Dr Selim Jahangir
Assistant Professor
Department of Social And Health Innovation
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr Selim Jahangir is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Information at Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), MAHE. His research focuses on Ageing and care, Climate change adaptation, Health Geography in the Global 沙巴体育 and Qualitative research methods. As part of his academic responsibilities, he teaches Qualitative research methods.
He is the coordinator of the Certificate course on qualitative research methods offered by the Transdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Methods at PSPH, MAHE. He gives consultancy to students on their qualitative research projects.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Human Growth and Development | Year 1 – Semester 1 |
| Social Work 沙巴体育 and Statistics | Year 1 - Semester 2 |
| Natural Resources and Sustainable Livelihood | Year 2 - Semester 3 |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Human Geography | Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India in collaboration with the University of Groningen, The Netherlands | 2016 |
| M. Phil | Geography | Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi | 2012 |
| M. A. | Geography | Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Aligarh Muslim University, India. | 2009 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE | Assistant Professor | Teaching and 沙巴体育 | May 2024- Present |
| Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE | Post-doctoral 沙巴体育 Fellow | Teaching and 沙巴体育 | Sept 2019 - April 2024 |
| National Institute of Urban Affairs | 沙巴体育 Fellow | 沙巴体育 | May 2019 – Aug 2019 |
| 沙巴体育 institute for Population Sciences | Post-Doctoral Fellow | 沙巴体育 | Dec 2017 – April 2019 |
- Name of the Project: Role Funding Agency Year Human costs of shrinking deltas: Adaptation pathways of vulnerable groups to sea level rise in three Asian deltas. Water, climate and Future Deltas
Co-Investigator Seed money, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2020
- Name of the Project: Climate Change-Induced Immobility (CLIMO): Investigating the Historical, Socio-cultural, Political, and Environmental Interlinkages
Co-Investigator Seed money, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2023
- Name of the Project: Perceived susceptibility to urban heat stress and the mental health of older adults in Dhaka: Adaptation pathways in the context of climate change - Co-Investigator Seed money, Independent University Bangladesh, Bangladesh 2024-26
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Population Ageing and Healthcare
Area of 沙巴体育
Population ageing - Intergenerational relation and social support, Gender and care, Climate change - adaptation pathways for vulnerable population, Urban mobility-transportation and health