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The impact of literacy and numeracy acquisition on cognitive functioning in illiterate adults - A longitudinal approach

The impact of literacy and numeracy acquisition on cognitive functioning in illiterate adults - A longitudinal approach

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Teacher/Trainer (Hindi): One Post, Teacher Trainer (Mathematics): One Post
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Jawaharlal Nehru University
Transdisciplinary Research Clusters
Cognitive Science Program

02.08.2016

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Applications were invited for the following posts in a Neuro-cognitive Linguistics Project funded by Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands entitled "The impact of literacy and numeracy acquisition on cognitive functioning in illiterate adults - A longitudinal approach" for a period of one year likely to be extended for one more year.

Brief Project Description 
This innovative project is expected to yield important insights into how literacy and/or numeracy affects cognitive functioning. We will provide literacy training to a group of healthy illiterate adults living in the Delhi/NCR area of India. The participants will be tested on a large battery of linguistic and non-linguistic tasks before the onset of the literacy training, and immediately after the training. This will be followed by 6 months training in maths and numeracy and another round of testing the cognitive functioning.

The teachers /trainers for illiterate adults will be engaged for a period of one year. 
1. Teacher/Trainer (Hindi): One Post
Essential Qualification: BA (B. Ed optional)
Desirable Qualification: Experience of Adult education/literary programs. Retired school teachers can also apply. 
Remuneration: Rs. 30,000=00/pm (Consolidated)

2. Teacher Trainer (Mathematics): One Post
Essential Qualification: BA (B. Ed optional)
Desirable Qualification: Experience of teaching in Adult education /literary programs. Retired/school teachers can also apply. 
Remuneration: Rs. 30,000=00/pm (Consolidated)

Applications with complete bio-data along with attested photocopies of supporting documents should reach the undersigned within 15 days of the date of advertisement. Or email the softcopy of the application form to Principal Investigator at <narang.vaishna@gmail.com>.

Candidates must provide email address and other contact details. Short listed candidates will be informed for interview via email. No TA/DA will be given for attending the interview. Terms and conditions of the appointment will be guided by the rules and regulations of the Jawaharlal Nehru University/ funding agency.

Vaishna Narang 
Principal Investigator 
Professor, Centre for Linguistics
School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, J.N.U. New Delhi.
Phone No. 26704664, 9810608936
Email: narang.vaishna@gmail.com

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