Education & Experience

Education & Experience

Where I’ve taught, and what I’m qualified to teach

Organised by what it adds up to, not strictly by date. For the specific classroom practices and the thinking behind them, see Vision.

Current Position

English Lecturer, State Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir

Since May 2026, based in Rajouri. I teach English language, communication, and literature, and continue my doctoral research alongside a full teaching load.

Teaching Experience

Where I’ve taught

May 2026 to present

English Lecturer

State Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, Rajouri. Language, communication, and literature.

Aug 2023 to Apr 2024

Teaching Assistant

Agra College, Agra. Undergraduate literature, language, and academic writing, alongside doctoral research.

Jul 2022 to Feb 2023

English Lecturer

Government Medical College, Rajouri. Language and communication skills for paramedical students.

Jun 2021 to Jun 2022

Language & Writing Instructor

PlanCover, Gurugram. Written communication and editorial practice for working writers and editors.

Formation

Education

My doctoral work at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, sits at the intersection of Disability Studies, Indian English fiction, and postcolonial literature, the same intersection this whole site is organised around. An MA at Jamia Millia Islamia gave me the grounding in literary theory the thesis now draws on, and a BA at the University of Jammu, in the region where I now teach.

Doctoral research
PhD, English Literature. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra. 2023 to present.
Postgraduate
MA, English Language and Literature. Jamia Millia Islamia. 7.9 / 10.
Undergraduate
BA, English Literature. University of Jammu. 63.33%.
Certification
UGC‑NET in English, qualified August 2024 and July 2025
Academic Service

Beyond the classroom

I lead the technical side of Oceanic Fiction, an open archive built with the Dept. of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, and I contribute to a disability archive under my supervisor’s guidance at DBRAU. Both are described more fully on the Projects page. English Summary, an independent study platform I built and still manage, is where my interest in accessible, self-directed learning first took shape.

Athar Malik · Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir

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