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Educator and researcher with 10 years of professional experience in the field of education encompassing diverse domains and contexts of sociocultural and technical learning. My expertise and interests are in evaluating and developing international/intercultural education programs, practices, and institutions using social and gender justice frameworks. |
 Contact Aditi Arur
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Consultant for J-PAL South Asia, Room to Read Project, November 2015- November 2016
Mentor, Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning, April 2015-present
Faculty, Indus Training and Research Institute, Bangalore, April 2015-November 2015
Lecturer, August 2014 to January 2015
Organizational Leadership Policy and Development (OLPD), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Designed and taught graduate-level course on gender, education, and international development
Teaching Assistant, 2013-2014
Organizational Leadership Policy and Development (OLPD), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Designed and taught graduate-level courses on international education and development; inquiry approaches in social sciences and educational research
• Advised and mentored graduate students in the research and writing process through workshops and a seminar
Graduate Research Assistantship, 2009-2012
Organizational Leadership Policy and Development (OLPD), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Monitoring and Evaluation of CARE International’s multinational girls’ education project
• Coordinated research teams from India, Bangladesh, Malawi, Tanzania, and Ghana (using SPSS and Microsoft Excel) to conduct quantitative analyses
• Independently conducted qualitative analyses of teacher interviews conducted in India, Mali, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.
• Collaborated with field staff in CARE India to develop data collection tools and a teacher training manual
Research Associate (Intern), October, 2011 to December, 2011
Miske Witt and Associates, Minneapolis
• Program evaluation of CARE India’s girls’ leadership program
• Organized and conducted focus group interviews, semi-structured interviews, and observations in an evaluation project for a girls’ leadership program in India.
Lecturer, 2007-2009
Dali University, Yunnan province, China
• Designed and taught undergraduate courses for medical students in pharmacology, microbiology, biochemistry, and medical ethics.
Tutor in Medical Pharmacology, 2005-2007
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
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Education: |
Doctorate in Comparative Education and International Development from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2009-2014)
M.Sc in Medical Pharmacology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (2002-2005)
B.Sc in Botany, Microbiology, and Chemistry , Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University (2000-2002)
Transferred from University of Pune (1999-2000)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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