@AshishKumarSed1
📢Thrilled to continue the young scholars series on the @IdeasofIndia podcast at @mercatus, where we invite scholars entering the academic job market whose research focuses on India to discuss their work. We have a handful of 30-minute recording slots for 2026. Please spread the word!View quoted post on X
To be considered, please use this google form (takes about 5-7 minutes).
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Applications are open until August 10, 2026. All submissions received by the deadline will be considered together. We will make our decisions by August 18 and send out invitations thereafter. Recordings will take place in August and September.
Past editions of the series have featured some fantastic scholars across disciplines.
The 2025 series featured Kartik Srivasatva, Sunny Rai @snyrai_ Chetana Sabnis, @asad__tariq, Karthik Narayan @asknarayan, @nayantara_ Biswas, @Lavanya__Ammu
The 2024 series featured @RollyKapoor, @DeepikaPadmanab, @sukrit_puri, @deepti_sharma8, Steven @BrownstoneEcon, Aarushi Kalra @chidiya_, Abishek Choutagunta @kaapi_croissant, @Kushagr_Bakshi, Atanu Chatterjee @atanu_xahs
The 2023 series featured @rajatkochhar, Vani Swarupa Murali, @KartikeyaBatra, @kumar_rithika, @Vanisha49, @dunc_webb, @i_sarathpillai, @vatsalecon.
The 2022 series featured Khushdeep Malhotra, Anoop Jain @Fruit_noops, @aliz_toth, @raamadhok, @mahimavasishth, @BanerjeeShweta, @nish_vats.
The 2021 series featured @arkdevghosh, @tiwari_chhavi, Gaurav Mittal @geo_mittal, Bhumi Purohit, @AshishKumarSed1, @karsha, @Dr_NehaG, @KaranBabbar19, @KimFeCramer, @ArchanaDang1, @apuravbhatiya, @radhi_jain.
And it all started in 2020 when we featured work by @vaishnavisur, @RohitTicku, @tanu_kumar1, @DrRayProma, @VaidehiTandel, Kunal Mangal @mrgunalan.
I answered a few questions related to the job market series in 2024 (Please take note of points 1 and 3). Here’s the link x.com/srajagopalan/s…
