Prof. Dr. Sajida Zaki Contact Address: Humanities Dept., NED University of Professor, English & Applied Linguistics Engineering & Technology, Karachi Chairperson, Department of Humanities Phone :99261261 -28 Ext 2208 Editor, Journal of Social Sciences & Email:
[email protected] Interdisciplinary Research PROFILE SUMMARY Academic and professional experience (teaching, academic planning and management, evaluation and review, educational consultancy) that spans over two decades with Sixteen years’ post PhD experience at Higher Education Launched BS English Linguistics, MS & PhD programmes in Applied Linguistics at Humanities Department NEDUET during 2013-2016 Founded Journal of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Research-JSSIR- brought out by the Humanities Department (JSSIR recognized by HEC and internationally indexed EBSCO USA, Ulrich’s Periodicals, Library of Congress and others). Serving as Editor since its launch in 2012 Supervised NINETEEN MS Dissertations and ONE PhD Thesis in the areas of Applied Linguistics; currently supervising THREE MS Dissertations and THREE PhD Theses Research papers published in international and local peer refereed journals, international conference presentations abroad and in Pakistan PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS Member Senate, Academic Council, Board of Faculty, and Board of Studies at NED University of Engineering and Technology Invited as Expert Member on the Selection Boards of various Universities (NED University-Karachi, DA Suffah University-Karachi, Nazeer Hussain University- Karachi, Usman Institute of Technology-Karachi, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology –Jamshoro, SBBU- Shaheed Benazirabad.) Member National Committee on Examination Systems (NCES)- HEC Member Curriculum Subcommittee of National Committee on English- ELTR Project Phase 1-Higher Education Commission Islamabad. Developed and pilot tested the curriculum of Advanced Study & Communication Skills Course for post-graduation under NCE- ELTR Project Higher Education Commission Islamabad.