Independent University, Bangladesh

Dr. Nushrat Jahan

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Dr. Nushrat Jahan

Assistant Professor

 Email: njahan@iub.edu.bd
Department: Accounting
Room No: 4009 A

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD at University of Essex, UK (2016-2022)
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education (AFHEA) (2018)
  • MSc with Merit in Accounting and Management at the University of Essex, UK (2010)
  • BBA in Accounting (Hons), the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2006)

Work experiences

Teaching and research:

  • Assistant professor in Accounting and Finance Department (Fall Semester, 2022)
    North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Sept.2022-Dec. 2022)
  • Lecturer (Fixed-Term) in Accounting Group
    Fixed Term Teacher at Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship (SOE)
    Essex Business School, the University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ (2021-2022)
  • Assistant Lecturer (2017-20) at Essex Business School (2017-2022)
  • Lecturer (adjunct in summer term) in Accounting at School of Business, Independent University
    Bangladesh(IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh (2015)
  • March-June Worked as an LSA (Learning Support Assistant) at Colne Community School &
    College, Brightlingsea, Colchester, UK. (2014)
  • I worked as a field researcher at Human Development Research Centre (HDRC), Dhaka,
    Bangladesh (2006)

Other job experience:

  • 2020 to 2021
    Management Control Consultant, Head Office Communications and MiB and Nokta-boobook
    Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    Core responsibilities are as follows:
    Develop management control systems.
    Provide accounting practice training in accrual and cash-based accounting practices (manual and
    software).
    Develop budgeting and product cost calculation techniques.
    Design Organogram and performance measurement technique
  • 2007 and 2014 and 2015-16
    Retail experience at renowned chain Poundland Plc. and supermarket Sainsbury, UK.

Since January 2023, I have been working as an Assistant professor in Accounting
at Independent University Bangladesh. I am a qualitative researcher and academic
in Accounting.
I was born and spent my childhood in the Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. After
completing graduation- BBA in Accounting Information Systems at the Faculty of
Business Studies, The University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2007, I moved to the UK
and settled with my family. There I studied MSc and completed PhD in Accounting
at the University of Essex, UK. My research interest centre on cultural and
structural influence in management accounting and control (MAC) practice.

Research Paper

Journal Articles

Research and List of publications

    • PhD Thesis title: Management accounting and control at Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs') in
      the UK

PhD thesis link: http://repository.essex.ac.uk/33256/