<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">I am writing to express my keen interest in the <strong>Professor/Associate Professor</strong> position of Conservation Architect at the School of Architecture &amp; Planning, NICMAR University. I am <strong>Heading the Department of Post-Graduation, M Arch Architectural Conservation</strong> since April 2022 in STES' Sinhgad College of Architecture, Vagdaon, (Bk), Pune. I was </span><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">awarded a PhD<span style="color: black;"> </span></span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">in Jain architecture <strong>in June 2022 </strong>from PhD- Research Center, BNCA. I have <strong>PG recognition </strong>of SPPU and approved <strong>PhD guide ship </strong>from February 2025. Recently I worked on M Arch Architectural Conservation syllabus 2026-27 to SPPU.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">I </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">completed a Master<strong><span style="color: black;"> of Architecture </span></strong><span style="color: black;">(Architectural Conservation) from SPPU with excellent academic records (Topped University <strong>in June 2014</strong>; First class with Distinction). I did <strong>Bachelor of Arch </strong>(First class with Distinction) from Nagpur University <strong>in June 1999</strong>. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">With more than 19 years of Professional and Teaching experiences,</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;"> I have presented/published more than <strong>twenty research papers</strong> in various UGC-CARE publications, national-international conferences and worked on different Academics, Curricular-extracurricular and admin portfolios enhancing my skills over the period. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.35pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">From the last<span style="color: black;"> 16 years, working with Sinhgad College of Architecture, I have gained valuable experience in teaching </span>subjects and<span style="color: black;"> administrative portfolios. In this tenure, I performed various responsibilities like </span><strong>PhD cell coordinator</strong><span style="color: black;">, </span><strong>Alumni &amp; Placement Cell coordinator</strong><span style="color: black;">, </span>NAAC Criteria II head<span style="color: black;">, </span>Exam Coordinator, paper setter-Chairman<span style="color: black;">, Exhibition and Sports coordinator, etc. in SCOA.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 14.0pt 0in 14.0pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">NICMAR University </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">emphasizes<span style="color: black;"> interdisciplinary education and industry-oriented learning and gives practical insights to bridge the gap between theory and practice. As a head of Architectural Conservation, I emphasize on site visits, workshops, giving live projects to the </span>students and also<span style="color: black;"> engaging conservation </span>professionals<span style="color: black;"> into the classes. As a faculty, I would like to contribute in teaching, curriculum development and research </span>areas<span style="color: black;">. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -.35pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">My Background &amp; Goals seem to match your requirements well and my passion for heritage conservation will allow me to contribute to the School of Architecture &amp; Planning at NICMAR University. I am confident that I can perform the job effectively. I respectfully submit this letter of application, for I believe my experiences and commitment to the teaching make me well qualified to meet the needs </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">of the above<span style="color: black;"> post.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">Thanking you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">Sincerely, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; color: black;">Dr. Pranoti Rajesh Lad, Pune </span></strong></p>
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