Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
| Ph.D. 09/2015 – 04/2020 | Ph.D. in Social Sciences in Agriculture, Hohenheim University, Germany Dissertation: Exploring the governance of traditional water reservoirs in the Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran Magna cum laude |
| Ph. D. 09/2012 – 09/2015 | Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension and Education, Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Dissertation: Improving the sustainable livelihoods of rural women through agricultural entrepreneurship (Case Study: Booein Zahra County, Iran) |
| Master | M.Sc. in Agricultural Extension and Education, Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Thesis: Effective factors on farmers’ participation in water users’ associations (Case study: Golestan Province, Northern Iran) (09/2007 – 09/2009) |
| Bachelor | B.Sc. in Agricultural Extension and Education, Azad University, Garmsar, Iran (09/2003 – 09/2007) |
Professional Background
| Since 02/2024 | Scientific Staff, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Policy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany |
| 07/2023-06/2024 | Lecturer and Mentor for Student Projects, Hochschule Kehl, Germany |
| 12/2021-06/2022 | Scientific Staff, Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 07/2021-02/2022 | Lecturer, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, MartinLuther-Universität-Halle-Wittenberg, Germany |
| 10/2019 – 06/2020 | Field Research Assistant, Eurofins Agroscience Services Ecotox GmbH, Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany |
| 09/2015 – 04/2020 | Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, Hohenheim University, Germany |
| 09/2012 – 09/2015 | Doctoral Researcher, Azad University- Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran |
| 09/2011 – 01/2013 | Lecturer, Applied Science and Technology University, Tehran, Iran |
| 09/2009 – 09/2013 | Project Coordinator and Researcher, Ministry of Agriculture, Tehran, Iran |
Scholarships and Awards
| 9/2019 - 12/2019 | STIBET- Doktoranden by DAAD 2018 |
| 09/2015 - 08/2019 | “Excellence Scholarship” by DAAD, BMZ, and Food Security Center (FSC) |
| 01/2018 | Poster prize winner at the Symposium of Environmental Risks in Water Research, Karlsruhe, Germany |
Teaching Experience
| 10/2023 - 03/2024 | Kehl Hochschule, Wintersemester. Contribution with Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Drewello, Faculty II Economics, Information and Social Sciences. Course Topic: Climate Change and Environmental Challenges |
| 06/2023 | Rottenburg Hochschule, 13.06.2023. Contribution with Prof. Dr. Heidi Elisabeth Megerle, Chair of Applied Geography and Planning, Head of the B.Sc. Resource Management Water programme. Lecture Topic: Exploring the Governance of Traditional Water Reservoirs in the Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran |
| 10/2021 - 03/2022 | Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Wintersemester. Contribution with Prof. Dr. Insa Theesfeld, Professor of Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Policy. Course Topic: Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy: Water Governance. |
| 02/2022 | University of Freiburg, 10.02.2022. Contribution with Dr. Sylvia Kruse, Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy. Lecture topic: Water Governance. |
| 07/2019 | University of Hohenheim, 10.07.2019. Contribution with Prof. Dr. Andrea Knierim, Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture. Lecture Topic: Conflicts and Cooperation in Water Management |