Academic Associate — Early Childhood Education

We invite applications for the role of Academic Associate for our Diploma Programme in Early Childhood Education (ECE).

The programme offers a comprehensive, holistic and engaging curriculum covering all important aspects of Early Childhood Education. It will help ECE practitioners build perspective and sensitivity and acquire knowledge, skills and capabilities to work with children in the age group of 3– 8 years.

Responsibilities:

  1. Supporting courses
    • Session observation and documentation
    • Assignment review with the use of the rubric
    • Session management
    • Supporting course faculty with specific requirements
    • Conduct support classes for the participants
  2. Course content creation and management 
    • Finding relevant and creating research-based online content such as quizzes, videos, podcasts, etc
    • Provide support for asynchronous learning including developing quizzes, polls, lesson plans
    • Managing LMS and communicating with the participants
    • Keep abreast with technologies to make online pedagogy interactive and engaging for the participants
  3. Research
    • Engaging with course-related literature and conducting secondary research 
    • Designing and conducting short surveys and interviews and reporting findings
  4. Communication
    • Timely communication with participants and all other stakeholders involved in the programme
    • Follow up with stakeholders when needed
  5. Project management and course/​event management
    • Creating a timeline and managing tasks in a timely manner
    • Managing the logistics, communication and coordination of events such as face-to-face sessions, field visits, workshops, and webinars
  • Master’s degree in Education/​Early Childhood Education/​Psychology/​Human Development
  • Minimum 1 – 2 years of experience in Education either teaching or working directly with children or adult learners
  • Experience using Ed Tech tools for teaching would be desirable
  • Familiarity with English and Hindi language
  • Candidates who are motivated and interested in teaching and research are encouraged to apply

Please email the following documents to facultypositions@​apu.​edu.​in with the subject line Application for Academic Associate in Early Childhood Education”:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • One sample of scholarship (articles, essays submitted for coursework, chapters, or any others)
  • Two letters of recommendation emailed directly to the above mentioned email ID
  • Completed Information Summary Sheet