Field Research Associate Internship in Guwahati, Ranchi, Nagpur

We're Hiring Field Surveyors!

Join PAIGAM, in collaboration with Azim Premji University, as a Field Surveyor – Research Associate for a nationwide research project on street vendor livelihoods.

This is a two-week, on-ground engagement across 3 Indian cities:

Nagpur, Guwahati, Ranchi.

Selected Intern’s Day-to-day Responsibilities Include

• Conducting Google Form surveys of street vendors.
• Managing records of surveys in Google Sheet
  
  

Note: This is a field-based position. Accommodation will not be provided. Apply only if you are local to any of the listed cities or can self-manage your stay.

Open to students, fresh graduates, community researchers, or anyone with a strong interest in field-based social research.

You’ll be part of a committed team doing rigorous, people-centered fieldwork, ideal for those who care deeply about social equity, urban livelihoods, and research that drives change.

About Company: PAIGAM (People's Association In Grassroots Action and Movement) is an aggregator of activists, researchers, practitioners, and organizations that aims to bring together social efforts at the local, national, and global levels through media advocacy and action research. We wish to bring a seamless bridge between academia, activism, policy, and the public through our media, advocacy, research, grassroots fellowship, and mobilization channels. We are engaged in several projects which include 'Covid-19 Delhi Relief Work' where we reached out to more than ten thousand persons during the lockdown. We also started a fundraiser to help the waste picker community of Delhi and provided them with ration kits and other relief materials. Even YouTuber Samay Raina raised funds for the initiative through the #ChessForCharity livestream event with the legendary Viswanathan Anand and several comedians.