Benjamin is a Professor in Educational Policy, Leadership, and School Law in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University.​​

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For over 10 years, Benjamin served as an Associate Director of Social Program Evaluation Group (SPEG). Throughout his career, Benjamin has worked as a teacher, researcher, manager, and professor in the field of education in Ukraine and Canada. His research interests include educational policymaking; educational leadership; induction, mentorship and development of teachers; trust, moral agency, and ethical decision-making in education; international education; school climate, safety, wellbeing, and flourishing; and, educational change, reform, and restructuring. His current research projects focus on the role of hope in leadership, positive leadership, flourishing in schools, educator wellbeing, and teacher induction and mentoring in international settings. He is actively involved on the Board of Directors for the International Mentoring Association (IMA) and is currently a President of IMA (2026-2028).​