Mr Jigme Dorji is a Lecturer with over 18 years of experience in teaching, teacher education, applied linguistics and academic administration. He has served in various leadership roles, including Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Language and Culture Studies and Programme Leader for the Master of Education in Primary English at Paro College of Education. He currently serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at Paro College of Education, contributing to student development, academic coordination and institutional leadership.

He holds a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from Mahidol University, Thailand, a Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, and a Bachelor of Education in English and Primary Curriculum Studies from Paro College of Education. His academic background supports his teaching, research and professional contributions to language education and higher education.

Mr Dorji has contributed to developing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English communication, critical reading, English for Academic Purposes, research methods and literacy development. He has also taught research writing, literary studies and research methodology, and facilitated training in qualitative research methods and academic writing. His academic leadership includes coordinating programmes, leading academic committees and initiating student engagement and development activities.

His research interests include multilingualism, language ideologies, teacher agency, English-medium instruction, classroom discourse and educational equity. He has published research on communicative language teaching, code-switching, teacher attrition and gender bias in language, and presented papers at national and international conferences. His research experience includes university and college-funded projects and a HELVETAS-supported initiative on youth and women’s engagement in local governance. His academic service includes supervising postgraduate and undergraduate research, serving as an external examiner, reviewing academic publications and contributing to English curriculum and textbook development. Through these contributions, he supports teacher education, student development and educational research in Bhutan.