Dr. Rashid Maqbool is an Assistant Professor and Year Tutor (Level 7) at the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, 51. In addition, he holds the Faculty Coordinator Role to supervise the Project Management programmes at the 51 London Campus. Prior to joining 51, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in two prestigious universities of the world—one in the Tsinghua University, China and the second in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. He started his academic career as a Research Associate from the COMSATS University Islamabad and as a visiting Professor from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, Peru., where he taught multiple courses on Construction and Project Management. He has also collaborated actively with researchers in several national and international funded projects. Notable projects include:
Dr. Maqbool earned his PhD in Engineering and Project Management from the Beijing Jiaotong University in 2018, where he received four prestigious academic awards for his research contributions. His research interests and publications focus on Construction Project Management, Sustainable Built Environment, Renewable Energy Projects, and Sustainable Urban Development. Dr. Maqbool has written several research papers, which have been published in top ranked Journals in Construction Project Management and Sustainable Development, such as Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Project Management Journal, Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Advances in Civil Engineering, Energy, Sustainable Development, Energy Sustainability & Society, Energy & Environment, Sustainability, and International Journal of Project Organization & Management, etc. He is also an active reviewer and board member for many top Journals on Construction Project Management and Sustainable Development.
He also has over five years of hands-on working experience in managing construction and industrial projects. Dr. Maqbool has received several awards, including “2018 Exchange Postdoctoral Fellowship under The Top 100 Young Researchers of the World” at the Tsinghua University, China, “2017 Outstanding International Student—Excellent Doctoral Student” and three “High-Level CITIC Paper” awards from the Beijing Jiaotong University, China, and a “Chinese Government Scholarship for PhD Program” from the China Scholarship Council, China.
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I welcome prospective PhD and Doctoral students with proposals in one of the topics above and/or related areas. I also welcome visiting scholars from the globe to collaborate on research and teachings. To discuss your proposal, please contact me by email on: rashid.maqbool@northumbria.ac.uk
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