Short CV
Current Position
Since 09/2014: Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Institute of Political Science, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany
Academic Degrees
05/2016: PhD in Political Science (summa cum laude, with highest possible distinction), Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany; supervision by Prof. Dr. Stephan Stetter and Prof. Dr. Dietrich Jung (University of Southern Denmark)
10/2008: Master of Science, Global Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
01/2007: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Bielefeld
Professional Experience
09/2014-12/2020: Co-director of the Israeli European Policy Network (IEPN)
01/2013-06/2014: Visiting Research fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Middle East and Africa Division, Berlin.
08-10/2012 / 10-11/2011: Visiting fellow, Democracy and Human Rights Program, Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine
01/2010-12/2012: Research Assistant, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Middle East and Africa Division, Berlin.
03-08/2009: Diplomatic affairs trainee, Cabinet of the President of the European Commission, Brussels
Distinctions, Scholarships and Awards
10/2017: Research award of the Bundeswehr University Munich in recognition of outstanding academic achievements for the PhD dissertation
07/2017-11/2022: Member of the the Arab German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science (BBAW)
2011/2012: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Doctoral research scholarship
2007/2008: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Postgraduate studies scholarship
10/2007: London School of Economics and Political Science: Graduate Merit Award
Membership in Scientific Societies
Institute for World Society Studies, Bielefeld University
CrossArea e.V. – Association for Transregional Studies, Comparative Area Studies and Global Studies
Section „Norms and Changes in Global Politics“, Giessen Graduate Centre for Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Law, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
International Studies Association (ISA) – International Political Sociology Section
European International Studies Association (EISA)
Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft (DVPW)
Arbeitskreis ‚Soziologie der Internationalen Beziehungen‘ der DVPW
Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO)
Academic Reviewing Activities
International Political Sociology
Review of International Studies
Consultancy Work
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Petra-Kelly-Stiftung
Evangelische Stadtakademie München
Languages
German: mother tongue
English: fluent
French: good
Arabic: extended knowledge
Russian: basic knowledge