Zafar Zaheer, PhD
Street #4, Near Madina Mosque
zafar.zaheer@imsciences.edu.pk
Afghan Colony, Peshawar, Pakistan
+92-332-9978936
Seeking research responsibilities with an aim of exploiting the knowledge, skills and
expertise that I have in a concern of potential growth environment where merit will reign as
criterion of recognition
Career Summary
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PhD in Statistical Genetics
8 years of teaching experience in higher education
Principal investigator in HEC funded project, “Persistence of Thalassemia in joint
family system, Khyber Agency”
3 years’ experience of supervising research students on graduate, undergraduate and
post graduate level
Particular strength in application of statistical techniques for research purposes
Excellent communication and project management skills
Command over devising research designs for different purposes
Professional Experience
(Acting) Program Coordinator – BBA (Hons)
(Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan)
December 2011- March 2012
As an interim coordinator of BBA (Hons), one of the largest programs of IMSciences, I was
responsible for:
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Management of undergraduate program comprising 800 students
Management of a team of 20+ faculty members
(Acting) Department Coordinator – R&DD
(Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan)
December 2010-February 2011
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I was given the responsibilities of coordinator of R&DD temporarily, in the absence of the
then coordinator. It helped me prepare for my future endeavors. I performed the following
tasks while I acted as the department coordinator.
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Formulated standard operating procedures for the department
Facilitated completion of research theses of over 120 graduate and undergraduate
students
Facilitated faculty members supervising the research students
Arranged for review of the research theses of the students
Arranged for theses defense of the students, in time, for their degree completion
Trainer
I provided services as a Trainer in workshops on statistical data analysis, arranged by:
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Centre for Public Policy Research, Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences),
Peshawar (2010)
IMSciences for the development of faculty members of the institute. (2012)
Research Experience
Assistant Professor
(Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar)
March 2009- Present
As an assistant professor at IMSciences, I utilize my command over the application of
statistical analysis in different areas like:
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Supervised more than 30 students on graduate, undergraduate and post-graduate level
Supervised students belonging to different areas like Finance, Human Resource
Management and Marketing
Assisted fellow faculty members in application of statistical analysis in their research
studies
Assisted fellow faculty members in designing research methodology
Principal Investigator
January 2012-Present
(Persistence of Thalassemia in Joint Family System, Khyber Agency)
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Currently, I am working as a Principal Investigator (PI) of a research project, “Persistence
of Thalassemia in Joint Family System, Khyber Agency” funded by Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan. As a PI, some of my major responsibilities are:
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Designing research methodology to answer the questions specified in the project
Defining activities to achieve the goals mentioned in the project
Ensuring that all activities take place in timely and effective manner
Hiring required personnel for the task
Managing the team working on the project and tasks allocated to them
Supervising implementation of the research design
Perform statistical analysis as per the project requirement
PhD fellowship
(Children Hospital, University of Pennsylvania)
January 2008 – June 2008
As a result of scholarship program, “International
Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) to
visit USA for advance research in 2007”. I was selected for research fellowship in Children
Hospital, University of Pennsylvania. During my fellowship, I mainly worked on:
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Robust statistical tests for disease inheritance
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Data Analyst
I performed data analysis for a project that worked on malnutrition in Afghanistan. I was
provided with the data and objectives of the project, working on which I performed the
following activities:
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Cleaning the data according to the requirement of the analysis
Analyzing the data with the help of ENA
Providing interpretation report for the analysis performed
Publications
1. Candidate Gene Analysis in an on-going genome-wideAssociation study of attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder: Suggestive association signals in adra1a Josephine Elia,, Mario
Capasso, ZafarZaheer, Francesca Lantieri, Paul Ambrosini, Wade Berrettini, Marcella
Devoto. Psychiatric Genetics.
2. Determinants of capital structure: A comprehensive study of textile sector of
Pakistan: ZafarZaheer, International Journal of Academic Research
3. Performance persistence of mutual funds in Pakistan: ZafarZaheer, International
Journal of Academic Research
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4. Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs and the consequences on brand loyalty and
market monopoly: ZafarZaheer, International Journal of Academic Research
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): suggestive signals among school going
children in swat valley: ZafarZaheer, International Journal of Academic Research
6. Identification of factors that influence Higher Education dropouts, study of business
students (Sent for publication)
7. Impact of Rational and Emotional Factors in Creating Consumer Motivation, a Study
of Policy Holders of State Life Insurance Corporation in KPK, Pakistan. European
journal of social sciences, Vol 24, p-546. ( Co-Author )
8. Occupational Stress: A Comprehensive Analysis of Higher Education Universities of
Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research.
(Co-Author )
9. Modified N-Test (Sent for publication)
10. Severity transmission test (In progress)
11. Psychological effect of Thalassemia on parents of thallasemic patients (In progress)
12. Persistence of Thalassemia in Khyber Agency (In progress)
Teaching Experience
During my eight years of teaching experience I have taught at different institutions,
performing the tasks given next:
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Taught courses related to statistical theory and its application on graduate,
undergraduate and post graduate level
Designed the courses in accordance to HEC guidelines and requirement of students
Emphasized more on learning the application of statistical techniques
Evaluate students on the basis of their learning of the course
Different positions that I have occupied during this time are:
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Assistant Professor
March 2009- Present
(Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar)
Lecturer
September 2005-September 2009
(Iqra University, Peshawar)
Lecturer
September 2005-September 2009
(Sarhad University of Information Technology, Peshawar)
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Academic Credentials
Qualification
Year
University/
Board
Ph.D.
2009
University
of Peshawar
M.Sc.
2004
University
of Peshawar
B.A.
2001
University
of Peshawar
F.A.
1999
BISE
Peshawar,
Pakistan
SSC
1997
BISE
Peshawar,
Pakistan
In collaboration
with University of
Pennsylvania
Award
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An Indigenous Scholarship for PhD in 2004.
International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) to visit USA for advance research
in 2007.
Computer Skills
I can perform statistical analysis with the help of:
SPSS
ENA
SAS
Gretl
MINITAB
Plink
Slink
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Proposed Areas of Interest
In future I look forward to working on:
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Biostatistics
Statistical Genetics
Applied Statistics
Research Methodology
Personal Information
Language
Speak
Write
English
Fluent
Excellent
Urdu
Fluent
Excellent
Pashto
Fluent
Very Good
References
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Professor Dr. Shuhrat Shah
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Dr. Marcella Devoto
Department of Statistics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Peshawar
Children’s hospital of Philadelphia
shuhrat_dr@yahoo.com
University of Pennsylvania, USA
devoto@email.chop.edu