1. Conduct literature reviews
2. Collect and analyze data
3. Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations
4. Prepare interview questions
5. Recruit and/or interview subjects
6. Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary
7. Summarize interviews
8. Provide ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researcher and/or supervisor
9. Request or acquire equipment or supplies necessary for the project
10. Manage and respond to project-related emails
11. Prepare, maintain, and update website materials
12. Supervise undergraduate students working on the research project (maintaining records on assignment completion, acting as liaison/mediator between the undergraduate students and the faculty researcher)
13. Attend project meetings
14. Attend area seminars and other meetings as necessary
15. Summarize project results
16. Prepare progress reports for the PI and funding agency
17. Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations
18. Research on specific given topics like the social, political, economic situation of Indian states
19. Work on presentation/report writing
The Institute of Perception Studies (IPS) is a Delhi-based non-profit organization non-governmental organization (NGO) that works for poverty alleviation and rural and urban distress reforms. We work amongst farmers, women, and migrant workers. IPS researches rural and urban distress. In the past, research has identified gaps in welfare and identified structured interventions through Rural Distress Reports (RDRs) and Urban Distress Reports (UDRs).
While the UDRs have assessed poverty and unemployment in the slums of Delhi, the RDRs have tracked farmer suicide households and farmer households in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana. IPS also works on media news debate analysis through its campaign Rate The Debate in addition to a rights-oriented campaign called the Hakku initiative in Telangana.