Academician, development economist, researcher, and development practitioner with years of working experience in teaching, research, evaluation, and impact assessment and hold a Ph.D. in Economics. I have experience in preparing different course materials, research and evaluation methodologies, technical proposals, and performed advanced econometric analyses. I am specialized in quantitative and qualitative research, measuring and evaluating livelihood, well-being and poverty, multidimensional poverty index (MPI), and impact evaluation. Moreover, I have significant research and working experience on public health, well-being, livelihood, poverty, empowerment, community development, inequality, and other issues associated with sustainable development goals (SDGs).

I have significant experience in teaching both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels along with different donor-funded projects and consultancies for the DFID, USAID, UNDP, World Bank, IMF, Asia Foundation, Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and Stimson Center with diversified portfolios including health, livelihoods, poverty, education, and indigenous community and coastal community development.

Work Experience

- Assistant Professor – Department of Economics, School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 1^st June 2021 – Present.

- Co-researcher – Assessing Risks in the City of Chittagong, Bangladesh using the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI) - Phase 2. 1^st July 2021 – 31^st March 2022. Ocean Policy Research Institute of Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Independent University, Bangladesh. (part-time).

- Manager – Knowledge and Learning – Suchana Program: Save the Children International, Bangladesh – 2^nd November 2020 – 31^st May 2021.

- Adjunct Assistant Professor – Department of Economics, School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), 1^st November 2020 – 31^st May 2021. (part-time)

- Co-researcher – Assessing Risks in the City of Chittagong, Bangladesh using the Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI)-Phase 1. 1^st October 2020 – 31^st March 2021. Ocean Policy Research Institute of Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Independent University, Bangladesh. (part-time).

- Learning Specialist – Chemonics International Inc., Bangladesh. “USAID’s Advancing Universal Health Coverage (AUHC) activity in Bangladesh” – 1^st November 2018 – 31^st October 2020.

- Consultant (Team Member) – Does government assistance create unintended consequences on recipients’ attitudes? Client: Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS). 8^th February 2018 – 31^st May 2018. (part-time)

- Research Assistant – Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya. Research Grant: “Employment Structure in Future Cities (GC003E-15SUS)” and “Marketing Survey Strategy Compounds (FL001G-13BIO)” – 1^st October 2014 to 30^th September 2017.

- Consultant (Team Member) – Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality in Perak. Client: UNDP Malaysia. 20^th July 2017 – 29^th September 2017. (part-time)

- Consultant (Module Designer) – Client: The Asia Foundation and Johor Corporation. 15^th April 2017 – 14^th May 2017. (part-time)

- Consultant (Data Manager) – Impact study for Kemaman Smart Community, Terengganu, Malaysia; Client: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, 1^st January 2016 – 31^st March 2016. (part-time)

- Project Manager – IUB-IFC Academic Project – Investment Climate Research Unit, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB); fully financed by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank – 1^st February 2011 to 31^st August 2012.

- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship for the international academic conference in 2016.

- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship for the international academic conference in 2015.

- Yayasan Khazanah Asia Scholarship 2012 for Master.

- Merit Scholarship in Independent University, Bangladesh.