Professional experience
Academic Appointments
Dates: April 2023 – Till date
Position: Research Fellow in Multi-hazard
Institution: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Main activities and responsibilities: To lead high-quality research within the MEDiate project, particularly concerning the assessment of multiple natural hazards and associated risks; to pursue and establish an independent and high quality research programme, including securing research contracts and funding; to disseminate research results via publications in peer reviewed journals. In addition, where appropriate, to manage a research team (students); to engage as appropriate in relevant teaching, professional and knowledge exchange activities; and to carry out administrative tasks assigned by the Head of Department/School.
Dates: April 2023 – July 2023
Position: Post Doctoral Research Associate in Natural Hazards
Institution: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Main activities and responsibilities: To undertake specific research for the work “Integrating dynamic multi-hazard vulnerability and resilience into formal people centred and forward-looking risk assessment” and “Assessment of current and future multi-hazard interactions and cascading impacts” and the overall MEDiate project, under the general guidance of the research leader; to establish a personal research portfolio and plan research proposals, with assistance from senior colleagues as required; to engage where required in relevant teaching, professional and knowledge exchange activities; and input to administrative activities.
Dates: December 2022 – Martch 2023
Position: Associate Professor
Institution: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh
Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching courses on urban planning, regional planning, environmental planning, disaster management, GIS, and transportation planning, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate theses.
Dates: May 2015 – December 2022
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh
Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching courses on urban planning, regional planning, environmental planning, disaster management, GIS, and transportation planning, and supervising undergraduate theses.
Dates: December 2010 – May 2015
Position: Lecturer
Institution: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching courses on urban planning, regional planning, environmental planning, disaster management, GIS, and transportation planning, and supervising undergraduate theses.
Dates: April 2014 – June 2014
Position: Research Assistant (Intern)
Institution: German Research Centre for Geosciences (Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, GFZ)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Supporting the Principal Investigator (PI) in a BMBF-funded research project WISDOM II – A German – Vietnamese initiative.
Analysing data to achieve flood risk reduction, statistical analysis, and database management using SPSS and PSPP software.
Dates: September 2009 – December 2010
Position: Research Assistant
Institution: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Supporting the Principal Investigator (PI) in a project funded by South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE).
Assessing climate change impact on rice production, quantitative data analysis, developing a database, and supervising field survey.
Non-Academic Employment
Dates: November 2008 – August 2009
Position: Junior Urban Planner
Institution: Data Experts (Pvt.) Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Main activities and responsibilities:
Preparing GIS database, spatial data analysis, writing report, and assisting land use survey.