Dani Kaufmann NedalProfile page
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4133-3616
- Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science
BIO
Dani Nedal (PhD, Georgetown University) is Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, jointly appointed at the Department of Political Science and the Munk School. His work focuses on topics related to global security and international order. His research focuses on topics of global security and international order. He is writing a book entitled Urban Warfare and Urban Peace, exploring the relationship between urban geography and interstate conflict. His work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, books, and outlets aimed at policy-makers and the broader public. A full list of ongoing projects and publications is available in his website.
Nedal has previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Politics and Strategy, the U.S. Army War College’s Department of National Security and Strategy, and Georgetown University. In 2019 he received a Wimmer Faculty Fellowship for innovative teaching on critical reading. He has held fellowships at MIT’s Security Studies Program (Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow), Yale University’s International Security Studies program (Smith Richardson Predoctoral Fellow) and the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (Research Fellow on ESRC and AHRC-funded project on Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds). He has also worked with International Studies Quarterly, Aberystwyth University, Getulio Vargas Foundation, and the China-Brazil Business Council.
Preferred method of contact: Email
Nedal has previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Politics and Strategy, the U.S. Army War College’s Department of National Security and Strategy, and Georgetown University. In 2019 he received a Wimmer Faculty Fellowship for innovative teaching on critical reading. He has held fellowships at MIT’s Security Studies Program (Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow), Yale University’s International Security Studies program (Smith Richardson Predoctoral Fellow) and the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (Research Fellow on ESRC and AHRC-funded project on Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds). He has also worked with International Studies Quarterly, Aberystwyth University, Getulio Vargas Foundation, and the China-Brazil Business Council.
Preferred method of contact: Email
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2022 - present
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, LecturerCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesAug 2018 - Jul 2022
- Visiting Research ProfessorUnited States Army War College, Carlisle, United StatesJul 2021 - Jun 2022
- Stanton Nuclear Security FellowMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesSep 2017 - Aug 2018
- Graduate AssistantGeorgetown University, United StatesSep 2012 - Aug 2018
- Smith Richardson Predoctoral Fellow in Grand StrategyYale University, New Haven, United StatesSep 2016 - Aug 2017
- Research FellowUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomFeb 2012 - Sep 2012
- Research AssistantAberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United KingdomAug 2011 - Feb 2012
- ResearcherFundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMay 2011 - Aug 2011
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Managing EditorInternational Studies QuarterlyJan 2015 - Aug 2016
- ConsultantStrategus ConsultApr 2010 - May 2011
- CEBC logo International AnalystChina-Brazil Business CouncilJan 2010 - Apr 2010
- Program AssistantFundação Getulio VargasAug 2008 - Dec 2009
- InternChina-Brazil Business CouncilMay 2007 - Aug 2008
DEGREES
- B.A.Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ph.D.Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States
AVAILABILITY
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- Industry Projects