K.M. Rabiul Karim, MSS (RU), MSc (AIT)
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Email: [email protected]
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1. Associate Professor: Department of social work
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
From April 15, 2007 to up to date
Teching: Community Organization (at undergraduate level) and Women's Welfare (at graduate level)
2. Assistant Professor: Department of social work
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
From June 08, 2000 to 14 April 2007.
Teaching responsibilities:
Teaching Community Organization and Community Development, a course of Master's level; Statistics in Social Research, a course of Third year honors level; and Human Growth & Environment; a course of First Year Honors Level,
3. Lecturer: Department of social work
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
From August 02, 1998 to June 07, 2000.
Teaching responsibilities:
Community Organization and Community Development, a course of Master's level; and Statistics in Social Research, a course of Third year honors level.
3. Lecturer: Department of social work
Sahajalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
From June 08, 1997 to August 01, 1998.
Teaching responsibilities:
"Physiological Aspects of Human Growth and Development, a course of First Year First Semester Honors Level; Community Health, a course of First Year Second Semester Level; "Population Problems in Bangladesh"; a Master's Level Course; and "Social Statistics", a section of a Master's level course named: "Social Research & Statistics".
OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES:
1. Syllabus Modification:
I was one of the members of the committee of courses and studies of the Department of social work which is subject to updating and modifying the Curricula of B.S.S. (honors), M.S.S., and M.Phil/Ph.D. syllabuses every year.
2. Fieldwork Supervision:
From 1997 to 2003, I supervised both B.S.S. (honors) and M.S.S. level students in their field practicum as an internal (departmental) supervisor. In the last years, my field practicum concentration was basically related to Urban and Rural Community Development programs, and Women Development programs. I usually supervised the internees whose were assigned to have their fieldwork in the related fields/agencies.
3. Group Research Supervision:
I supervised a B.S.S. (honors) level group research project entitled: ?Problems of Working women in Sylhet City: A Survey Study? while I was a faculty member of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
ACADEMIC RECORDS:
2005: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT): Bangkok, Thailand
Master of Science (MSc) in Gender Studies (a two-year research degree)
Graduated and Awardee (recipent of the most outstanding student's award)
1992: University of Rajshahi (RU): Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Work (a one-year program)
Obtained 1st Class (1st position in order of merit list)
1991: University of Rajshahi (RU): Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Social Science (B.S.S.) Honors in Social Work (a three-year program)
Obtained 1st Class (1st position in order of merit list)
SCHOLARSHIPS:
2003: AIT Fellowship and NORAD Scholarship for M.Sc. Degree program in Gender and
Development Studies, AIT, Bangkok.
1992: Obtained University Scholarship for M.S.S. Degree program in Social Work,
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
1991: Obtained University Scholarship for B.S.S. (Hon?s) Degree program in Social
Work, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
AWARDS:
2005: Rceipient of Alstair M North prize. The award is offered for the contribution and
most outstanding academic performance in Gender and Development Studies.
2001: Received Agrani Bank Gold Medal (certificate and prize) from the University of Rajshahi
for placing 1st position in order of merit list in MSS degree among the examinee of
Social Science Faculty.
2000: Received University award (certificate and prize) from the University of Rajshahi for
placing 1st position in order of merit list in MSS degree among the departmental
examinee.
1999: Received university award (certificate and prize) from the University of Rajshahi for
placing 1st position in order of merit list in BSS degree among the departmental
examinee.
1999: Received Agrani Bank Gold Medal (certificate and prize) from the University of Rajshahi
for placing 1st position in order of merit list in BSS degree among the examinee of Social
Science Faculty.
Memberships
1. Member: Transperency International Bangladesh (TIB) since Jan 2006
2. Member: Bangladesh Society of American Studies, since Jan 2006
3. Founder and Adviser: Men Against Gender Inequality (MAGI), since July 2005
Selected Publications
'Men's Arrack Drinking and Domestic Violence Against Women in a Bangladesh Village', International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 2007, Vol 25 No. 4 pp. 367-380
'Gendered Social Institutions and the Management of Underground Irrigation Water Resources in a Bangladeshi Village', Gender Technology and Development, 2006, Vol 10 No. 1 pp. 13-36
'Gendered and Environmental Implications of Rural Road Building: Evidences from three Bangladeshi Villages', Indian Journal of Lanscape and Ecological Studies, June 2007 (co-authored article)