Dr. Katja Niethammer

Name: Dr. Katja Niethammer
Function: Deputy Director

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