1. August 2005 to July 2007; Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen Norway)
2. Jan 2006 to date; Research Professor Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan. Coordinator of the Micro-marco Issues in Peace Building in Sudan jointly with Dr. Gunnar Sorbo, director of CMI, Bergen.

3. Consultant for UNDP Khartoum, Assessing the situation in the Blue Nile State, Sudan ( March- June 2005) and Consultant to Sida/ SAREC, evaluating the African Association of Political Science (September- November 2005).

 

4. January 2003- December 2004: Director, Middle East Awards Program ( MEAwards ), Population Council Regional Office, West Asia and North Africa.

 

5. December 1992 – to December 2002: Executive Secretary of OSSREA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

 

6. September 1988 – July 1989 Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen, Norway (5 months), Consultant for the Norwegian Agency for International Development (5 months).

7. August 1984 -July 1988 Professor of Social Anthropology, Dept. of Social Studies, College of Arts, King Saudi University, Saudi Arabia (on secondment), taught the following courses:-

 

1. Introduction to Social Sciences

2.         History of Social Thought

3.         Introduction to Social Anthropology

4.         Sociological Problems in Some Arab Countries

5.         Sociological Texts in a European Language

6.         Methods of Social Research

7.         Contemporary Anthropological Studies

 

8. 1981 (Sept.) – 1984 (July):

Director, the Development Studies and Research Centre (DSRC) University of Khartoum.

9. July 1981- 2001 Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Khartoum. (permanent position; all appointments outside this department are on secondment basis).

10..      1980 (Jan. – Feb.) (July – Dec.):

Visiting Professor, Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen,

 

1. 1980 (March – June):

Visiting Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, (joint appointment with the Middle East Studies Centre)

 

2. 1978 (March – April):

Guest Lecturer, Middle East Studies Association (USA) toured eleven campus including New York University, Northwestern, Denver, Arizona, and Berkeley.

 

2. 1977 (June) – 1978 (Feb.):

Dean, College of Social and Economic Studies, University of Juba, Southern Sudan.

 

3. 1976 – 1981 (July): Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Khartoum.

 

4. 1976 (Feb.) – 1977 (may):

Director, the Economic and Social Research Council, the National Council for Research, Sudan.

 

5. 1973 – 1976: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Khartoum.

 

16.       1970 – 1973: Teaching Assistant, University of Khartoum, on study course at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, Norway.