MsJaveria Shams

(She/Her)

Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

BIO

Javeria Shams is a Doctoral candidate at Deakin University, Melbourne, specializing in the study of religious minorities in Pakistan. Her dissertation, is a comparative study of the lived experiences of these communities, focusing on how the interplay of religious identity and social class contributes to varying levels of differential treatment. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Her work spans various fields, including religious studies, religion and politics, peace and conflict studies, human rights, critical caste studies, and gender studies. 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Sessional Academic/ Tutor
    Deakin University, Humanities and Social Sciences, Burwood, Australia15 Jul 2025 - 12 May 2026
  • Research Assitant
    Deakin University, Humanities and Social Sciences, Burwood, Australia5 May 2023 - 5 Feb 2024
  • Lecturer
    University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Department of Politics and International Relations, Lahore, Pakistan7 Apr 2020 - 10 Oct 2022
  • High School Teacher
    Learning Alliance Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan6 Feb 2017 - 4 Feb 2019

DEGREES

  • PhD, International Relations
    Deakin University, Burwood, Australia9 Nov 2022 - present
  • MPhil, International Relations
    University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan5 Feb 2018 - 10 Feb 2020
  • BS (Hons.), Applied Psychology
    Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan9 Sep 2013 - 10 Oct 2017

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Urdu
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Panjabi; Punjabi
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Sindhi
    Can read, speak and understand

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences