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then would you please be willing to answer them based on your expertise and experience?

1. How many years of school were required?   
2. In 5 to 10 years from now, what do you think will be the demand for this job?   
3. What personality traits should one have to become successful in this job?   
4. What are the hours of work for this job?   
5. What is your daily routine?   
6. Are you happy with your present career?

thank you very much

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Dear Brittney,

Thanks for the question. Following are the answers from my perspective and expertise:

1. How many years of school were required?
Ans: Post graduation was required.
  
2. In 5 to 10 years from now, what do you think will be the demand for this job?
Ans: I think with the growing knowledge-base and changing scenario in my field, the demand will always be there. We are now practicing 'hardcore qualitative' social and behavioral research of HIV, AIDS and their social implications. I think, the coming days will be for mix method studies. And jobs will be secured for those who have expertise on both.

3. What personality traits should one have to become successful in this job?
Ans: Dear Brittney, this one will be a very subjective answer ... my personal opinions only. I think love for the job, being touch with current knowledge and explorations of one's own field, hard work and time-bound planning is required to succeed in a job. One must have a clear planning about where s/he's moving towards. And s/he should be non-judgmental.

4. What are the hours of work for this job?
And: My job is requires working 40 hour a week (we've to work 5 days). But sometimes, to meet deadlines or just out of interest (to search articles or something like that) I even spend 12-14 hours a day.

5. What is your daily routine?
Ans: Personal one ... :D ... Ok, I'll answer:
Office days: working 8-12 hours a day, coming back home, sitting on desktop/laptop, reading articles (storybooks as well), watching movies, listening to music, gaming (not kidding!) ... and looking with great surprise at the small and colorful fishes in my aquarium as they move! Holidays: Like office days (except I don't go to office, and special focus on movies and music). I meet my friends. I live in different town ... so sometimes I visit my parents. That's all! Quite 'mechanistic' life; ain't it?

6. Are you happy with your present career?
Ans: Yes, as I have tried to give my best in my job and was rewarded.

I tried to answer your questions.

Take care of yourself.

Sincere regards.

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Gorkey Gourab

Expertise

Identity, ethnicity, anthropological theories, medial anthropology (social & behavioral aspects), psychology and anthropology, gender and sexuality, philosophy of social science, research design and analysis procedures, computer assisted qualitative data analysis and data management (using ATLAS.ti)

Experience

More than six years' professional research experience as Medical Anthropologist (in the field of HIV &AIDS, gender & sexuality etc.). Qualitative research, programmatic and M&E experience with MAPRs.

Organizations
International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) as Manager - M&E (Qualitative) at Laboratory Sciences Division

Publications
(1) Khan, S. I., Hussain, M. I., Parveen, S., Bhuiyan, M. I., Gourab, G., & Bhuiya, A. (2009). Living on the extreme margin: Social exclusion of the hijra in Bangladesh. Journal of health, population and nutrition. (2) Khan, S. I., Hussain, M. I., Gourab, G., Parveen, S., Bhuiyan, M. I., & Sikder, J. (2008). Not to stigmatize but to humanize sexual lives of the transgender (Hijra) in Bangladesh: condom chat in the AIDS era. Journal of LGBT Health Research, 4(2-3), 127-141. (3) Khan, S. I., Pasa, K., Gourab, G., Hasan, A. M. R., Kaukab, S. S. T., & Islam, A. (2007a). Living with risks and vulnerabilities to STIs/HIV: a qualitative assessment of indigenous populations at the northwestern belt in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the ASCON: ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh. From http://www.icddrb.org/images/11thAscon_Orals_Day2.pdf. (4) Gourab, G., Karim, M. S., & Karim, Z. (2004). Religiosity of the santal community. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Anthropology: Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh. (5) Khan, S. I., Gourab, G., Sarker, G. F., Ghosh, S., & Khondokar, S. I. (2008a). Mapping geographical and service delivery gaps and estimating size of street, hotel and residence based female sex workers in Bangladesh (draft report). Dhaka: ICDDR,B & Save the Children USA. (6) Khan, S. I., Gourab, G. et al. (2008b). Understanding the operational dynamics and possible HIV interventions for residence-based female sex workers in two divisional cities in Bangladesh (draft report). Dhaka: ICDDR,B & Save the Children USA. (7) Khan, S. I., Gourab, G. et al. (2007b). Understanding the context of risks and vulnerabilities to STI/HIV and sexual health: an anthropological assessment of the indigenous community of northwestern belt of Bangladesh. Dhaka: ICDDR,B. (8) Khan, S. I., Parveen, S., Hussain, M. I., Bhuiyan, M. I., & Gourab, G. (2007c). Socialization and sexuality constructions of hijra: implications for STIs/HIV intervention. Dhaka: ICDDR,B.

Education/Credentials
Post graduate in Anthropology.

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