The Distance Education Programme – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan a Government of India project looking for Programme Officer

Company / organization profile	:	The Distance Education Programme – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (DEP-SSA) is a collaborative Project of IGNOU and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The organization intends to recruit several positions to strengthen its workforce.
Mode of application to be made	:	Candidates required to submit their job applications only through prescribed application format. No other formats of applications are accepted. The filled in application should reach the concerned authority on or before 28.06.2011.
Place where posts are available	:	All the positions are to be posted in New Delhi
Name of the required posts	:	Programme Officer
Miscellaneous Information	:	Those who are already in government service should send their applications through proper channel only. Separate application forms should be used for each post applied for. More details about the responsibilities can be had in the official notification
Contact details for submission of application	:	The Project Director, DEP-SSA, Block-7, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi–110068.
Qualification and experience requirement	:	Good academic record with 55% marks or an equivalent B grade in the 7 point scale with letter grades O.A.B.C.D. E and F at the Master’s degree level preferably in Education, Psychology, Sociology or Distance Education and with a doctoral degree or equivalent published work (in the relevant field). Five years teaching and/or research experience excluding the period spent for obtaining the Ph.D degree. The candidate should have made some mark in the areas of scholarship as evidenced by quality of publications, contribution to educational innovation, design of courses and curricula. Desirable: Proven ability in imparting education using multiple media instructional system, particularly for teachers at the elementary school level, through distance education, should have working knowledge of computers. The selected candidates will have to coordinate and conduct the activities in any part of India. The job requires frequent touring to States.