.

At ISB, he teaches an elective on managing strategic partnerships. He received his PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

About ISB

The Indian School of Business (ISB) evolved from the need for a world-class business school in Asia. The founders, some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds, anticipated the leadership needs of the emerging Asian economies. The ISB is committed to creating such leaders through its innovative programs, outstanding faculty, and thought leadership. The Indian School of Business (ISB) provides a robust environment that generates high-quality research that is both contemporary and rigorous.

Roles & Responsibilities:

You will:

• Assistance to the faculty – Assisting in their ongoing research work which includes data collection, data management, and analysis.
  1. Data collection and cleaning – Collecting and cleaning data from websites or documents and compilation into usable formats for analysis.
  2. Database management – Linking different datasets, ensuring data quality, and processing raw data into processed datasets for modelling and estimation.
  3. Data analysis – Econometric analysis of cleaned data and causal estimation, including visualization and reporting.
• Time commitment: This role will be for a minimum of one year.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Skills:

• Strong motivation to pursue a career in research in Strategy or Entrepreneurship.
• Strong coding proficiency in Python/SQL. Working knowledge of Stata, R.
• Working knowledge of econometrics.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of various text mining algorithms and their use cases as well as text pre-processing and normalization techniques.
• Must be proactive with a strong motivation to learn.

Qualifications:

• Strong academic background in any of Economics/Computer Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Engineering with demonstrated analytical and communication skills.

Our Commitment towards you

ISB is a research-focused business school. It offers a variety of opportunities to understand the current management phenomena in depth, through research brown-bag seminars, workshops, and PhD-level courses. It provides several options to hone a person’s analytical skills. This position is best suited for a candidate with an interest in pursuing a PhD down the line.

Along with the competitive salary and plethora of employee benefits, ISB hosts a world-class Learning Resource Centre in the entire Asia, Comprehensive Health and Personal Accident Cover for you and your family members. ISB believes in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion for everyone through our ideas and collaborations.

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