Africa and Middle East Visiting Fellow
Iranian Foreign Policy, Syria, Iraq, Iran-Russia Relations, Geopolitics and Security in the Middle East and Central Eurasia
Since 01/2023 Visiting Fellow, Africa and Middle East Research Division, SWP Berlin
2022 CATS Fellow, SWP Berlin
2020–2022 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Africa and Middle East Research Division, SWP Berlin
2016-2020 Assistant Professor of Regional Studies at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
2016-2018 Guest Lecturer at the Regional Studies Department at the University of Tehran
2011-2015 Ph.D. Candidate in Regional Studies at the University of Tehran
2012-2013 Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran
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