Asst. Prof. Jitendra Nayak

Present Position: Assistant Professor & Head of Department

Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies

E-mail: jitendrakumar.nayak@adamasuniversity.ac.in

Education:

  • Ph.D Research Monash University
  • MPhil. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
  • M.A Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Research Key Areas:

  • Political Science, International Relations
  • ICT and Internet studies
  • Gender and Technology
  • Migration and International Relations

Research Highlights:

  • ICSSR research grant – 8 lacs, 2022 a study on migration issue in Canada in collaboration with JNU, New Delhi
  • SICI Shastri Indo Canada Research Grant of 25 thousand in collaboration with JNU New Delhi, March 2022
  • Research advisor to Amuktika Industries ZWI, Kolkata, 2022

Experience:

  • Professor /Cluster head, Political Science | School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies, Adamas University, Kolkata, 2019 onwards
  • Prof. DGMC, January, 2016-2019 – Department Coordinator
  • Project Director- Skill Development, Institution under Ministry of Social Justice (Government of Maharashtra), 2014-15

Research Publication (s):

Selected Publication (s):

  1. Nayak, Jitendra (2022) Ephemerality of Manuscripts and Digital Integration to Rationalize Usability- A Case Study presented in a ICCHI 2022, in process of Publication
  2. Choubey, Priyambada & Nayak Jitendra (2020) “Information Technology and Sustainability of Internet Cafes in Mumbai” Studies in Indian Places Names – ISSN 2394-3114
  3. Rahman & Nayak Jitendra (2019) “Media and Gender Representation in crime reporting: An overview of Online News portal of Bangladesh” International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research-ISSN 2394-7780
  4. Nayak, Jitendra & Dr. Rupal Shah (2017) “A Phenomenological Understanding of the current Scenario and Status of M-Commerce in India” Vol. 1, ISSN -2231-1457
  5. Nayak, Jitendra, Jalarajan, S. & G. Rehana, Information and Communication technologies: Policies and Implementation in State of Kerala – A Case Study of Akshaya- Journal of Economic Bulletin- ISSN 0128- 9675

Research Projects:

  1. The Canadian Immigration Policy and Indian Diaspora in the Twenty-First Century – ICSSR, 8 lacs
  2. SICI Shastri Indo Canada Research Grant of 25 thousand in collaboration with JNU New Delhi, March 2022, 25 thousand
  3. UGC Minor Research project “Consumer Culture and Post modernity: A study of Shopping Malls in Mumbai”, 80 thousand

Research Advisor / Supervisor:

  • Post Graduate Thesis Advisor / Supervisor: 2 (Awarded)

Award/ Academic Recognition/ Major Professional Activity:

  • ICSSR research grant – 8 lacs, 2022 a study on migration issue in Canada in collaboration with JNU, New Delhi
  • SICI Shastri Indo Canada Research Grant of 25 thousand in collaboration with JNU New Delhi, March 2022
  • Research advisor to Amuktika Industries ZWI, Kolkata, 2022
  • Excellence in Teaching award 2020, Adamas University
  • PhD research Scholarship award, Australia
  • Ford Foundation scholarship- 2013
  • IDRC travel grant 2013, Montreal Canada
  • Editor in chief – DGMC International Journal of Media, Communication and Management eISSN 2581-673X