Prior to this appointment, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Montana and lecturer at the North South University in Bangladesh. He received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of Wyoming and M.A. from the University of British Columbia (UBC) of Canada. Dr. Sakib's research focuses on applied microeconomics with applications on issues related to environmental and resource economics, development and health economics, and behavioral economics. He also received a grant from the South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) to conduct a household survey in the southwest coastal areas of Bangladesh during 2008 to 2010.