Position Assistant Director, Princeton Center for Language Study (PCLS) Email [email protected] Bio/Description Vandana Bajaj is currently the Assistant Director at the Princeton Center for Language Study, where she leads all strategic initiatives related to less-commonly-taught language teaching and learning, including external proficiency testing for the undergraduate language requirement and cross-institutional collaborations for live synchronous courses through videoconferencing. Prior to joining PCLS, she served as a dean’s assistant in the Office of the Dean of the College. Vandana completed her Ph.D. in theoretical linguistics from Rutgers University in 2016, where she got a taste of administrative work through brief part-time stints doing data entry for the Faculty Survey database and providing on-site logistical help for running the Mandela Washington Fellowship program. In a previous life, Vandana worked as a CompTIA-certified technical trainer in the corporate private sector. Upcoming Professional Development Events Mar 22 Introduction to ArcGIS Mar 22 High-Performance Python for GPUs Mar 23 GradFUTURES Departmental Office Hours for History Graduate Students Mar 23 Venture Capital & Startups 7: Guest Graduate Alumna, Juliana Nascimento *08 (ORFE), co-founder Optimal Dynamics Mar 24 Data Visualization with R - Introduction to ggplot Mar 24 Getting Started with LaTeX on Overleaf Mar 24 Getting Started with Machine Learning in Python Mar 26 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Mar 27 Fireside Chat: Ways to Advance Innovation, Equity, and Inclusion via Professional Development Mar 27 Scholarship as a Global Act of Resistance: A Lunch Conversation with the Scholars at Risk Organization Mar 27 Bibliometric Analysis Using R: Visualizing Scholarly Networks Mar 27 Office hours in MOL with Asst. Dean Sonali Majumdar