(University Associate Professor & Research Expert in Folklore, Cultural Heritage,

International Socio-cultural Relations, Archive, Social and Indigenous Development)

Contact: Associate Professor, Department of Folklore

University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Email: habibur.rahmanfolk@ru.ac.bd, Phone: +8801721512832

Professional Summary:

11 years of teaching experience at university and college, 17 years of research experience in the fields of folklore, cultural heritage, international socio-cultural relations, Social and Indigenous Development with skills of Archive and museum establishment, office administration and management ability. Published 15 Books, 02 journals, and 19 articles from home and abroad. Aside from attending numerous conferences as a keynote speaker, session chair, chief or special discussant, and paper presenter, having experience organizing 5 national and international conferences and seminars.

One of the country's rising stars in academia, specializing in folklore and cultural studies and working across numerous humanities and social science disciplines. Recipient of numerous honors, including teaching, directing, supervising, research grants, and fellowships. These honors include a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' 2022 STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES (SUSI) SCHOLAR on American Culture and Values associated with New York University's Multinational Institute of American Studies (MIAS), as well as a renowned Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation training fellowship from Government of India, associated with the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad, Telangana, India in 2016.  

Apart from being an Associate Professor, I have been working as a Provost where I am in the Chief position of overall supervision of 30 staff. There are my duties and responsibilities are: direct and oversee the day-to-day management, maintenance, and administration of the student residential hall. Maintain healthy residential communities with good communication, mutual respect, mutual responsibility, and strong leadership. Develops and directs activities in the areas of crisis management, mediation and dispute resolution, and/or student discipline. Develops and directs emergency management planning, policies, and protocols for student housing residents with campus planning. Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures. Managed interpersonal conflict situations requiring tact, diplomacy and discretion, supporting the culture of diversity, equity and inclusion with students, employees, alumni and other stakeholders. Mentored students and advised them on career paths, degree requirements and post-graduate education options. Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement. Developed and implemented multidisciplinary research teams.