Salem hold both academic and professional experience. Prior to his appointment at Coventry University, he worked for four years at Durham University Business School and University of Lincoln. He also has four years professional experience as a Tax Officer at the Jordanian Tax Department. At Coventry Business School, Salem is delivering different modules for undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as supervising dissertations for both levels. Salem currently supervises PhD students and working on different research projects in area of corporate governance. In terms of teaching qualification, he is Fellow in Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and holds PG Cert.

Research interest

• Corporate Governance, including Boards of Directors & Audit Committees
• Ownership Structure
• Audit Quality
• Top Management Team's (TMT) Demogaphic Diversity & Corporate Outcomes
• TMT's social Ties & Monitroing Outcomes

 Ph.D. Supervision

Salem currently supervises

- Thomas Adeyemi

- George Hulene

- Diana Barbu

- Portia Hylton