since 03/2022: Associate at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Member of GIGA Research Programme 1
since 09/2022: Lecturer in International Security & Public Policy in Conflict-Affected Settings at SciencesPo Lille (Lille, France)
2018-2022: Research Associate to the Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (New York, USA/Beirut, Lebanon)
2019 - 2021: Lecturer, in the Humanities and in Public Policy, Lebanese American University and Saint-Joseph University (Beirut, Lebanon)
2014: Consultant on the Implementation of Agenda 2030 in the Arab World, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - ESCWA (Beirut, Lebanon)
2016-2022: Lead Researcher/Team Leader, Department of Research and Publications, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (Beirut, Lebanon)
2010 - 2016: Programme Coordinator, Department of Research and Publications, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (Beirut, Lebanon)
2009 - 2010: Associate Programme Coordinator. Portfolio: Cooperation with the EU Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX), Department of External Relations and Partnership-Building, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (Beirut, Lebanon)
Aktuelle Forschung
State-Building and State Transformation in the Middle East.
International Organizations and Public Administration in the Middle East.
Economic Development and Political Mobilization in Arab States.
Geopolitics, Militarization, and Violent Extremism in the Middle East.