GULRAIZ KHAN
D-3, 15/L, Block 6, PECHS, Karachi +92 302 243 1361 gulraiz.khan@gmail.com
EDUCATION Parsons The New School for Design MFA Transdisciplinary Design Thesis Civic Engagement in Contested Spaces Lahore University of Management Sciences Bachelor of Science (Honors) Major Economics; Minor Social Sciences
New York, May 2015
Lahore, May 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Habib University Lecturer Karachi, August 2015 – Present • Teaching modules in the Design Studio for Communication Studies and Design department in the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences SZABIST | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Visiting Lecturer Karachi, August 2015 – Present • Teaching an open elective titled Design & the City in the Social and Media Sciences department Global Forum for Counter Radicalization Visual Strategist New York, June 2014 – Present • Lead designer for all campaigns of the New York- and Geneva-based organization that works on combating radicalization and extremism across the world IDEO/Knight Foundation: Cities in Learning Civic Design Fellow New York/Detroit, January – March 2015 • Prototyping a home rehabilitation ecosystem for a Detroit-based initiative, Brick & Beam, including design research and on-site prototyping Parsons The New School for Design Teaching Assistant New York, January - May 2014 • Teaching Assistant for School of Media Studies course Media Ecologies & Urban Tactics in Harlem The Express Tribune Senior Sub-editor, National Desk Karachi, September 2010– December 2012 • Coordinated with the editor on news agenda of the day; editing and vetting stories for the front and back pages • Commissioned and produced special reports and infographics, in coordination with the creative department Samovar Tea and Coffee House Partner & Manager Karachi, June 2011– October 2012 • Established a pop-up teahouse at Port Grand, Karachi • Ran the day-to-day business of the café including supply chain, publicity and promotion, and a staff of four people Lahore University of Management Sciences Tutor, Academic Writing Centre Lahore, 2009–10 • Assisted students with structure, organization, argumentation and formatting of their essays and research papers; provided a guide for the designing of academic coursework and degree requirements Teaching Assistant, Economics and Social Sciences departments Lahore, 2008–10 • Conducted tutorials, assessed papers and aided instructors for Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Environment & Development and Pakistan Studies: Culture and Heritage INTERNSHIPS & FREELANCE WORK Active Citizens Project: ProjectEATS Research Fellow/Farmhand New York, July – August 2014 • Worked at farm-sites and farmers’ market stall in Brooklyn for the art- and urban agriculture-centered community engagement non-profit • Assisted with the research for a media installation at the Brooklyn Museum
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