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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