Director Research
Al Yamamah University
Total years of experience :22 years, 3 Months
- Responsible for:
o current research agenda and future directions
o formation and supervision of research clusters
o bidding for external funding
o advising the President’s and VP’s offices on research issues
o coordinating with deans and heads of departments for the fair allocation of teaching loads along with constraints with regard to timetabling
o organising training programs in research methods and data analysis
o recommendations to the President/VP on conference participation approval and purchase/maintenance of statistical software
o writing papers for academic journals and local/regional newspapers
United Kingdom
2/2002- 2015:
University of Portsmouth, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Finance and Banking (Full-Time). Main responsibilities and duties:
- Teaching:
o Postgraduate units: Economics of Money and Banking, International Banking, International Finance
o Undergraduate units: Applied Economics, International Banking and Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Economic Foundations of Investment & Finance, Econometric Analysis.
- Supervision of final year undergraduate and postgraduate economics, finance and banking projects and dissertations.
- Supervision of Ph.D. economics and banking students
12/2000 - 1/2002:
University of Portsmouth, Lecturer in Economics, Finance and Banking (Part-Time). Main responsibilities and duties:
:
- Teaching:
o Postgraduate units: Economics of Money and Banking, International Banking, International Finance
o Undergraduate units: International Banking and Financial Management, Foundations of Investment & Finance, Econometric Analysis.
Greece
9/2006- 6/2012:
Technological Educational Institute of Crete (Greece), Visiting Professor in Economics, Finance and Banking
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Teaching:
o Postgraduate units: Economics of Money and Banking, International Banking, International Finance
- Supervising postgraduate economics and finance dissertations (MSc).
Pakistan
1996 - 1997:
Applied Economics Research Centre University of Karachi, Pakistan (Teaching Assistant)
- Teaching:
o Postgraduate units: Econometric Analysis, Corporate Finance
1994 - 1995:
Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan (Visiting Lecturer)
- Teaching:
o Postgraduate units: Econometric Analysis, Monetary Economics, Macro Economics, International Trade.
9/2013 - 01/2016:
PhD Economics Degree Coordinator and Business School Representative on University PhD Research Degree Committee
Main responsibilities and duties:
- scrutinize PhD research proposals (politics, economics, finance and banking)
- determine the suitability of research supervisors
- conduct interview of potential PhD students
- act as a mentor of new PhD students
- assess the progress of students in term of major reviews
- determine the direction of research in the department, business school and the university and suggest ways to address gaps in subversion
9/2008 - 9/2013:
Deputy Director Postgraduate Programmes in Economics, Finance and Banking
Main responsibilities and duties:
- students welfare
- postgraduate admissions
- develop syllabi and coursework
- act as personal tutor
- open and preview days coordinator
- reviewer of curriculum and teaching materials
- maintain and improve collaborations with other universities (in UK and abroad).
2013 University of Portsmouth UK Awarded PhD in Economics Title: "Financial and Operational Performance of Privatized Cement Industrial Units of Pakistan"
