CEPT Teaching Fellowships - INDIA

We are  happy to announce the next round of Teaching Fellowships at CEPT University.

Please find below the link to the Teaching Fellowships on our website.

http://cept.ac.in/news/cept-teaching-fellowship-announced 

 

CEPT University

Teaching Fellowships

CEPT University is pleased to announce its Teaching Fellowship once again for young graduates from outside India to teach at the University. The fellowship is open to outstanding recent graduates of graduate programs in any discipline so long as they are able to meaningfully contribute to the discourse on Human Habitat, which is a the core of the University’s mission.

This fellowship furthers the University’s mission of excellence in education with exchange of ideas and teaching methods between the fellows and the University. The fellows have an opportunity to understand a dynamic social context in one of the rapidly developing cities in India. They would be able use either one of the summer or winter breaks for travel or voluntary work. The fellowship is aimed to contribute to the diverse learning environment at CEPT.

Fellows will teach for 2 regular semesters (17 weeks each) and either a Winter School or a Summer School (4 weeks) at CEPT University. Courses may be taught individually (theory or seminar courses) or as a part of a larger faculty team (design studios).

Eligibility:

 Candidate must have an undergraduate or graduate degree in any discipline from an accredited university outside India.

 Candidate must not be currently resident in India and preferably have graduated less than 5 years before the last date for application.

　

Fellowship:

 Monthly stipend: Rs. 45,000; Yearly Stipend: Rs. 540,000

 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses up to Rs. 150,000

 Fellows shall not be eligible for tickets or allowance for dependents.

 Fellows are eligible for shared living accommodation pre-arranged by the university & paid by fellows separately (approx. Rs.10,000 per month).

 Fellows shall be liable to pay local / state taxes as applicable.

 Term of Fellowship will be for one year starting 1 July 2015. Fellows shall be eligible for monthly stipend for 12 months in total.

　

Application & Evaluation:

Applicants should send the following information before 10 May 2015:

 1500 word Statement of Purpose - this will be central part of candidate’s evaluation. This should also include ideas of the courses they would like to teach during the 2 semesters, if selected.

 Candidate’s curriculum vitae

 Two references of which one must be academic

A review committee set up by CEPT University will evaluate all applications and select candidates for final offers of fellowship. Apart from academic qualifications, experience of candidates in professional practice, teaching and research will be considered & evaluated by the committee.

 

Outcomes:

 

Fellows shall document the outcomes of their involvement with CEPT in a report that will be produced and submitted to the CEPT Library towards the end of the tenure of their fellowship.