Sallek is a humanitarian security risk mitigation specialist and a lecturer in Criminology at the University of Northampton since 2023. I lead the research modules in Criminology and actively contribute to the development and delivery of modules in the department.

I am a grant recipient of the Next Generation Africa program of the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) and the Lisa Maskel Research Fellowships administered in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University. I was also a co-recipient of a research grant from Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung West Africa.

Previously, I was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; a visiting lecturer at Plateau State University; and a lecturer at the University of Jos, Nigeria where I held various administrative roles including head of exams and records. I also have extensive experience working in hostile security environments with international non-profit and development organisations to ensure a safe and secure operations and program implementation. The latter experience contributes to my research and teaching practices.

My research interest centres around civil-military relations, security, peace and conflict, and violent non-state actors such as terrorists, insurgents, militias, and armed bandits. I am also interested in the intersection of crime and crime control and management with new technologies.

In the course of my academic career, I have been involved with, taught, and led modules such as:

Research methods for criminologists

Advanced criminological methodologies

Doing research in criminology 

Crime and punishment

Crime and society

Other Undergraduate Modules

Sociology of law

Criminal intelligence management

Armed forces and society

Methods of social research

Statistics for social research

Introduction to statistics

Contemporary issues in criminology and security studies

Data analysis and research report

Correctional reports and records

Seminar on social problems and public policy

Culture and communication

Postgraduate Modules

Issues in African political sociology

Probation and prison social welfare services

Creative Associates International (USAID LEARN to Read in Nigeria Project), 2022 – 2023, Program Security Manager.

Mines Advisory Group, Nigeria (MAG International), 2021 – 2022, Country Security Manager.

Creative Associates International (USAID funded Nigeria Early Recovery Initiative - NERI Project, Nigeria), 2020 – 21, Security and Conflict Analyst and Acting Program Security Officer.