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