A. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP_________________

- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) (http://www.iub.edu.bd/), Plot-16, Block-B, Aftabuddin Ahmed Road, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka: Coordinator, International Programs & Relations (IPR) Office of IUB from January 2022 till the date.

- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) (http://www.iub.edu.bd/), Plot-16, Block-B, Aftabuddin Ahmed Road, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka: Additional Director, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of IUB from July 2015 till March 2022.

- University Grants Commission (UGC) under the project titled “Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project” (HEQEP) (http://www.heqep-ugc.gov.bd/), Dhaka Trade Center (8^th floor), 99, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka-1215: Deputy Sub-Project Manager (DSPM) of the sub-project titled Pedagogical Development at Undergraduate and Master’s Level at IUB from July 2014 till October 2019.

- University Grants Commission (UGC) under the project titled “Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project” (HEQEP) (http://www.heqep-ugc.gov.bd/), Dhaka Trade Center (8^th floor), 99, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka-1215: Associate Sub-Project Manager of Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR) at IUB from September 2013 till the date.

- Humanities Course Coordinator at the Department of Social Sciences & Humanities, IUB from September 15, 2022 till the date.

- Team Leader of a cross functional team titled Pedagogical Improvements (team 11 out of 33 teams) at Independent University, Bangladesh from July 6, 2019 till the date.

- Member of thesis committee for supervising and approving undergraduate thesis projects or internships for anthropology and sociology programs under the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities at IUB from 2015 till the date.

- Administrator of the Turnitin similarity check/iThenticate services at IUB from October 2018 till December 2022.

- Served as a key resource person in a meeting on SA and Peer Review Trajectory organized by the Global Studies and Governance Program under the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) on March 14, 2021 at IUB.

- Served as a key resource person in a three-day workshop on PSAIP and OBE organized by the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities under the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) during March 8-10, 2021 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated day-long orientation workshop for the newly joining faculty members on February 18, 2021 at IUB.

- Served as a resource person on course development and OBE in a workshop on Planning and Development organized by the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) on February 11, 2021 at the Smart classroom of IUB.

- Organized and coordinated two-day orientation workshop on Learning and Teaching Online for the faculty members on June 28 and 29, 2020 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated two-day orientation program for the faculty members under the theme Let’s Know Our Institution Better on January 15 and 16, 2020 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated a day-long orientation program for the members of administration under the theme Let’s Know Our Institution Better on January 6, 2020 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated a day-long workshop on Whole Person Education on October 5, 2019 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated a day-long workshop on Outcome-based Education and Curriculum on February 14, 2019 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated a series of faculty development training (four in total) on various issues during 5-12 September, 2018 at IUB.

- Organized and coordinated a series of staff development workshops (eight in total) on various issues during 1-4 July, 2018 at IUB.

- Organizing Secretary, Second International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on June 28, 2018.

- Member of Abstract Review Committee, Second International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on June 28, 2018.

- Convener, Printing and Publication Committee, Second International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on June 28, 2018.

- Organized and coordinated a series of staff development workshops (eight in total) on various issues during 15-24 April, 2018 at IUB.

- Organized two seminars on various issues of quality assurance and accreditation during 2017 to 2018 as part of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) funded by IUB and Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Ministry of Education.

- Organized seven workshops for the enhancement of teaching quality under the Pedagogy Workshop Series during July 2014 to December 2016 as part of a sub-project called Pedagogical Development at Undergraduate and Master’s Level funded by IUB and Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Ministry of Education.

- Organized two seminars on pedagogical issues during July 2014 to December 2016 as part of a sub-project called Pedagogical Development at Undergraduate and Master’s Level funded by IUB and Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Ministry of Education.

- Organizing Secretary, International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on April 22-23, 2016.

- Member of Abstract Review Committee, International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on April 22-23, 2016.

- Convener, Printing and Publication Committee, International Conference on Teaching and Learning organized by the Centre for Pedagogy (CP), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on April 22-23, 2016.

- Organizing Secretary, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities organized by the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), at Independent University, Bangladesh held on August 23-25, 2014.

- Member of Abstract Review Committee, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities organized by the CSSR at Independent University, Bangladesh held on August 23-25, 2014.

- Convener, Printing and Publication Committee, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities organized by the CSSR, at Independent University, Bangladesh held on August 23-25, 2014.

- Convener, Participant Networking & Outreach Committee, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities organized by the CSSR, at Independent University, Bangladesh held on August 23-25, 2014.

- Organized a roundtable titled A Promise is a Promise:  Time for Action to End Violence against Women under the project of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) in collaboration with USAID in March 25, 2013.

B. TEACHING POSITIONS HELD_________________

- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) (http://www.iub.edu.bd/), Plot-16, Block-B, Aftabuddin Ahmed Road, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka: Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities since July 2016 till the date [taught undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology, philosophy and development studies].

- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) (http://www.iub.edu.bd/), Plot-16, Block-B, Aftabuddin Ahmed Road, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka: Lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities since December 2012 till June 2016 [taught undergraduate courses in sociology, philosophy and development studies].

- Asian University of Bangladesh (AUB) (https://aub.edu.bd/), Bangabandhu Road, Tongabari, Ashulia, Dhaka: Lecturer, since February 2012 to December 2012 [taught undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology and anthropology].

C. COURSE DESIGN AND CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT_________________

- Contributed to the modification of the outcome-based-education (OBE) curriculum for the Dept. of Law and the General Education (GED) Cell at Eastern University (EU) in February 2019.

- Developed and modified the present curriculum for the sociology major and minor program at IUB in 2018

- Contributed in the development of the outcome-based-education (OBE) curriculum for the various programs under the following ten degree offering entities at IUB during 2016-18: School of Business, Dept. of Economics, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Dept. of English and Modern Languages, Dept. of Media and Communication, Dept. of Social Sciences and Humanities, Dept. of Environmental Science, Dept. of Environmental Management, School of Public Health.

- Developed and delivered lectures on Leadership for Effective Management, Organizational Conflict, Conflict Management, Leadership, Teamwork and Team Management in 2018 at the National Social Service Academy, Department of Social Service, Government of Bangladesh.

- Contributed to the modification of the outcome-based-education (OBE) curriculum for the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Business Administration at Eastern University (EU) in August 2018.

- Contributed to the modification of the outcome-based-education (OBE) curriculum for the Dept. of Pharmacy at Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) in May 2018.

- Contributed to the modification of the outcome-based-education (OBE) curriculum for the Dept. of English and the Dept. of Bangla at Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR) in March 2018.

- Designed and taught ten undergraduate courses at IUB where six courses have never been offered before. The course are Introductory Sociology (SOC 101), Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 101), Philosophy of Religion (PHL 206), Statistics for Sociology (SOC 201), Femininity, Masculinity and Sociology (SOC 204), Social Structure of Bangladesh: Structure and Process (SOC 210), Social Science Research Methodology (SOC 301), Modern Economies and Global Society (SOC 307), Designing Sociological Research (SOC 322), and Qualitative Research Methods (SOC 411).

D. RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION_________________

- Principal Investigator (PI) in a research project titled Living with Refugee: The Experience of Host Community beside the Rohingya Camps funded by IUB during 2021-ongoing.

- Co-Investigator in a research project titled Climate change, blue sea, & a green economy: Sustaining the Bay of Bengal coastline funded by IUB during 2022-ongoing.

- Principal Investigator (PI) in a four-month research project titled The Link between the Post-Islamist Trends and Neoliberal Spirit funded by the Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) during October 2021-January 2022.

- Supervised three sociology undergraduate internships on land settlement, microfinance, and research industry during 2018-2021.

- Co-supervised ten graduate dissertations for the Master in Development Studies program's partial fulfillment from 2016 to 2019.

- Deputy Sub-Project Manager (DSPM) for a sub-project titled Pedagogical Development at Undergraduate and Master’s Level (CP 3357) at IUB, partially funded by the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Ministry of Education under the World Bank credit scheme (the total value of the sub-project is BDT 7,798,200) for the period 2014 to 2016.

- Associate Sub-Project Manager for a sub-project titled Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR) (CP 2280) at IUB, partially funded by the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Ministry of Education under the World Bank credit scheme (the total value of the sub-project is BDT 8,900,000) for the period 2012 to 2014.

- Principal Investigator (PI) in a research project titled Technology in the core and periphery: A response toward digital divide in Bangladesh funded by the CSSR in 2014.

- Principal Investigator (PI) in a research project titled An Assessment on Primary and Secondary Education in Bangladesh: Quality, Outcome and Prospect funded by IUB during 2014 to 2016.

- Principal Investigator (PI) in a research project titled To What Extent Does the Use of Social Networking Sites Reinforce ‘Gemeinschaft’-type Community funded by IUB during 2013 to 2014.

Membership:

- Life member, Alumni Society, Brunel University, London, UK since 2011

- Member, Bangladesh Sociological Association (BSA) since 2012

- Member, International Exchange Alumni, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs since 2017

- Member, International Sociological Association (ISA) since 2018

Awards:

1. Have been awarded a grant of 300,000.00 Yen by the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) for conducting research on The Link between the Post-Islamist Trends and Neoliberal Spirit in April 2022.
2. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 286,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for conducting research on Living with Refugee: The Experience of Host Community beside the Rohingya Camps in November 2021.
3. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 102,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for presenting a paper at a conference at the University College London (UCL), London, UK on July 4-5, 2019.
4. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 95,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for presenting two papers in a conference at Birmingham City University, UK in April 2019.
5. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 34,945.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for speaking on Religion and Good Governance in the Kumbh Conclave 2018-19: Dharma | Culture | Development at the University of Allahabad, India in August 2018.
6. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 75,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for presenting two papers in a conference at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) in Oluvil, Sri Lanka in December 2017.
7. Have been awarded a grant of USD 16,110 by the Federal Government of the United States of America for being selected as a scholar attending the Study of US Institutions (SUSI) program in June 2017.
8. Have been awarded a travel grant of USD 3,750.00 by the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) and the Government of Bangladesh for presenting a paper in a conference at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, US in May 2017.
9. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 94,400.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for presenting two papers at a conference held in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2017.
10. Have been awarded a research grant of BDT 2,00,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in September 2016.
11. Have been awarded a project titled Online Digital Archive of Bengali Folk Music under the competitive research grant scheme of IUB funded by the Shaheed Khalek and Major Salek Bir Uttam Trust (total value of the project is BDT 65,48,500.00) in May 2015.
12. Have been awarded a research grant of BDT 2,00,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in September 2015.
13. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 56,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for attending to an international summer school in August 2015.
14. Have been awarded a sub-project titled Pedagogical Development at Undergraduate and Master’s Level under the project titled Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, University Grants Commission, Bangladesh (total value of the sub-project is BDT 77,98,267.00) in July 2014.
15. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 50,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for attending to an international conference in November 2013.
16. Have been awarded a research grant of BDT 42,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in September 2013.
17. Have been awarded a grant of BDT 50,000.00 by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) for attending to an international workshop in June 2013.
18. Achieved Best Performer Award on International Leo and Youth Camp HARMONY 2004.
19. Have been awarded stipend for Master’s by the University of Dhaka.
20. Availed of stipend for Bachelor’s in sociology from 2005 to 2008 from the University of Dhaka.