Muhammad Faraz

Experienced Graduate Teaching Professional with a strong focus on collaboration and achieving results. Prepared to provide instructional support, assist in curriculum development, and contribute to a positive educational environment. Skilled in facilitating learning, managing classroom dynamics, and adapting to diverse student needs. Reputation for reliability, flexibility, and effective communication abilities.

• Institute of Social Sciences Research (ISSR), UMASS Amherst, 01/01/16, 01/01/24, Introduction to R, Qualitative Interviewing, STATA for Beginners, Data Management, SPSS, Questionnaire Design, Causal Inference, Qualitative Research Design and Methods
• The Institute for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development (TEFD), UMASS Amherst, 01/01/16, 01/01/24, Working Group on Integration of Critical Pedagogy in Course Design and Teaching (Fall 2018), Open Classroom Experience (OCX), Weeklong Workshop (Spring 2017, Spring 2016), Creative Teaching Salons, Diversity Teaching Workshops, Teaching & Diversity Professional Development Series
• The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library Staff Training Program, New York City, 2017, Voting Information, UN Documents, Introduction to Legal Resources

• Activist Courts and Social Movement Litigation in Pakistan, Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, 2019, University of British Columbia
• International Organizations as Community Based Organizations, Eleventh Global Studies Conference, 07/30/18, 07/31/18, University of Grenada, Grenada, Spain
• Civil Society as Political Institutions in Global South, International Conference on Research in Social Science & Humanities (ICRSSH), 07/16/18, 07/17/18, The American College of Greece, Athens
• The Indispensable Role of International Human Rights Organizations in Strengthening CSOs, 13th International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) Conference, Amsterdam
• Representation of LGBT Issues in the Islamic Circles of Pakistan, US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium (UPIC), 2016, Lahore
• Trans-life experience in Lahore, Pakistan, Harvard Kennedy School, 04/01/15
• Creating Awareness about Land mines, Wisconsin Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Conference, 03/01/15, Kenosha Wisconsin

• Intergenerational NGO Dialogues, 08/01/17, UN Headquarters, NGO representative
• UN Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, 01/30/18, 01/31/18, UN Headquarters NYC, Invited participant representing Millennium Campus Network Boston
• International Human Rights Summit, 07/23/17, 07/25/17, UN Headquarters New York
• High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, 07/17/17, 07/19/17, UN Headquarters, NGO representative

• Dissertation Writing Grant, $4000, Graduate School, UMASS Amherst, 2020
• Field Research Grant, $4000, Graduate School, UMASS Amherst, 2019
• W.E.B Du Bois Research Grant, $3000, 2019
• Research & Writing Grant, $4000, Graduate School, UMASS Amherst, 2018
• Summer Research Grant, $4000, UMASS Graduate School, 2018
• Research Enhancement and Leadership (REAL) Fellowship Grant, $4000, 2017
• Department of Political Science Conference Travel Grant Award, $500
• Grant for presentations at Harvard, $850, University of Wisconsin Superior, 2015
• Higher Education Commission-USAID Scholarship for Undergraduate Education, LUMS, 2011-2015

• Research Enhancement and Leadership Fellowship (REAL) Program, UMASS Amherst, Mentor, 2018
• Millennium Campus Network (MCN), Chair of the Curricular Advisory Board, Boston (Remote), 01/01/16, 12/01/18, Helped create liaison, curriculum and design for the Millennium Fellowship which helps fellows from around the globe earn certificates of recognition from United Nations Academic Impact.
• Intersections International, United Nations Fellow & Peacebuilding Intern, New York City, 05/01/17, 08/01/17, Provided summary reports of the workings of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on higher education, internal displacement and migration.
• Harvard Kennedy School, Research Volunteer, Remote, 01/01/16, 05/01/16, Analysed 200 survey responses conducted in Peshawar, Pakistan for a study on 'Polio Eradication in Pakistan' by Prof. Michael Callen.
• United States Department of State, Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S., 01/01/15, 05/01/15, Spent a semester at the University of Wisconsin Superior as an exchange student.
• University of Pennsylvania South Asia Library Project, Field Intern, 05/01/15, 08/01/15, Collected several locally published books and archives in Karachi for the research project.
• Project Code Orange, Harvard University, Executive Board Member, 08/01/15, 06/01/16, Worked with students of Harvard and Columbia as an international liaison and co-founder of Pakistan Chapter.
• Humanities and Social Sciences International Conference at LUMS, Program Committee Member, Lahore, 09/01/14, 12/01/14
• LUMS Academic Lab, English Writing Tutor, 09/01/14, 12/01/14
• U.S. Agency for International Development, Research Intern, Islamabad, 05/01/14, 08/01/14
• UN Soliya Dialogue of Civilizations Program, Organizing Committee Member, 2014