Specialisations

The specialisations called for in the faculty positions that are advertised in March / April 2010 are listed here.
 
There are no departments within Schools at AUD, only programme areas.  Faculty members are appointed ordinarily to two or more Schools and may participate concurrently in activities of more than one School, regardless of the location of their main appointment.  Faculty will teach in undergraduate as well as postgraduate programmes / courses and supervise doctoral research.
 
While the School of Undergraduate Studies will have only undergraduate programmes, all other Schools will have postgraduate and research degree programmes. Certain schools like the Culture and Creative Expressions; Design; Law, Governance and Citizenship; and Business, Public Policy and Entrepreneurship can offer programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree levels.
 
Note that the number of positions in each School is not specified. The system of concurrent appointments gives fluidity and sharing of faculty time across Schools.
 
AUD intends to recruit faculty at all levels, Assistant, Associate and full Professors, in the Schools listed below, except that in the School of Human Ecology, the positions advertised are only of Assistant Professor and Professor.
 
Minimum / desirable qualifications for appointment follow UGC norms.  Special conditions or requirements of faculty positions for the different Schools are indicated in the descriptions below.
 
School of Undergraduate Studies (SUS), School of Liberal Studies (SLS)

Applicants with the following disciplinary backgrounds will be considered for cross appointment or concurrent appointment in both Schools. 
 
Background and specialisation in the following disciplines / areas of knowledge:
 
· English Language and Literary Studies, Comparative Literature
· Hindi Language and Literary Studies
· History
· Political Science
· Philosophy
· Linguistics
· Mathematics
· Sociology/Social Anthropology
· Economics
 
School of Culture and Creative Expressions (SCCS)
 
Specialisation in the following disciplines, with focus on theoretical and historical studies, and practice of art/s:

· Visual Art (focus on new media/meta media art)
· Performance Art (focus on contemporary/modern dance, music 
  and theatre)
· Cinematic Art (focus on film studies, videography and
  documentary film making)
· Literary Art (focus on creative writing, translation, editing and
  publishing)
 
School of Design (SD)
 
Specialisation in the following areas of study and practice:
 
· Social Design
· Service Design
 
School of Law, Governance and Citizenship (SLGC)
 
Specialisation in inter-disciplinary research in law and the social sciences / humanities with focus on law, governance and citizenship.
 
School of Education Studies (SES)
 
Specialisation in the following areas of knowledge and practice:
 
· Educational Thought and Theory
· Curriculum Studies
· Policy, Planning and Management
· Assessment and Evaluation
· Learning, Cognition and Development 
· Teaching of English as a Second Language
 
School of Business, Public Policy and Social Entrepreneurship (SBPPSE)
 
Specialisation in the following areas of knowledge and practice:
 
Apart from the traditional areas of business management, experience and accomplishments in public policy with special relation to social entrepreneurship and / or non-profit management.
 
School of Human Studies (SHS)
 
Specialisation in the following disciplines or areas of interest:
 
Psychosocial Clinical Studies (focus on Psychodynamic, Critical Psychology)
Gender Studies
Disability Studies
Human Development
 
School of Human Ecology (SHE)
 
Professor
Must have a PhD in a relevant discipline and a minimum of ten years of postdoctoral research and / or teaching experience in areas of environment and ecology in their interface with the social sciences.
 
Assistant Professor
Essential qualification: postgraduate degree in Environment / Ecology / Biology / Life Sciences.
Desirable qualifications:
(1) PhD with research in areas of environment and ecology
(2) accomplishment in the field of environment and ecology as evident from published papers and / or reports.