If you have a passion for social change, deep interest in teaching and an aspiration to work with teachers, we invite you to join us as Associates, leading to full-time positions in our organization.

As an Associate, you will be immersed in the realities of school education in rural India, and should be prepared to:

• Work closely with government schoolteachers, to improve teaching practices
• Develop learning material for children and teachers
• Conduct research on issues related to classroom and teaching-learning processes

Your journey as an Associate, will help you develop a deep understanding of what education really means and the ability to help in improving the quality of education in Government Schools.

Your first year at the Foundation

The purpose of the Associate Programme is to help you to develop yourself to become a Resource Person in the Field, working with Government schools and teachers. The one-year programme will broadly consist of two components:

• Experienceing teaching in a government school (80% of your time)
  • Experience the work and realities of a teacher, - which is fundamental to being able to help a teacher build their capacities.
  • Prepare adequately before you go to the school where you will work, with significant support from mentors and peers, through these months.
  • It includes a process to distil your learning about teaching-learning processes, about children, about teachers and the school, which you can carry forward in your role.
• Supporting Teacher Professional Development programmes of our District Institutes (20% of your time)
  • As you become more familiar with the role of a teacher, you could begin learning on-the-job by apprenticing with some of our senior academic and Block members, in conducting events for capacity enhancement of government teachers.

After the completion of one year, you will continue to work at one of our District Institutes in the States where we are present and will continue to engage with the school and teachers.

You are eligible to apply if you are:

• Postgraduates (MA/MSc) in Physics, Chemistry, Biology English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Geography, Mathematics, Education, Development, Child Development, Social Work with Early Childhood Education specialization (All full time/regular courses only – to be completed in the academic year ending 2021, or completed in 2020)
• Proficient in the local language – Hindi or Kannada, - in addition to knowing English
• Open to work in the districts of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand

Candidates who have already participated in the on-campus process are not eligible to apply again

Salary and Location of Posting

You will receive a monthly gross salary of Rs. 32,000/- and additional benefits. Taxes and statutory deductions will apply. You will be posted in districts of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.