Assistant Professor in German Linguistics, JNU, New Delhi
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
Communications Secretary, Language Policy Group, BAAL
(Formerly Teaching Associate at Cambridge & Bye-Fellow at Corpus-Christi College)
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Invited for Kapuscinski Development Lecture at MNU Astana 2025
Grants from DAAD (2023, 2024) and AGS (2025) for co-organising FGLS 2024 and organising LPP-GSC 2025
Short-term visiting fellowships in Prague (2019), Olot (2021), Doon (2022). Invite from UPenn (2020) not claimed due to COVID-19
Recipient of 15 long-term and short-term scholarships and grants including Cambridge International Scholarship, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, two German Academic Exchange Service Bursaries (2005; 2013), JRF India (not claimed)
EDUCATION
10/2014 - 1/2019
University of Cambridge
PhD in Linguistics
2010 - 2012
University of Bremen
MA in Medieval German Studies
(double degree with Palermo)
2007 - 2009
University of Bern
MA in German and General Linguistics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Language Policy
Language and Law
Language Contact and Conflict
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis
Variation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Associate in German Linguistics, University of Cambridge (2022– )
Asst. Prof. in German Linguistics
Jawaharlal Nehru University
(2019–22)
Invigilator, Quincentenary Library
Jesus College, Cambridge (2018)
Research Intern in the Colonial Linguistics Project led by Prof. Ingo Warnke
University of Bremen, 2011
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jury member, Global Undegrad Prize in Linguistics, 2020–22
Peer-review work for Current Issues in Language Planning, Discourse & Society, Social Inclusion, Issues in Applied Linguistics
Communications Secretary, BAAL Language Policy SIG (2020– )
Representative, Equal Opportunity Office, Centre of German Studies, JNU (2020–22)
LANGUAGES
Hindi (First language)
Magahi (First language)
English (Fluent, C2)
German (Fluent, C1/C2)
Sanskrit (Basic, A1)
French (Basic, A2)