Work Experience

Heritage & Engagement Officer,

Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust

Jun 2024 - Jun 2025 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Tyne Derwent Way Project. Designing and delivering community engagement programmes exploring local heritage and landscape narratives; organising participatory workshops with local communities and youth groups to foster dialogue around heritage and place; producing heritage interpretation materials, including podcasts and public exhibitions.

  • Coordinated heritage outreach activities and reported project outcomes to institutional partners
  • Contributed to the translation of community-based heritage research into public-facing outputs and stakeholder engagement

Research Assistant,

Newcastle University

Jun 2021 - Jun 2024 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

School of History, Classics and Archeology. Conducted independent and collaborative research within an interdisciplinary heritage project.

  • Presented research findings at international workshops and conferences
  • Assisted in organising international masterclasses on digital heritage, democratisation and shifting identities
  • Prepared periodic research reports for EU-funded projects and partner institutions
  • Supported publication development and identification of research funding opportunities

Teaching Assistant,

University of Tehran

Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 Tehran, Iran

College of Fine Arts. Teaching modules for Bachelors and Masters: Research Methodology, Urban Heritage Pathologies, Conservation Design for Historic Sites and Monuments, Adaptive Reuse Strategies; Supervising Masters Dissertations.

Research Assistant,

University of Tehran / Tehran Municipality

Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 Tehran, Iran

Mapping the Architectural Industrial Heritage. Acquired, structured and managed large spatial and archival datasets using ArcGIS and Web GIS platforms.

  • Converted and integrated analogue and legacy datasets into digital GIS environments
  • Designed a web-based GIS platform to support long-term access, updating and stakeholder use
  • Worked with municipal and institutional partners to align data structures with planning and heritage needs

Project Co-manager,

Tehran Municipality, Renovation Office

May 2019 - Jul 2020 Tehran, Iran

Heritage & Urban Conservation. Desk-based assessment of the Lalehzar street in Tehran city centre to prepare for heritage conservation and restoration planning including project and staff management.

  • Contributed to heritage policy and planning frameworks
  • Linked research to urban governance and decision-making
  • Preparing the conservation plans as part of the urban and architectural heritage conservationists

Urban Heritage Conservation Consultant,

Paramadan Architectural and Urban Planning Co.

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 Tehran, Iran

Desk-based assessment of the heritage and touristic destinations in Tehran (all municipalities). Review and proposal of tourism-funding opportunities for eligible sites and urban heritage-led regeneration plans.