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Dr Raj Shah

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Email: R.Shah@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 231 2856

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I am a senior lecturer in Construction and Project Management at the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, LJMU. I have more than Ten years of professional experience as a project manager and planning engineer in the construction industry particularly in international construction projects in Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. I have Fourteen years of academic experience particularly in Research and Teaching within the higher education in the UK. Prior to join LJMU, I worked as a Researcher/Lecturer in Teesside University. Currently I am teaching as a module leader from level 6 to level 7 in the programme of construction and project management and also working as an External Examiner at Wolverhampton University. I have also supervised more than 75 undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD student’s dissertations. I have successfully examined 4 PhD students as an external examiner at Salford and Wolverhampton University in the UK and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. I have also supervised 4 PhD students successfully; one as a Lead supervisor and 3 as a supervisor.

Moreover, I have delivered a couple of guest lectures and key note presentation at the national and international conferences and workshops in Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, UK and USA . I have been engaged as a peer reviewer in Journals such as AIC, ECAM, CME, JCEPM, IJCM, CJCE and IJPM and International conferences like ASC, ARCOM, CONVR and CIB W78. I have an excellent track record of research papers publication in aspects of construction project management such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and 4DBIM Simulation , Project site management and Production planning, Scheduling information visualisation and Progress controlling, Risk management and Delay Analysis; Safety and Asset management, Earthwork simulation and Resource optimisation. Sustainable construction and Lean construction. I have published more than 56 research papers in the reputed Journals and Conference proceedings. I have also generated research income of £82K out of total successful bids of £502K from the research bids derived from UKRI, GCRF, research grants, consultancy and enterprises.


Professional Membership:

1. Member of Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB),
2. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
3. Certified Civil Engineer(CEng) from Nepal Engineering Council (NEC),

PhD Supervision:

1. PhD student - 1 as Lead Supervisor/Directory of Study (DoS) .
2. PhD student - 3 as a Supervisor .

PhD External Examiner:

1. I have successfully examined a PhD candidate at the University of Wolverhampton, 2016, Research Title: "A framework for the deployment of traffic safety technologies in Abu Dhabi Highways" .
2. I have successfully examined a PhD candidate at the Salford University, 2018. Research Title: "Developing A BIM-Enabled Platform to design and manage Building-Integrated Agriculture Facility".
3. I have also successfully examined a PhD candidate at the University of Wolverhampton, 2019. Research Title: "Embedding Sustainable Strategies for Competitive Advantages in the UAE Sports Sector"
4. I have also successfully examined a PhD candidate at Queensland University Technology(QUT), Brisbane, Australia 2020. Research Title: "Developing a Sustainability Assessment Model for Public Building Projects"


Appointed as an External Examiner: University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Sep 2018- Present: External Examiner for Level 6 and Level 7 for Civil Engineering Programme at School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, UK.


National and International Recognition of Scholarly Activities

1. Invited for Keynote presentation for “International conference on Civil, Architecture and Marine Engineering, Osaka, Japan 22-23 April 2019. I also delivered a guest lecture on “Earthwork Scheduling and Visualisation” at Miyagi University, Japan
2. Invited for Keynote Presentation at UK-Pak International Workshop on Utilisation of VR Technology in Sustainable Urban Planning, Feb 2018. Follow link for video:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgNqILkFDQ8
3. Invited for the Keynote presentation at an international workshop funded by Newton Researchers link workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan, 14-16 Feb 2018.
4. Invited for the presentation at an international workshop funded by Newton Researchers link workshop in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 16-20 May 2016.
5. Invited for the presentation in an International workshop funded by Newton Researchers link workshop in Morocco, 10-13 Feb, 2015.
6. Delivered an invited Public Lecture on “Challenges and Opportunity for Sustainable Construction after Earthquake in Nepal”, 2015 at central office of Nepal Engineering Association, Nepal.
7. Delivered an invited Guest Lecture on “Quality management in construction Industry in Nepal”, at Hill Side Engineering College, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2015.
8. I have chaired couple of sessions at the International Conference on Construction Application of Virtual Reality, 2013, London and Hong Kong, 2016.
9. Delivered an invited Virtual Guest Lecture on “Roles of Civil Engineers at Construction Site management”, at Hill Side Engineering College, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2020.



External Engagement and Presentation at International Conferences and Workshops

1. International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Marine Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 2020
2. ASC 2019 International construction Conferences in Denver, Colorado, USA 2019
3. Researchers link International workshops, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2018.
4. Researchers link International workshops, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2016
5. CONVR conference in Hong Kong 2016 and in London 2013
6. Researchers link International Workshops in Rabat Morocco, 2015.
7. ARCOM Conferences in Reading 2013 and Nottingham 2009.
8. ARCOM workshop in Salford in 2008.


External appointment for Professional Activities

1) I have been appointed as an Editorial Board Member in the Journal of Construction Research since 2018, which is main Journal in the construction research areas.
2) I am actively involved as a peer reviewer in the International Journals. For example, Automation in Construction (AIC), Engineering Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM), Construction Management and Economics (CME), International Journal of Management Science and Engineering (IJMSE), International Journal of Construction Management (IJCM), Journal of Infrastructure System (IJIS), and Journal of Energy (JE).
3) I am working as a reviewer in the National and International Conferences; Construction Application of Virtual Reality (CONVR), Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Annual Associated School of Construction International Conference (ASC), and International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI).
4) I have been appointed as a member in the Scientific Committee of the International Conferences in CONVR and ICCBEI.
5) I also fully engage in the Construction Management Industrial Advisory Panel and industry colleagues to arrange guest lectures and field educational visits in addition to my normal research and teaching.





Degrees

Teesside University, United Kingdom, PhD
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, MEng (Construction Engineering & Management)
Tribhuvan University, Nepal, BEng (Civil)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCert LTHE

Certifications

2012, Chartered Institute of Building, MCIOB
The Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom, Fellow member (FHEA)

Academic appointments

External Examiner, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, 2018 - present
Senior Lecturer in Construction and Project Management, Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, 2012 - present
Researcher/Lecturer, CCIR, School of Science and Engineering, Teesside University, 2006 - 2012

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