Amal El-Obeidi

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Scientific career

• 2009 – 2010: Head of the quality office, Faculty of Economics, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 2007 – 2008: Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• since 2007: Instructor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 2006 – 2008: Dean of the Research and Studies Unit, University of Garyounis Research Centre, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1999 – 2001: Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1997 – 2007: Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1992 – 1996: PhD in Middle Eastern Politics, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, UK
  
• 1990 – 1991: Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1988 – 1990: Master of Arts in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1987 – 1990: Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1985 – 1987: Research assistant at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  
• 1980 – 1984: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Garyounis (University of Benghazi), Libya
  

Scholarships and guest residencies

• since Oct. 2016: Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and research associate in the research project "Political Orders in the Making: a Comparative Study of Emerging Forms of Political Organisation from Libya to Northern Mali" at the University of Bayreuth
  
• Oct. 2015 – Jan. 2016: Guest professor, Freie Universität Berlin
  
• Mar. 2015 – Jun. 2015: Guest professor, Freie Universität Berlin
  
• Sep. 2011 – Jan. 2012: Head of the Research Unit, Libyan Centre for Studies and Research, Doha, Qatar
  
• Oct. 2003 – Jun. 2004: Scientfic assistant in the research project "Security Governance in the Mediterranean", Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
  
• Dec. 2002 – Oct. 2003: Guest professor, Exeter University, UK
  
• Sep. 2003 – Dec. 2003: Advisor to UN ESCWA in the project "Women in the mainstream in the Arab World" in Beirut, Lebanon
  
• Apr. 2002 – Oct. 2002: Research associate in the research project "Arab Elites" at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP) in Berlin
  

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