Dr. Jan Thiel

Translating research into policy and practice. Supporting the Risk and Resilience team at the ETH Center for Security Studies (CSS). Expert for global health policy, civil protection, and crisis management. Responsibilities include advisory functions to Swiss federal agencies.

Independent planning and implementing of a four-year research project. Extensive experience in qualitative methods, data analysis, and professional writing. Giving lectures, organizing seminars, and fulfilling supervisory functions for graduate students.

Supporting the Director-General's resource mobilization team with quantitative stakeholder analyses and change management reviews.

Conducting policy analyses for international stakeholders and advising local NGOs on national campaign strategies.

Supporting oppositional parties with capacity building and identifying lessons learned from national elections.