Dr. Iris Wieczorek

Since 2014: Senior Research Fellow at GIGA and GIGA Representative in Japan

Since 2012: Founded IRIS Science Management Inc., a Tokyo-based consulting firm specialised in career development and diversity training for scientists, research management, policy advice, and support for "International Relations in Science"

2014 - 2022: Representative of the Leibniz Association in Japan

2008 - 2012: Established the Japan Office of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Tokyo and acted as director (while on leave from GIGA); for activities see www.japan.dfg.de

2000 - 2008: Regular courses on economic and social innovations in Japan in international comparison at the Asia-Africa-Institute, lecturer of the University of Hamburg

2005 - 2008: Additional position at GIGA: Head of Research Management (in charge of e.g. conceptualizing and establishing a research management strategy and “system” at GIGA, preparation for and organization of the evaluation of the GIGA)

2000 - 2008: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Hamburg: analysing developments in the fields of Japanese science and technology, and Society

2000: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Hamburg

1998 - 2000: Doctoral student at the Asia-Africa Institute of the University of Hamburg

1997 - 1998: Doctoral Scholarship at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo

1996 - 1997: Doctoral student at Fukui University (Fukui, Japan), supported by a scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

1992 - 1995: Japanese and Chinese Studies, and Computer Science, Master at the University of Hamburg

1991 - 1992: Intensive Japanese Language Program at Waseda University (Tokyo)

1987 - 1991: Japanese and Chinese Studies, and Computer Science at the University of Hamburg

Innovation processes and networks in Japanese and Korean economy, science and society in international comparison

Digital Transformation and AI Governance in Asia in global comparison

Japan