Positions Held

ACADEMIC CAREER/UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

  1. Head, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, from 2011 September to 2018 January.
  2. Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, on many occasions, since 2011.
  3. Permanent Student Counselor of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo since February, 2018.
  4. Member of the Abstract Review Committee of the Faculty of Arts International Research Conference, 2017 held on 16 – 17 November, 2017.
  5. Member of the Review Committee on the Bachelor of Labour Education New Curriculum, Institute of Human Resource Advancement, University of Colombo since 2017.
  6. Recruitment Manager and Resource Person for the project of “Women Trauma and Peace Building “conducted by the Department of International Relations, University of Colombo collaboration with the University of Uppsala, Sweden, 2017.
  7. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry committee, against the students of the Faculty of Science who engaged in an assault to few junior students, University of Colombo, 2017.
  8. Member of the Preliminary Inquiry Committee on “Suspension of Mahapola payments of some students of several faculties due to the signature differences” 2017
  9. Member of the Grievance Committee of the Faculty of Arts since 2016.
  10. Academic Warden of the ‘Kithyakkra’ Boys’ hostel of the University of Colombo since 2016.
  11. Acting Academic Warden of the Bhikku Hostel, university of Colombo, 2017.
  12. Counting Officer, Students’ Union Election, Faculty of Arts since 2011.
  13. Examiner, supervisor and member of the selection boards, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, since 2016.
  14. Member of the Inquiry Committee, against students of the Faculty of Law who involved in ragging incident, 2017.
  15. Member of the Beautification Committee of the Faculty of Arts since 2016.
  16. Member of the Mediation Committee of the Faculty of Arts since 2016.
  17. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry Committee, against the students of the Sri Peeli Campus of the University of Colombo, who involved in ragging incidents, 2016.
  18. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry Committee, against the students of the Faculty of Arts, to alleged involvement in a ragging incident, University of Colombo, 2016.
  19. Member of the Preliminary Inquiry Committee on “ Suspension of Mahapola payments of some students of several faculties due to the signature differences” 2016
  20. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry on students clash among the students of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo.
  21. Head, Working Committee on the Student Matters, Review of the Faculty of Arts 2015.
  22. Overall Coordinator of the Students Activity Day and the Cultural Program of the Faculty of Arts 2015.
  23. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry committee, against the students of the Faculty of Science who involved in ragging incidents, University of Colombo, 2015.
  24. Member of the Disciplinary Inquiry in relation to alleged incident of Child Abuse on November 2013, In the Faculty of Law by a Labourer, University of Colombo, 2015
  25. Visiting Lecturer, Certificate Course in International Relations, Department of International Relations, University of Colombo, 2013.
  26. Coordinator, Certificate Course in Politics and Governance, University of Colombo since 2012.
  27. Director, NOMA/NUFU Project on Master and PHD program, Dept. of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, from August 2011 to 2018 January.
  28. Academic Coordinatorfor the NOMA/ NUFU Project on Master and PHD program, Dept. of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010/11.
  29. Coordinator (logistics) for the NOMA/ NUFU Project on Master and PHD program, Dept. of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008-2010.
  30. Visiting Lecturer in the Diploma Course in Journalism, University of Colombo Sri Lanka, since 2000.
  31. Visiting Lecturer of the “Certificate Course in Conflict Resolution, Peace-Building and National Integration”, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, 2006.
  32. External Examiner of Dissertation, Post Graduate Diploma in International Affairs, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, 2004/05.
  33. Visiting Lecturer, Examiner and a Supervisor of the Institute of Human Resource Advancement, University of Colombo since 1997.

MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

  1. President of the Arts Faculty Teachers Union 2014 up to date. UOC
  2. Social Secretary of the Faculty Centre of the University of Colombo, 2016/17
  3. Member of the Board of Directors, Colombo Centre for Critical studies, Since 2017
  4. Vice-president of the Arts Faculty Teachers Association, 2013/14
  5. President of the 90/91Arts Faculty Scholars Forum, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, for 2012 to 2015
  6. Member of the Board of Management of the Sri Lanka Foundation from May 2010 to e2015
  7. Member of the American Political Scientists Association since 2011
  8. Executive Committee Member of the Arts Faculty Teachers Association, 2012
  9. Member of the Board of Directors, Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) Established in 2000.
  10. Committee member of the University Teachers Association, University of Colombo.
  11. Sports Secretary of the Faculty Club, University of Colombo 2001-2007
  12. Social Secretary of the Faculty Club, University of Colombo 2011
  13. Student Counselor, University of Colombo since 2000