Dr. Shantanu Kumar Saha is an academic with a diverse background in both science and social science. He has been working in academia since 2008 and has experience in national and foreign institutes. He is currently employed as an Assistant Professor at United International University (UIU) in Bangladesh, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses. In addition to his academic career in Bangladesh, Dr. Saha has worked as a research fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at Keele University in the UK and as an intern at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Saha has a Ph.D. in Asia Pacific Studies with a concentration in Social Science focusing on Environment and Development Studies and a Master of Science in International Cooperation Policy majoring in Environmental Policy and Administration from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. Throughout his academic journey, he has received prestigious accolades, including Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) fellowship, Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (Sylff); Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship, The Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund. He has conducted research on various topics such as climate change adaptation, poverty alleviation, women empowerment, and sustainable development and has published papers in academic journals, a book from an international publisher (Routledge), book chapters, and research reports.

Assistant Professor (April 3, 2021 – continuing)

United International University (UIU)

Location: United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka – 1212, Bangladesh.

Department: Environment and Development Studies

Assistant Professor-cum-Research Fellow (May 2, 2016 – January 31, 2021)

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Location : House 56, Road 4/A | Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209 Bangladesh
Department: General Education Department & Center for Sustainable Development

Research Fellow [Commonwealth Blue Charter Research Fellow] (November 21, 2019 – February 21, 2020)

Institute for Sustainable Futures

Location: Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Funding: ACU (The Association of Commonwealth Universities) Blue Charter Fellowship

Teaching Assistant & Research Assistant (March 1, 2008 – July 27, 2015)

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.

Location : 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu Shi, Oita Ken 874-8755 Japan.

Department: Academic Office, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.

Intern [Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellow] (August 8, 2012 – September 6, 2012)

Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Location: Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore.

Field Coordinator (November 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)

Center for Development and Entrepreneurship Research (CDER)
Location : House # 56/ka, Road # 05 Nirala R/A, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Achievements: Academic Awards & Scholarships

# Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) “Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship” (April 2012 to September 2012)

# The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund –Sylff 2011 Scholarship (April, 2011 to March, 2012)

# The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund –Sylff 2010 Scholarship (April, 2010 to March, 2011)

# Ritsumeikan APU Scholarship Doctoral Program (100% Tuition Reduction)

# Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) “Honors Scholarship” (April 2009 to September 2009)

# APU-Club Faculty & Staff Association Scholarship (Fall, 2008)

# Ritsumeikan APU Scholarship for Masters Program (65% Tuition Reduction)

Achievements: Research Grants & Fellowship

# UIU Research Grant through Institute for Advanced Research (IAR) for conducting a research project titled “Multiple ecosystem services and their links with sustainable utilization of biodiversity through traditional and local knowledge (TLK) in the coastal areas of Bangladesh”; April 2022 – March 2023; 469,700.00.

# “ACU (The Association of Commonwealth Universities) Blue Charter Fellowship” for talented researchers to travel from an ACU member university to a host institution in another country, for research work themed around addressing the critical global issue of marine plastics, November 2019 – February 2020; £14,000 GBP for purposes of research visit to Keele University, United Kingdom.

# CSD-ULAB Research Grant for conducting study on “Impact of Dairy Cooperative on Poverty Alleviation among Rural Poor: A Case Study of Panchagarh District in Bangladesh”; March 2017 – February 2018; BDT (৳) 276000.

# “Sylff Research Abroad” Grant for supporting academic research related to doctoral dissertation by the The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, for traveling to the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, FY 2012. $ 4200.

# “Research Grant Program for Foreign Doctoral Candidates in Japan” of The Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund’s FY 2010, ¥770,000.

# RCAPS Master’s Student Field Research Grant (Fall, 2008), ¥ 75000.