Bio
I am a trained social and cultural anthropologist (PhD, LMU Munich, 2023; Dissertation Prize, 2024) working at the intersection of critical migration studies and the anthropology of affect and time. My research examines how people build lives under precarious, temporary and revocable conditions, in particular across Pakistan and Central Europe. I currently hold the position of postdoctoral researcher in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oulu, where I will soon also take over the role of a Project Manager of the MITIME doctoral network (MSCA-DN) on migration, time and urban inequalities. I have prior to this worked as a researcher on the Horizon Europe project on the rights of irregular migrants (PRIME) and have led a co-edited special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2026) about migration categories.
Academic Record
Research Positions | Fellowships | Scholarships
2026- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oulu
2025-26 Associate Researcher, University of Munich (LMU)
2023-24 Postdoctoral Researcher in Horizon Project "PRIME", University of St. Gallen + Zurich
2019-23 Doctoral Fellowship, University of Munich (LMU) within a DFG Project
2018 MA Thesis Completion Grant, Heidelberg University
2012-15 BA UCU Scholarship, University College Utrecht
Education
2023
2018
2014/15
PhD (magna cum laude) University of Munich (LMU), Germany
M. A. Heidelberg University, Germany
B. A. (Hons) University College Utrecht, The Netherlands
Membership | Advisory Positions
2026 - Advisory Committee Member, Migration Research Network Pakistan
2022 - 26 Urdu Advisory Board, The Other Side of Hope Literary Magazine
2023 - 25 Board Member, Austria Pakistan Society
2022 - 24 Board Member, The Long Run Munich
References
Martin Sökefeld (PhD Supervisor)
Professor & HoD University of Munich (LMU)
Chairman German Anthropological Association
Professor Stockholm University
Co-founder Critical Border Studies Network
Magnus Treiber (2nd PhD Supervisor)
Professor University of Munich (LMU)
Professor Heidelberg University
HoD Anthropology at South Asia Institute
Professor Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Co-Director PRIO Migration Centre
Longina Jakubowska (B.A. Supervisor)
University College Utrecht (Retd.)
Board Member Bavarian Refugee Council
Board of Directors Bellevue di Monaco
