Amir completed his first degree with a first-class BSc in Industrial & Systems Engineering in 2008. This was followed by a MSc in Project Management from University of Birmingham (UK) in 2010, and a grade-A PhD in Management of Projects from the University of Manchester (UK) in 2015. During his studies , he worked as an intern in oil & gas, pharmaceutical and maintenance engineering & asset management sectors. 

Prior to his current appointment as a lecturer (assistant professor) in engineering project management, Amir also had full time industrial roles as Head of R&D and R&D Project Manager in maintenance engineering & asset management and manufacturing sectors in the UK. He has successfully managed and delivered a variety of industrial research and innovation projects relevant to Industry 4.0 and digital transformation with a specific focus on big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), decision making and robotics. 

Amir currently holds an External Lecturer role at University of Oxford (Saïd Business School), Guest Lecturer and MSc Dissertation Supervisor roles at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), a Guest Lecturer role at University of Liverpool (Management School), an External Examiner role at Staffordshire University, and an Innovation Strategy Advisor role at Electrocomponents plc (now RS Group plc) as well.  

1. Strategic Management - organisational restructuring, transformation & change, strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions, strategic risk management.

2. Innovation Management - Industry 4.0 innovation, business model innovation, open innovation, innovation strategy and risk. 

3. Project Management - management of strategic projects (such as energy projects including but not limited to oil & gas and renewable energy), management of megaprojects, innovation project management, project strategy, project portfolio management, project risk management, project communications management, project stakeholder management, project governance. 

4. Project Management Education - teaching methods, digital tools and techniques for more effective Teaching and Learning (T&L). 

5. Corporate Culture, Organisational Behaviour and Leadership Performance Assessment.

6. Maintenance Engineering & Asset Management - maintenance strategy, condition based maintenance.  

7. Application of Technology (including but not limited to Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Decision Making Support/Expert Systems, Quantum Computing, Robotic Systems) in maintenance engineering and asset management, project management, management and education context. 

PGT - ENGM67061 Managing Projects with ICT (including access to the DataCamp learning platform - https://www.datacamp.com/) - School of Engineering.

PGT - ENGM62102 Innovation Management (School of Engineering)

UG - ENGM41011 Engineering Foresight (School of Engineering)

- Teaching Risk Management at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)

- Teaching Commercial Technology Development at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)

- Supervisor, co-supervisor and academic advisor of PhD students in the School of Engineering. 

- Internal assessor/examiner of PhD progress reports/dissertations in the School of Engineering.  

- Supervisor of MSc dissertations in the School of Engineering, and in Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS).  

• ENGM63000 Management of Projects (MoP) Dissertation Full Year
• Project Management Professional Development Programme (PM PDP) Dissertation Full Year

- Supervisor of undergrad final projects in the School of Engineering.

• AERO&CIVL&MECH31030 Individual Project Full Year

- Winner of Award for Excellence in Supporting Student Academic Development - SU Academic Awards 2025, The University of Manchester 

- Winner of Award for Outstanding Approach to Assessment and Feedback - SU Academic Awards 2025, The University of Manchester 

- Highly Commended Award for Outstanding Teaching for Employability - SU Academic Awards 2025, The University of Manchester 

- Nominated for Excellent Support Staff Award - SU Academic Awards 2023, The University of Manchester

- Highly Commended Award for Lecturer of the Year 2021 - School of Engineering, The University of Manchester

- Member of the International Advisory Committee and Structured Session Chair for Annual International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Asset Management, The British Institute of Non Destructive Testing (BiNDT)

- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Contact Details

Tel: +44 (0) 161 529 3385 

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-r-634346119/