After completing his Master in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, George Jose taught Sociology at Kishinchand Chellaram College, University of Mumbai, for several years. He has developed and offered courses in communications theory, environment and development, cultural anthropology, and human rights. He is Visiting Faculty at a range of design, architectural, and social science institutions. George Jose has also served as a Program Executive at the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Bangalore, and is Program Director of the Asia Society India Centre, Mumbai. He is particularly interested in cinema, serves in an advisory capacity on collaborative arts projects, and occasionally acts in theatre productions.