Name: Dr. Aschalew Abeje Lakew                           

• Associate Professor of Anthropology of Migration Studies
• Bahir Dar University
• Po. Box 79
• Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
• Phone: +251918762297
•   E-Mail: aschua2015@gmail.com                                                                                 

              Professional Summary 

• Well-regarded associate with expertise in academic instructions of anthropology, ethnographic research and devoted to creating future research leaders through learning.
• Mentor with a stellar background in classroom management, lecture delivery, leader in migration research, and facilitating debates to explore theories and build knowledge.
• Adaptable scholar with expertise in meeting rigorous academic and research standards, teaching basic and advanced courses including but not limited to Ethnographic research, theories of anthropology, qualitative research methods,  and migration. Proficient in a range of instructional strategies and learning technologies, including online portals.
• An insightful educator with a solid background in an MA and PhD level helping students learn and shine in anthropology. One successful in building courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Mentor students closely to improve academic and vocational success.
• A hardworking personality focused on completing work quickly to consistently exceed targets, accustomed to taking on challenging tasks, and dedicated to collaborative work and success.
• Dependable character equipped with fast-paced work and changing needs, efficient and attentive to details and industrious approach. Seeks out opportunities to go beyond basics, improve processes and increase apprentice satisfaction.
• Skilled team player with a strong background of diverse environments. Works well independently to handle assignments and ready to go beyond basic assignments. Quick learner with good computer abilities.

Skills

• Academic advisory
• Workshops and seminars
• Test proctoring
• Classroom management
• Team leadership

Experience

Associate Professor, since February 2022, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia 

• Supported graduate students in selecting research topics, planning projects and meeting graduation requirements.
• Developed in-depth lectures based on books, personal research and course objectives to drive student learning.
• Created brand new course offerings for both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Expanded personal publication library and pursued academic journal opportunities.

Assistant Professor, 2015-2022, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

• Created brand new course offerings for both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Supported graduate students in selecting research topics, planning projects and meeting graduation requirements.
• Developed in-depth lectures based on books, personal research and course objectives to drive student learning.
• Advised students regarding educational requirements for different career options and how to capitalize on studies for later success in the field.

Lecturer, 2002__2015, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

• Prepared engaging lectures to help students explore foundational and advanced topics.
• Designed, administered and assessed student examinations and assignments.
• Prepared professional course syllabus to inform students about plans and requirements.
• Engaged students on regular basis to identify the level of progress with instructed course and progress in their overall academic career.

Education

• PhD, Social Anthropology, 2011__2015
• Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Featured Presenter, [PhD monthly seminar series,  PhD candidacy conferences)
• Graduated with honours.

Master of Arts, Social Anthropology, 2004-2007

• Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Graduated in the top 2 of the class.
• Graduated with distinction.
• Featured Presenter, [The fifth International Conference on displacement in Ethiopia and First National conference on mental health in Ethiopia).

Bachelor of Arts, History, 1998- 2002

• Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

• Major in History 
• Minor in Geography.
• Awarded: university employment as a graduate assistant I, university book award.
• Graduated with distinction.

Higher Diploma, Licence as a certified Professional Teacher, 2009, Bahir Dar University

Certificate, Certified Grant Proposal Writer, DIES ProGrant Ethiopia 2019, GIZ (Cologne University)

Research and Publication

• Aschalew Abeje. 2024. Conflict-induced livelihood crises, family and intragroup disputes of tourism stakeholders in Ethiopia, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 79(1): 1–9. 
• Aschalew  Abeje. 2024. Challenges and adaptive responses of rural-urban migrant children in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, Child Migration in Ethiopia (eds., M, Edgar, Heinlein, C & Nadine, F), 131-140. KAS: Uganda
• Aschalew  Abeje. 2024. Conflict, deprived livelihoods and family and group relations in Ethiopia’s tourist hotspots: Experiences from tourism stakeholders in Amhara Region, in press, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
• Aschalew  Abeje. 2023.  From food shortage and starvation to diarrhoea and pneumonia: Effects of rural-urban migration on migrant children in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, in press, Journal of African Identities.
• Aschalew Abeje. 2022. Projecting a future, marrying from back the birthplace: causes of the transnational marriages of the Beta Israelis to spouses from Ethiopia, in press, Journal of Social Identities.
• Aschalew Abeje. 2022. Gender and time in the making of transnational marriages of migrants from Amhara Region, Ethiopia (research in progress).
• Aschalew Abeje. 2023. Sweeter dreams, bitter conclusions: effects of transnational marriage on the social structure in Ethiopia, African Identities, 21(1): 150-165.
• Aschalew Abeje. 2022. Horizons of expectations and imaginings regarding life in the transnational marriages of Ethiopians in the Amhara Region, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography, 76(4): 1–14 . 
• Aschalew Abeje. 2021. When migration is a necessity: Negotiating womanhood and abandonment in the transnational marriages of Ethiopians in the Amhara Region, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift__Norwegian Journal of Geography, 75(3):158-170.
• Aschalew Abeje. 2021.  Causes and effects of rural-urban migration in Ethiopia: A case study from Amhara Region, African Studies, 80 (1):77-94.
• Aschalew Abeje. 2016.  Causes of transnational marriage with a home-based spouse: Case study from Gondare Ethiopians in the diaspora, Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences 2(2):1-16
• Aschalew Abeje. 2015. Transnational marriage and its effects on home communities:  The Gondare Case. PhD Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, Addis Ababa University
• Aschalew Abeje. 2009. The migration experience to Bahir Dar Town. VDM: Germany

Professional Membership

• Ethiopian Society of Sociologists, Social Workers and Anthropologists(WSSSWA), since 2006
• Yahoo Marriage-migration Group, since 2016