Government Department

London School of Economics

Houghton Street

London WC2A 2AE

United Kingdom

E-mail: a.ahmadov@lse.ac.uk

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

PhD Candidate in Government (degree expected in 2010)

Supervisor: Jim Hughes, Advisor: Torun Dewan

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Graduate-level coursework in Security Studies, Fall 2001-Spring2002.

Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship.

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

M.A. in Public Policy, 2002.

Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship.

The Academy of Public Administration, Baku, Azerbaijan.

M.A. in Political Science, 2000 (distinction).

Baku Institute of Public Administration and Political Science, Baku,Azerbaijan.

B.A. in Political Science, 1998.

Professional Experience

Teacher, Department of Government, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Country Director, Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC)/The Eurasia Foundation, Baku, Azerbaijan, July 2006 – September 2007.

Acting Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khazar University, May 2005-February 2006.

Executive Director/Director, The Institute of Politics, formerly Center for International and Strategic Studies, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan, January 2003 to February 2006.

Acting Head, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Khazar University, 2003-2005.

Visiting Lecturer, School of International Relations and Law, Baku State University, 2004-2006.

Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2002-2006.

Research Associate, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC. Summer 2002.

Research Associate, The Institute of World Politics, Washington, DC. Summer 2001.

Teaching

LSE

·         Public Policy Analysis, academic year 2008/09.

Khazar University

·         Public Policy Analysis, Spring 2003, Spring 2004.

·         Seminar on National Interest and National Security, Spring 2003.

·         Theories of International Relations, Fall 2004, Fall 2005.

·         Research Methods in Political Science, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2006.

·         Topics in Caucasus Studies, Summer 2005 (for Leiden University students).

Baku State University

·         Foundations of Security Studies, Spring 2004.

·         Topics in International Politics, Fall 2006.