Sherif Goubran is an assistant professor of sustainable architecture in the department of architecture, School of Sciences and Engineering, at the American University in Cairo (AUC), where he joined as joined is as an instructor in Fall 2020. He completed his PhD at the Individualized Program (INDI) at Concordia University in 2021. His PhD research was funded by several prestigious grants and awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Before that, he completed a MASc in building engineering in 2016 with a focus on energy efficiency in commercial buildings. He holds a BS in architecture at AUC.

Goubran's research focus includes building sustainability and sustainability assessment, sustainability in architectural design and human approaches in design. Specifically, his work investigates the theory and practice of sustainability in the built environment, combines qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and explores the shift from incremental towards transformational design. He conducts interdisciplinary research within the fields of design, architecture, building engineering and real-estate finance. He is also involved in several sustainability committees and projects on the student as well as the administrative levels, as well as in the broader community.