Dr. Katja Niethammer
PhD
MA, Islamic Studies and Journalism and Communication Studies
Since October 2023
Deputy Director
2016 to 2023
Office for Migration and Integration of the City of Freiburg
Head of Office
2013 to 2016
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
- Protection Team Lead and Deputy Head of Sub-Delegation in Najaf, Iraq
- Detention Team Lead and Delegate to Chad
- Delegate to Jordan
2009 to 2013
Georg-August-Universätit Göttingen, Arabic and Islamic Studies
Freie Universität Berlin, Islamic Studies
Stand-in Professor
Universität Hamburg, Asia-Africa Institute, Islamic Studies
Junior Professor and Member of the Academic Senate
2008 to 2009
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Center for International and Regional Studies
Post-doctoral Fellow
2004 to 2008
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Thyssen Fellow at the Middle East and Africa Research Group
Working Languages
English, French, German, Arabic