[Reader-list] Job Opening for the Mathematics Project at the XRCVC, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

[Chandni Parekh]

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From: Neha Trivedi <nehatrivedi at gmail.com>
Date: 2009/7/31
Subject: Job Opening for the Mathematics Project at the XRCVC, St.Xavier's
College, Mumbai


Are you someone who finds numbers, equations and calculations the most
fascinating part in the world around us? Did you always have a blank look
when someone said mathematics is the most traumatic subject of study? Did
you always think, if only I can find a way to teach you then may be you will
think differently?



Do you now want to add an extra twist to this tale?* What if someone asked
you, are you interested in teaching mathematics to visually challenged
students?*



If this has kept your curiosity please read on.



*About Us*



The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) is a
specialized support and advocacy centre for the visually challenged located
at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Our work is driven by challenging myths,
breaking barriers and finding new solutions where none existed before. To
know more about us you can visit our website www.xrcvc.org



*Who are we looking for?*



Traditionally school systems have discouraged visually challenged students
from learning mathematics. This leads them to be put to a disadvantage in
later years of their lives in pursuing higher education needing mathematics
as a base. Over last one year the XRCVC has worked with mathematics training
for competitive exams and has successfully had its students clearing
entrance examinations for higher education courses in Management, Social
Work etc.



We are ready to now launch a full fledged mathematics project and are
looking for full time/part time professionals to take on the same. The role
of the person would include a combination of these roles



   - Awareness work with visually impaired persons, caregivers and schools
   about the necessity of mathematics training.
   - Training and coaching of visually challenged students – school,
   college, and entrance exam batches.
   - Creating of accessible material in mathematics.

If any or all of these tasks seem interesting to you and you want to explore
this job please get in touch with us latest by *19th August 2009* at the
details given below.



If you are interested but a doubt has sprung in your mind ‘I’d love to do
this, but I don’t know anything about how to teach the blind’ we would say
contact us. The ‘How’ is our responsibility, once you are keen the how will
be taken care of by us



Look forward to hearing from you. Remuneration would be on par with
qualifications and experience and part time/full time nature of the
assignment



Contact Person: Dr Sam Taraporevala / Ms Neha Trivedi

Contact Details: XRCVC, St. Xavier’s College, 5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai
400001

                          022-22623298/22626329
                          info at xrcvc.org

Regards

Neha Trivedi
Project Consultant
XRCVC
www.xrcvc.org

P.S: Please circulate this to people and forums who might be interested.