Md. Mizanur Rahman has been working as an Assistant Professor of the Department of Environment and Development Studies, United International University (UIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, since November 17, 2024. He served as a lecturer in the same department from April 3, 2021, to November 16, 2024. Prior to this teaching position, Rahman was a research fellow from October 2019 to April 2021 at the Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability at UIU. Side by side with this fellowship position, he worked as a research associate in 2020 at the Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, for the feasibility studies of establishing six (06) government medical colleges and hospitals, three (03) government medical universities, and two (02) nursing colleges in Bangladesh.

Mr. Rahman received a Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in 2016 and a Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in 2017 in Sociology from the University of Dhaka. His research interests include neoliberalism, development and ecosystem changes, environmental sociology, rural sustainability, gendered dimensions of climate change adaptation, and women empowerment. He flourished his research experiences by involving in different governmental, non-governmental organization (NGO), and international non-governmental organization (INGO) funded projects. He extends a considerable portfolio of published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His works have been featured by the AGRIS-International System for Agricultural Science and Technology of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Principal Investigator

Research Project: Current forms of Urbanization and its impacts on the Environment and the Livelihoods of the local people: A study in Nilphamari, Bangladesh (January, 2022- September, 2023)

Granted amount: BDT 500,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research

 

Co-investigator

Research Project: Delineations of Climate Change Induced Loss and Damage in Agriculture and Farmers-led Adaptation: An Empirical Research in Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh (July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2025).

Granted amount: BDT 500,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research

 

Co-investigator:

Research Project: Reconstruction of Shabolombee Gram:  Exploring Local People’s practices of Sustainable Development and Sustainability (October, 2019- July, 2024)

Granted amount: USD 37,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research and Oxfam Bangladesh

 

Co-PI (October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025)

Research Project: Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in relation to Environmental Degradation & Climate Change amongst the indigenous communities in the Northeastern Bangladesh

Granted amount: USD 6,500 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Action Against Hunger

 

Co-PI (January 1, 2021-Arpil 30, 2021)

Research Project: A study on the Promotion of Inclusive Community for Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities and Drug Users/ Abusers in Bangladesh (SDDB)

Granted amount: USD 9,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Caritas Bangladesh

Lecturer (April 3, 2021- till date)
Department of Environment and Development
Studies (EDS)
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Part-time Lecturer 
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Research Fellow (October, 2019- April 02, 2021)
Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability (IDSS)
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Associate (January 12, 2020- December 7, 2020)

• Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Six Govt. Medical Colleges and Hospitals
• Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Three Govt. Medical Universities and Two Nursing College

Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka

Journal Papers