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CV Dr Tobias Heider
Dr Tobias Heider, Dipl. Pol.
Welserstr. 4
D-1777 Berlin
GERMANY
Date of birth: 2-11-1976
Place of birth: Reutlingen, Germany
Nationality: German
Professional Experience
Since May 2010
September 2009 -
May 2010
September 2007 -
September 2009
November –
Dezember 2008
February – April
2008
March – May 2008
August 2004 –
September 2007
June 2004
April 2004 – July
2004
October 2003 –
December 2003
Advisor on Security and Defence Policy, Greens/EFA group in the
European Parliament
Parliamentary Assistant, Office Franziska Brantner, MEP,
Greens/EFA co-coordinator for AFET, standing rapporteur for the
Instrument for Stability.
Visiting Fellow, Institute for European Studies of the Université libre
de Bruxelles, Pôle Bernheim d'études sur la paix et la citoyenneté
Visiting Fellow, European Union Police Mission Bosnia-
Herzegovina (EUPM).
Visiting Fellow, American Institute for Contemporary German
Studies (AICGS), Washington D.C, USA.
Study on European Civil Peace Corps and its actual relevance,
service contract, Angelika Beer, MEP.
Parliamentary Assistant and Office Manager, Office Angelika
Beer, MEP, Greens/EFA coordinator for AFET and SEDE, President
of the Delegation for Relations with Iran, Green Coordinator for
Balkan affairs.
Research Associate for Dr. Mathias Jopp, director, Institut für
Europäische Politik e.V., Berlin
University teaching position for the introductory course on security
institutions for undergraduates (PS 15 576) at Otto-Suhr-Institute for
Political Science, Free University Berlin.
Editorial work for Jan Reckmann’s publication („Die
außenpolitischen Reaktionen der EU auf den 11. September 2001“,
Münster 2004).
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April 2003 – July
2003
March 2002 –
October 2003
University teaching position together with Dr. Ingo Peters for
advanced study period on the evolution of European security
institutions and the problem of interlocking institutions (HS 15 273).
Research Associate for Dr. Barbara Lippert at the Institut für
Europäische Politik e.V.; main focus on project funded by the VW-
Foundation on Europeanisation of East European Public
Administrations.
Academic Background
January 2003 -
December 2010
September 2007 –
September 2009
Since January 2003
December 2001
December 2000
October 1999 –
September 2000
April 1997 –
December 2001
June 1995
PhD (Dr. Phil), Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, Centre of
Transnational, Foreign and Security Policy, Free University Berlin.
Grade: Magna cum laude
Two year grant in the context of the program European Foreign and
Security Studies, Volkswagen-Foundation.
Dissertation thesis: “Die Wirksamkeit von EG und EU-
Krisenmanagement in Bosnien 1991-1994” (The effectiveness of EC
and EU Crisis Management in Bosnia 1991-1994).
PhD candidate, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, Centre of
Transnational, Foreign and Security Policy, Free University Berlin.
German Diploma in political science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut, Free
University of Berlin.
Thesis: “Die Entstehung der Europäischen Sicherheits- und
Verteidigungspolitik (ESVP). Eine situationsstrukturelle
Interpretation“
Grade: 1,8
Franco-German diploma in political science at Institut d’Études
Politiques de Paris, France.
Thesis: “Quelle autonomie Les intérêts américains, britanniques et
francais dans le cadre de la politique éuropéenne de sécurité et
défense commune (PESD)“
Grade: 15,7 (1,0)
Member of Franco-German Exchange Program at the Institut
d’Études Politiques (IEP) de Paris, France.
Student of political science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut (OSI), Free
University of Berlin, Germany.
Abitur at the Rudolf-Steiner School Paderborn-Borchen, Germany.
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Internships/Practical Experience
March – April 2001
November 2000
September - October
2000
June - August 2000
August – September
1998
February 1996 –
April 1997
Trainee at Peter Zumkley’s office at the Bundestag, Member of
Parliament and SPD-spokesman for defence affairs.
Staff member, German Secretariat, NATO Parliamentary
Assembly’s 46 th Annual Session in Berlin.
Trainee at Markus Meckel’s office at the Bundestag, Member of
Parliament (SPD) and Vice-President of NATO’s Parliamentary
Assembly.
Trainee, WEU Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Paris, France.
Trainee, Office of the Ecumenical Commission for Church and
Society (ECCS), Strasbourg, France.
Civil service at a retirement home in Berlin.
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