Collaboration
I welcome collaboration in line with my research and teaching interests, skills, and limitations. I value projects that produce solid outcomes, expand promising professional networks, and create real public benefit—while also ensuring a fair return for time and expertise when collaboration is commissioned or funded. I am equally open to non-commercial academic cooperation when the intellectual and societal value is obviously strong.
How we can work together
Joint research. I welcome collaborative research in border studies (borders, borderlands, cross-border cooperation, and related security issues), in the political dimensions of energy security, and in other areas listed in my research interests.
Guest lectures & mini-courses. I am available for guest lecturing aligned with my teaching and research interests—especially in International Relations, border studies, and the political dimensions of energy security. Formats can range from a single lecture to a compact multi-session module, tailored to the audience.
Skills workshops. I could offer short, practice-oriented workshops based on my digital skill set—especially AI-assisted academic workflows and visual communication & presentations.
Mini online courses. I am open to developing online mini-courses based on my teaching and research interests (e.g., IR, border studies, and the political dimensions of energy security). I can deliver compact, well-structured modules built around slide-based lectures with voice-over commentary and light editing. Normally, I expect clear terms and fair compensation for this job.
University consulting. I am open to exploring advisory work with universities on research development in the social sciences and humanities—research strategy and incentives, academic self-presentation and visibility, and approaches to academic integrity (including illegitimate uses of AI). This would be considered within my stated ethical boundaries.
Commissioned writing. I take on commissioned writing—op-eds, explainers, and analytical pieces—within my research and teaching areas. Requests work best when the scope is clear and the arrangement reflects the time and expertise involved.
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