Dr Selim Jahangir
Assistant Professor, MSc HTA Programme
Department of Health Information
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 South 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 |
|---|---|
| Qualitative Research Methods |
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 Research | May 2024- Present |
| Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE | Post-doctoral Research Fellow | Teaching and Research | Sept 2019 - April 2024 |
| National Institute of Urban Affairs | Research Fellow | Research | May 2019 – Aug 2019 |
| International institute for Population Sciences | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Research | 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
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Population Ageing and Healthcare
Area of Research
Population ageing - Intergenerational relation and social support, Gender and care, Climate change - adaptation pathways for vulnerable population, Urban mobility-transportation and health