Hi, I'm Pankaj, assistant professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India.

Teaching and Research Interest

Film Philosophy, Pop culture and philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognition, Philosophy of Perception, Philosophy of Affordances, Indian Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Philosophy of Management, Managerial Ethics, Problem Solving and Learning, Critical Thinking

Current Teaching

Currently teaching course "Critical Thinking and Writing" as an assistant professor at The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India, since September, 2020.

Education

• Submitted draft of Phd in Philosophy discipline, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

• One year research Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)University of Lucknow, India

• Masters of Arts (MA) in Philosophy Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, India

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, India Philosophy, Economics, Ancient History

Research Output

• Singh, P. (2021). "Amos Meets Nietzsche".The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. (Accepted for publication)

• Singh, P. and Kowalski A. Dean (2021). "Indiana Jones in India, India in Indiana Jones". The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series.(Accepted for publication)

• Singh, P. (2021). "Hasan Minhaj as Philosopher: Navigating the Struggles of Identify".The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy. (Accepted for publication)

• Singh, P. (2021). "Intangible Slavery and Freedom at Work: A Philosophical Inquiry". Brolly Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1),175-194. (https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/brolly/article/view/1869)

• Singh, P. (2021). Affordance-based framework of object perception in children’s pretend play: a nonrepresentational alternative. International Journal of Play, 10(1), 109-123. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21594937.2021.1878776)

• Singh, P. (2020). "The philosophy of affordances". Philosophical Psychology, 33(6),888-892. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09515089.2020.1743258?af=R&journalCode=cphp20)

International Fellowships and Reserach Visits

• Received visiting RTG fellowship by Research and Training Group (RTG) Situated Cognition based at Ruhr-University Bochum and Osnabruck University,Germany hosted by Dr Beate Krickel and Prof Albert Newen for September 2019.

• Research visit to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland hosted by Prof Bipin Indurkhya in October 2019.

• Research visit to Centre for Philosophical Psychology at University of Antwerp,Belgium hosted by Prof Eric Myin and Dr Zuzanna Aleksandra Rucinska, in October 2019.

• Research visit to Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain, hosted by Dr Manuel Heras-Escribano, in November 2019.

Language Expertise

• English: Fluent, Medium of Academice Instruction

• German: Intermediate, Successfully completed a two semester Elementary Level 1 in German Language with Grade A.

• Hindi: Native Language

Honors and Awards

• Qualified for National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Philosophy in 2016

• Qualified for National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Management in 2012.

• Got Young Scholar Travel Award to participate in conference on ’Consciousness, Cognition and Culture: Implication for 21st Century’ organized by National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore from 9 to 11 December 2015.

• Honorable Mention in The All India Essay Writing Event 2014 organized by United Nations Information Center for India

Tutorship Experience during PhD

• COM 200, English and Communication Improvement course for UG students.

• Philosophy of Mind.

• Philosophy of Cognitive Science.

• Philosophy of Science.

• COM 200, English and Communication Improvement course for UG students.

Industrial Work Experince

• Worked as Human Resource Executive in Yash Papers Ltd., Ayodhya

Extra-curricular Activities

• I was part of organizing team for the cultural fest OASIS during my management study.

• Won first position in duet dance in the cultural fest Oasis

• Secured third position in 5 km walk organized on International Women’s Day 2018 by Women’s cell and Team Udghosh’18, IIT Kanpur.

• Won man of the matches in the game of cricket at school and college level.

• Served as sports secretary for post graduates at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur.

• Won cash award for my speech on ’Wastage of Food Products in India’ at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur.

Intersts and Hobbies

• Watching thought-provoking Sci-fi movies and TV series

• Brooding

• Cricket

• Philosophy