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Team

The HCAS’s research is based on the trusting and intense collaboration of outstanding researchers crossing the boundaries of academic disciplines, who contribute to the project their expertise on various eras and regions.
Numerous scholars from all over the world will join the HCAS team for that reason within the next years. The fellowship programme is thus central for the HCAS’s working process.

all directors research associates research fellows student assistants

Prof. Dr. Christoph Kleine

Director

+49-341-97 37 722

c.kleine@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Monika Wohlrab-Sahr

Director

+49-341-97 37 721

wohlrab@uni-leipzig.de more

Johannes Duschka

Research Coordinator

+49-341-97 37 738

johannes.duschka@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Judith Zimmermann

Research Coordination Counsellor

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Marie-Luise Frank

Administrative Coordinator

+49-341-97 37 720

marie-luise.frank@uni-leipzig.de

Foteine König

Editorial Assistant

+49-341-97 37 714

foteine.koenig@uni-leipzig.de

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Höpken

Permanent Senior Research Fellow

hoepken@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Seiwert

Permanent Senior Research Fellow

seiwert@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Magnus Echtler

Senior Researcher

+49 341 9737 733

magnus.echtler@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Nur Yasemin Ural

Senior Researcher

+49-341-97 37 773

ural@uni-leipzig.de more

Elisabeth Marx

Junior Researcher

elisabeth.marx@uni-leipzig.de more

Hannah von Franz

Student Assistant

hannah.von_franz@uni-leipzig.de

Nelly Gieseke

Student Assistant

nelly.gieseke@uni-leipzig.de

Lara Wenzel

Student Assistant

lara.wenzel@uni-leipzig.de

Dr. Jörg Albrecht

Associate Member

j.albrecht@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Augustine Agwuele, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

06–08/2023

augustine.agwuele@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Saïd Arjomand, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(05–07/2017, 05–07/2018, 04–05/2021)

said.arjomand@stonybrook.edu more

Dr. Amandine Barb

Senior Research Fellow

(09/2021)

amandine.barb@sciences-po.org more

Prof. Lori Beaman, PhD

Associate Member

lbeaman@uottawa.ca more

Dr. Gökçen Beyinli-Dinç

Senior Research Fellow

(03-08/2023)

fgokcenbeyinli@gmail.com more

Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2019–09/2020)

vanya.vaidehi@hotmail.com more

Prof. Dr. Rajeev Bhargava

Senior Research Fellow

05–12/2022

rbhargav4@gmail.com more

Prof. Dr. Anuj Bhuwania

Senior Research Fellow

01–03/2024

anujbhuwania@gmail.com more

Prof. Roberto Blancarte, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(04/2020–12/2021)

blancart@colmex.mx more

Dr. Bernadett Bigalke

Associate Member

bernadett.bigalke@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Sven Bretfeld

Senior Research Fellow

(02–07/2019)

sven.bretfeld@ntnu.no more

Prof. Dr. Klaus Buchenau

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2022–03/2023)

Klaus.Buchenau@geschichte.uni-regensburg.de more

Ninja Bumann

Junior Research Fellow

(03/2024)

ninja.bumann@univie.ac.at more

Prof. Dr. Marian Burchardt

Senior Research Fellow

10/2022–09/2023

marian.burchardt@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Anindita Chakrabarti

Senior Research Fellow

(05–07/2017, 05–06/2019, 06–07/2022)

aninditac@iitk.ac.in more

Dr. Sana Chavoshian

Associate Member

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Prof. Kyuhoon Cho, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(01–02/2019, 07–08/2019)

kyuhoon.cho@uregina.ca more

Prof. Philip Clart, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2017–03/2018)

clart@uni-leipzig.de more

Housamedden Darwish, PhD

Associate Senior Researcher

housamedden.darwish@uni-leipzig.de more

PD Dr. Ugo Dessì

Senior Reseach Fellow

(04–10/2016)

ugo.dessi@uni-leipzig.de more

Lena Dreier

Associate Member

lena.dreier@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Markus Dreßler

Associate Member

markus.dressler@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Ebert

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2018–03/2019, 10/2019–03/2020)

hgebert@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Edith Franke

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2018–03/2019)

edith.franke@staff.uni-marburg.de more

Prof. Dr. Christel Gärtner

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2022)

cgaer_01@uni-muenster.de more

Suchandra Ghosh

Junior Research Fellow

(05–06/2019)

ghsuchi@iitk.ac.in more

Mariam Goshadze, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(01–12/2021)

mariam.goshadze@uni-bayreuth.de more

PD Dr. Silke Gülker

Associate Member

silke.guelker@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Ahmet Kerim Gültekin

Associate Member

ahmetkerim78@gmail.com more

Prof. Farhat Hasan, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

07–09/2023

fhasan15@gmail.com more

Dr. phil. Julia Heilen

Junior Research Fellow

(04–09/2017)

julia.heilen@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Adrian Hermann

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2019)

adrian.hermann@uni-bonn.de more

Prof. Dr. Jens Herzer

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2020–09/2021)

herzer@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Haraldur Hreinsson

Senior Research Fellow

(04/2020–04/2021)

haraldur.hreinsson@posteo.net more

Prof. Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2019–03/2020, 08/2023–01/2024)

jaj1@williams.edu more

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Jung

Senior Research Fellow

(09–12/2021, 09–12/2022)

jung@sdu.dk more

Prof. Dr. Horst Junginger

Associate Member

horst.junginger@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Uta Karstein

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2022–03/2023)

karstein@uni-leipzig.de more

Katrin Killinger

Associate Member

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Matthew W. King, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(04–05/2019)

mking@ucr.edu more

Dr. Daniel Kinitz

Associate Member

daniel.kinitz@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Peter Kneitz

Senior Research Fellow

04/2021–03/2022

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Prof. Dr. Jens Köhrsen

Senior Research Fellow

(04–06/2020)

jens.koehrsen@unibas.ch more

Prof. Dr. Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz

Senior Research Fellow

(08/2019–01/2020)

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Prof. David Koussens, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2022–12/2023)

David.Koussens@USherbrooke.ca more

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Krämer

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2019–03/2020)

gudrun.kraemer@fu-berlin.de more

Dr. Thomas Krutak

Associate Member

02/2022–03/2024

krutak@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Madlen Krüger

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2018)

madlen.krueger@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Mirjam Künkler, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(07–10/2018, 04–05/2019)

mirjam.kuenkler@gmail.com more

Prof. André Laliberté, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(01–12/2019)

andre.laliberte@uottawa.ca more

Prof. Dr. Rinku Lamba

Senior Research Fellow

(08/2016–01/2017)

rinku.lamba@gmail.com more

Prof. Paul Landau, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(10–11/2020, 02–03/2021)

plandau@umd.edu more

Yee Lak Elliot Lee

Junior Research Fellow

(10/2019–09/2020)

yeelakelliotlee@cuhk.edu.hk more

Prof. Menachem Lorberbaum, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

07/2023–09/2023

menachem@tauex.tau.ac.il more

Dr. Mohammad Magout

Associate Member

m.magout@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Christian Mauder

Senior Research Fellow

(06–08/2018, 08–10/2019)

christian.mauder@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Hugh McLeod, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(09–11/2022)

d.h.mcleod@bham.ac.uk more

Dr. Ina Merdjanova, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(01–12/2021)

ina.merdjanova@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Birgit Meyer

Senior Research Fellow

04–06/2023

b.meyer@uu.nl more

Carlos Nazario Mora Duro, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(06/20–05/21)

mora_duro@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Nahid Mozaffari

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2016–03/2017)

nahid.mozaffari@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Anna Mrozek

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2016–03/2017)

mrozek@uni-leipzig.de more

Muktiono

Junior Research Fellow

(07/2017–01/2018)

muktiono@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Mark R. Mullins, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(08–12/2019)

m.mullins@auckland.ac.nz more

Sushmita Nath, PhD

Thyssen Senior Research Fellow

(08/2016–02/2017, 07/2019–06/2021)

sushmita.nath@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Liudmila Nikanorova

Associate Member

(09–12/2022)

liudmila.nikanorova@uit.no more

PD Dr. Bernd-Christian Otto

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2021)

bernd.otto@uni-erfurt.de more

Tuğçe Özdemir

Associate Member

tugmir@gmail.com more

Prof. Dr. Gert Pickel

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2019)

pickel@rz.uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Johannes Quack

Senior Research Fellow

(09/2017–02/2018, 04/2019)

johannes.quack@uzh.ch more

PD Dr. Martin Ramstedt

Senior Research Fellow

(04/2016–03/2017)

martin.ramstedt@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Ursula Rao

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2018)

ursula.rao@uni-leipzig.de more

PD Dr. Sebastian Rimestad

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2020–03/2021)

sebastian.rimestad@uni-erfurt.de more

Dr. Muchamad Ali Safa'at

Senior Research Fellow

(07/2017–01/2018)

sakuntalla@gmail.com more

Prof. Pierce Salguero, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow

(06–08/2017)

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Prof. Dr. Armando Salvatore, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(07/2016–01/2017)

armando.salvatore@mcgill.ca more

Dr. Amrei Sander

Associate Member

amrei.sander@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmidt-Lux

Senior Research Fellow

10/2021-03/2022

schmidt.lux@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2019)

nadja-christina.schneider@asa.hu-berlin.de more

Mascha Schulz

Junior Research Fellow

(09/2017–02/2018)

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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schüler

Associate Senior Researcher

04/2022–03/2023

sebastian.schueler@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Dagmar Schwerk

Senior Research Fellow / Associate Member

(11/2017–05/2018)

dagmar.schwerk@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Nader Sohrabi

Associate Member

nader.sohrabi@uni-leipzig.de more

Dr. Ülker Sözen

Associate Member

uelker.soezen@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Nurit Stadler, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2022–2/2023)

nurit.stadler@mail.huji.ac.il more

Michael Stanley-Baker, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(09–10/2017, 06–07/2018)

msb@ntu.edu.sg more

Prof. Dr. Sita Steckel

Senior Research Fellow

(04–09/2022)

sita.steckel@uni-muenster.de more

Prof. Dr. Silke Steets

Senior Research Fellow

10/2021–03/2022

silke.steets@fau.de more

Prof. Dr. Bjørn Ola Tafjord

Senior Research Fellow

(10/2018)

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Giuseppe Tateo, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(06/2021–05/2022)

giuseppe.tateo@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Mark Teeuwen

Senior Research Fellow

(09–11/2019)

m.j.teeuwen@ikos.uio.no more

Ebrahim Towfigh

Senior Research Fellow

(02–07/2019)

ebrahim.towfigh@gmail.com more

Dr. habil. Katja Triplett

Associate Member

katja.triplett@uni-leipzig.de more

Prof. Dr. Asonzeh Ukah

Senior Research Fellow

(09/2022–02/2023)

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Todd H. Weir

Senior Research Fellow

(02/2022 - 08/2022)

t.h.weir@rug.nl more

Dr. Tom White

Senior Research Fellow

(01/2022 - 07/2022)

thomas.white@uni-leipzig.de more

Tom Troughton

Junior Research Fellow

(07–12/2016)

tom.troughton@mail.mcgill.ca more

Dr. Katharina Wilkens

Senior Research Fellow

04/2021–03/2022

katharina.wilkens@lrz.uni-muenchen.de more

Dr. Daniel Witte

Senior Research Fellow

04–09/2023

witte@uni-bonn.de more

Prof. Neguin Yavari, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

(01–07/2018, 04–07/2019, 07–09/2021)

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Dr. Florian Zemmin

Associate Member

florian.zemmin@fu-berlin.de more